Tigre vs Libertad: Copa Sudamericana match Analysis and Prediction

On July 21, at 02:00 AM (CEST) at Estadio José Dellagiovanna, the second-leg match between Tigre and Libertad will take place as part of the Copa Sudamericana. In this encounter, the Paraguayan team Libertad holds a one-goal advantage following their 2-1 victory in the first leg. Tigre will be playing on their home turf and will attempt to overturn this deficit, a challenging but not impossible task.

Tigre:
In their last match on July 17, Tigre was defeated by Barracas Central with a score of 0-1. Over the last 5 matches, they managed just one win and suffered 4 losses. The team has an average of 0.6 goals scored per match and has conceded an average of 1.2 goals per match.
Tigre has shown to be a team accustomed to low-scoring matches, as in 7 of the recent Copa Sudamericana games, less than 3.5 goals were scored. Furthermore, in the last 4 home matches, less than 3.5 goals were scored. This trend has occurred in 27 out of the last 29 matches.

Libertad:
In their last match on July 16, Libertad secured a 3-0 victory against Guaraní. In the last 5 matches, they have won 3 times and drew 2 times. The team has an average of 1.8 goals scored per match and 0.6 goals conceded per match.
Libertad also displays a tendency for low-scoring matches, as in the last 17 matches, less than 3.5 goals were scored. However, in the last 5 matches, more than 1.5 goals were scored in each game. On the other hand, their away matches are notable, with less than 3.5 goals scored in 19 out of the last 20 matches.

Head-to-Head:
In the first-leg match, Libertad defeated Tigre with a score of 2-1. In the last 3 recent encounters, Tigre won once, while Libertad secured two victories. The average goals scored per match for Tigre is 2, while for Libertad, it's 2.3.

Possible Lineups:

Tigre
Marinelli; Luciatti, Aguilera, Ortega; Garay, Menossi, Cardozo, Prieto; Armoa, Retegui, Obando

Libertad
Silva; Piris, Viera, Barboza, Espinoza; Sanabria, Campuzano, Gomez; Villalba, Santa Cruz, Melgarejo

According to BetMines predictions, it's likely that there will be less than 2.5 goals, and a safer choice would be to go for less than 3.5 goals.