Libertad Asuncion vs Fortaleza Prediction: Libertad are better team at the moment

Libertad Asuncion and Fortaleza are playing in the first match of the opening round of Copa Sudamericana 1/8 finals. The home team are a more confident team at the moment, they are in great form and come into this match after they knocked out Tigre out of this competition in the last round. Fortaleza started the season well, but recently they are struggling and it will be very challenging trip for them to Paraguay. 

Form: WWWWW

Libertad are in a winning streak of 6 games and they are undefeated in the last 8 matches in all competitions. After 4 rounds in the domestic competition, they are leaders on the table with 4 wins in 4 matches, 11 goals scored and only 3 conceded. In the 1/16 finals of Copa Sudamericana, they were better than Argentinian team Tigre in both matches. At home, they won 2:1 and as visitors 0:1. They are coming into this match after a 2:0 win as a visitor against Ameliano in the domestic league, and they will try their best to repeat the performance same as against Tigre.

Form: LLLWL

Fortaleza were first in their group in Copa Sudamericana with 5 wins and a defeat. However, their recent form isn’t promising as they have only 1 win in their last 5 matches and 4 defeats. They are on a bad streak of 3 defeats in a row, and in the last match, they were defeated 3:0 by Bragantino in the domestic league. They will hope to secure a positive result here and then to look for a chance in the rematch at their stadium.

These teams are in completely different form and Libertad will try to continue their good run in front of their fans. There aren’t any important missing in both sides so both managers will use their best players in this match. Libertad will be more focused on the attack and I think that they can repeat what they did against Tigre and win in this match, and to score at least over 1.5 goals.