LDU Quito vs Botafogo RJ Prediction: Derby match in Copa Sudamericana group A

On Tuesday night by Moscow, time across South America will be played matches of Copa Sudamericana. Even though the season is over in most popular leagues, football fans can enjoy and bet on matches in Copa Sudamericana which are always something different. In the 5th round of the group stage of this competition, we will see a derby match – battle for the 1st place in the group A between LDU Quito and Botafogo RJ. Match will be played in Ecuador where the hosts have clear advantage. Altitude has a big influence on that, as the capital of Ecuador, Quito, is at 2850m above sea level.

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LDU Quito are certainly one of the most famous teams coming from Ecuador, but for years they have had problems repeating the results from the early 2000s when they even won the Copa Libertadores, and in their national championship they were regular champions. LDU Quito are currently in the 2nd position in the group which leads to 1/16 finals of the competition. They have the same number of points as Botafogo but fewer scored goals. They played only one match on home ground till now and they won confidently against Magallanes. LDU Quito are in good form as they are on a streak of 8 matches without a defeat in all competitions.

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As one of the many Brazilian teams in this competition, Botafogo, are part of this group A. This giant of Brazilian football and former two-time champion of the country, used the previous season in the national competition to stabilize himself after returning from Serie B. This is Botafogo's 17th season on the international stage, and they appear 12 times as a participant in the Copa Sudamerican. Currently, they are leaders in group A with 8 points same as LDU Quito. As visitors this season they are undefeated in this competition with a win and a draw. In this match, Botafogo are entering without several important players like Gabriel Pires, Matias Segovia, Danilo Barbosa, and Patrick de Paul all injured.

In the first match last month in Brazil these teams played a tough match that ended 0-0. Now LDU Quito have home stadium advantage which is very important for them, and the visitors are having difficulties on their away matches recently, plus they have few important absences which makes LDU Quito favorite in this match. The stakes are big, 1st place leads to 1/8 finals while 2nd place to 1/16 finals and I think LDU Quito will push hard in this match to win all 3 points and secure the 1st place.