Stadium: Ciudad de la Plata

Referee: Salvio Fagundes(Brasil)

Last Match: Defensor Sporting 3 - 0 Gimnasia LP

Gimnasia LP (Argentina)

Mantains with options in the Cup after defeating Deportivo Pasto in last match to obtain three points that put the team three points from second place Defensor Sporting. The team has show lack of quality in this participation as has allowed three defeats against the top two teams of this group and their victories came against Deportivo Pasto only. The team is the second worst defense of the group with just one less goal than Deporitvo Pasto defense.

In the first four matches of the team, they allowed at least two goals, meanwhile in the last one was their first clean sheet as they hold Deportivo Pasto to not scoring, but that is the weakers offensive which give less relevance to that achievement. The team needs to win this match at least by five goals to be able to qualified to next round as with the victory they would tie Defensor Sporting in points but need the five goals to overpass them in goal average. Which by Defensor Sporting defense doesn't look like an easy task.

The team efforts are focus to the weekend derby against Estudiantes La Plata and will field a substitute team. This will diminish the team performance.

Defensor Sporting (Uruguay)

The team has shown a very good tournament and has their qualification at hand to grab, collect three victories, two from Deportivo Pasto and one against Gimansia LP in the opener by 3-0. The only downsize for the team have allow Santos to beat them twice. With that performance the team sits on the second position with 9 points, three from third place Gimansia LP which encounter here to define the qualified team for next stage of the cup.

The team have two clean sheets, one against Deportivo Pasto and the other against Gimnasia LP. Has allow four goals, in just three matches, three of those from Santos and just one from Deportivo Pasto, which speaks of very good defense and tought if taking out Santos in this consideration.

Defensor Sporting have a great chance to getting in the next stage their position allows them than victory, draw or even lossing 3-0 gets them trough the next stage. This could gave them peace to work more the game and deliver a very good result for the team.

Match:

Gimnasia needs to deliver a very good peformance something they have lack even on home, where they have a victory by barely a goal and a defeat by a goal, both of them with over score. So they need a great improvement and I don't see it anywhere near. Defensor Sporting has chance in counterattack as the clock advances.

Prediction:

Gimansia LP needs to take the lead quickly or the clock will be their worst friend, and I sense there is a lot of value on Defensor Sporting 1AH 3/10 as Defensor has show great defending and good play making, meanwhile Gimnasia defense leave a lot to wish. For O/U I sense a Over 3 2/10 match, which because of both defenses doesn't seems to clear, but I expect that spaces will be plenty and so goal scoring chances.

Pick : Defensor Sporting
Odds : 1.48
Stake : 9 / 10
Bookmaker : 10bet
Date : 2007-04-19
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