Independiente Medellín vs Cesar Vallejo Prediction: Can Independiente Medellín win the first points at home?

In the upcoming fixture of Copa Libertadores, Independiente Medellin will face Cesar Vallejo at Stadium Atanasio Girardot in Medellin. The home side head here after a loss (2-0) against Always Ready. The visitors arrive here also after a loss (0-1), against Defensa y Justicia.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Independiente Medellín team comes into this game after a 2-0 defeat against Always Ready. It was a game of two distinct halves with few scoring opportunities. The 1st half would be slightly dominated by the Always Ready team, which would have more possession of the ball and create more chances. Even so, the chances would be few and the team would only reach the goal at 45+1'. At the beginning of the second half, the Always Ready team came out strong and, taking advantage of an own goal, reached 2-0 after 55'. The Independiente Medellín team would be superior from that moment on, however, the team would not be able to create real chances of danger, and the home team would take the 3 points. With this result, the Independiente Medellín team is in 4th place in the table, with 0 points. The Independiente Medellín team will play against a direct opponent, at home, needing to score 3 points to stay in the fight for qualification.

Cesar Vallejo's team comes into this game after a 0-1 defeat against Defensa y Justicia. It was a game of two distinct halves with plenty of scoring opportunities, with the teams ending up failing when it came to finishing. The first half would be clearly dominated by the Defensa y Justicia team. The team would end the 1st half with an impressive 62% possession record. However, despite their dominance, the team was unable to create real chances of danger, ending up without a single shot on the opponent's goal. In the second half, Cesar Vallejo's team came out strong, but it was Defensa's team that scored the goal, in the 59th minute. From that moment on, the match would be dominated by Cesar Vallejo's team. Despite their dominance, the team was unable to create danger, and it would be the DEfensa team who would take advantage of the space left to create danger in transitions. Even so, the teams would fail to finish, and the Defensa team took the 3 points. With this result, Cesar Vallejo's team finds itself in 3rd place in the table, with 0 points. The team will play against a direct opponent, at home, and it would be important not to lose, in order to try to take advantage of the home games.

There’s no recent history between both teams. Independiente Medellín plays at home and enter this game as favorites, still they are in a bad momentum. Not many goals are expected in this match