Independiente Petrolero vs Bolivar Prediction: Bolivar to Win Away From Home

In the upcoming fixture of the Bolivian Primera Division, Matchday 13, Independiente Petrolero will be up against Bolivar at the Stadium Patria in Sucre. According to the table standings of today, Independiente stands 15th with 4 wins and 12 points from 11 matches played. On the other hand, Bolivar stands 3rd with 6 wins and 20 points from 12 matches played. The two teams last played in July 2022 and Bolivar won (1-4). Form the last three matches played between the two, Independiente Petrolero has just won once and that too was at home (1-0).

Going in the matchup, Independiente Petrolero is coming off a perfect win against Universitario de Vinto (0-1), in which Thomaz scored the only goal for Petrolero. Form the last five matches played, Petrolero has managed to secure only two wins. However, what more denting is that they lost to Vaca Diez (1-0), which stands even below them in the points table. In the last home match against Always Ready (1-2), Humberto Osorio scored the only goal. About the scoring average, Independiente has scored just three goals in the last five matches played, averaging 0.80 goals per game. In comparison to the scoring average, Petrolero has conceded 4 goals, which is quite decent in context of the overall stats.

Luis Cardenas; Oscar Ribera, David Diaz, Martin Chiatti, Heber Learos; William Velasco, Yesit Martinez, Mijail Aviles, Thomaz Santos; Robin Ramirez, Jhonatan Cristaldo.

After losing three consecutive matches, Bolivar finally managed to upset Cerro Porteno (0-4), in which Gabriel Villamil, Diego Ibanez, and Patricio Rodriguez scored goals. Currently, Bolivar has a goal scoring average of 2.16 goals per game. Hence, the visitors will be looking to at least score two or even more goals against Petrolero. Apart from the numbers, Bolivar has lost three of its last five matches played. In the last three away matches, Bolivar has scored 9 goals, averaging 1.80 goals per game. In comparison to the scoring average, Bolivar has conceded 13 goals, averaging 2.60 goals per game. Hence, the visitors are likely to play with a defensive approach instead of attacking upfront.

Carlos Lampe; Diego Bejarano, José Sagred, Nicolás Ferreyra; Bryan Bentaberry, Roberto Fernández, Fernando Saucedo, Carlos Melgar, Gabriel Villamil; Patricio Rodríguez, Carmelo Algaranaz.

With Independiente Petrolero struggling to maintain consistency and stay in the top standings, the upcoming matchup is likely to have Bolivar scoring. Hence, I am backing Bolivar to score and the match total to be over 2.5 goals. Moreover, both sides are likely to score as Bolivar has conceded goals at an average of 2.60 goals per game. 

• Bolivar to Win for 2.05
• Total Over 2.5 for 1.85
• Both Teams to Score - Yes for 1.69