Academia Puerto Cabello vs Tigre Prediction: Tigre Looking Positive to Secure Second Consecutive Win

In the upcoming fixture of Copa Sudamericana, Matchday 3, Academia Puerto Cabello will be hosting Club Atletico Tigre at the Estadio Misael Delgado in Valencia. At the moment, Group D standings are being dominated by Sao Paulo, and Academia Puerto Cabello has failed to secure a single win in the Sudamericana setting. On the other hand, Tigre has managed to secure a win and stands 3rd in the standings. The two sides will be competing for the very first time in the football field, making the upcoming contest an interesting one to witness and bet on. Continue reading to find out more about the scheduled Copa Sudamericana contest. 

Going in the matchup, Academia Puerto Cabello is coming off a goalless draw against Deportivo Tachira (0-0) and a defeat previously against Monagas SC (3-2). Apart from the recent performances, Puerto Cabello leads the Primera Division standings with 9 wins, 2 draws, and just 1 defeat in the last 12 matches played. Unluckily, Academia Puerto couldn’t translate that winning form at the continental stage. Therefore, the upcoming home fixture will be very pivotal for the home side. In the last outing of Sudamericana against Sao Paulo, Academia had just 30% possession with just 1 shot on target. In the last 2 Sudamericana matches, Academia has conceded 4 goals, averaging 2.00 goals and has scored none. Hence, the starting pressure will be on the home side against Tigre.

Luis Romero; Kevin De La Hoz, Carlos Rivero, Jacob Adebanjo, José Luis Granados; Junior Cedeño, George Ayine; Raudy Guerrero, Danny Pérez, Williams Lugo; Luifer Hernández.

Going in the matchup, Atletico Tigre is coming off a draw against Gimnasia LP (1-1), in which Mateo Retegui scored the all-important equalizer in the 95th minute of play. Just like the Argentine Primera Division, Coach Diego Martinez will be looking forward to playing a fully competent and energetic side against Academia in Venezuela. Atletico Tigre defeated Deportes Tolima (1-2) in the previous outing of Sudamericana, in which Facundo Colidio and Tomas Badaloni scored goals in the 66th and 78th minute of play. With the likes of Cardozo, Aguilera, and Prieto in the lineup, Tigre will be feeling very confident ahead of the upcoming fixture. Talking about the scoring, Tigre has scored 5 goals in the last five matches, averaging 1.00 goals per game. Moreover, it has only conceded 2 goals, averaging 0.40 goals.

Gonzalo Marinelli; Martín Garay, Brian Leizza, Emanuel Aguilera, Sebastián Prieto; Lucas Blondel, Agustín Cardozo, Lucas Menossi; Blas Armoa, Facundo Colidio; Tomás Badaloni.

Moving forward in the matchup, scoring will be tough for Academia Puerto as Tigre has only conceded 2 goals in the last five matches played. With a striking average of 1.00 goals per game and quality players in the lineup, Tigre is likely to win in clean sheets comfortably. I am predicting a match total of under 2.5 goals and only Tigre to score.

• CA Tigre to Win for 1.90
• Total Under 2.5 for 1.665
• Both Teams to Score - No for 1.72