Independiente Petrolero vs The Strongest Prediction: The Strongest Looking for a Comprehensive Win

In the upcoming fixture of the Bolivian Primera Division, Matchday 2, Independiente Petrolero will take on The Strongest at the Estadio Olímpico Patria in Sucre. As predicted, The Strongest started its season with a win, whereas Independiente couldn't find its footing and is standing at the bottom of the points table. For the upcoming fixture, both sides are likely to invest themselves fully and make changes to their lineups. Talking about the previous head-to-head competitions between the two, three of three matches have ended in a draw. Hence, the upcoming matchup will be an interesting one to witness. 

With the 2023 season just starting, teams are looking forward to aligning themselves and setting clear targets. Independiente Petrolero lost to Royal Pari (2-1), but it was a great start for Edwin Rivera and Petrolero. However, Alejandro Rene’s red card suspension was a huge setback. Following the suspension, Petrolero was one player short and Royal Pari maximized this to its advantage and scored an important winning goal in the 83rd minute of play. With no losses in the last 7 games played at home, Petrolero is likely to challenge The Strongest. If Petrolero is looking for a healthy win, it will need to minimize the goals conceding average that is around 2.00 goals per game. 

The Strongest started the season as they would have thought. Coming off a win against Universitario de Vinto (2-1), in which Luciano Ursino and Gabriel Sotomayor scored goals in the lateral phase of the second half. The Strongest will come out even more robustly against Independiente Petrolero, in order to jump a few spots in the points table. What makes The Strongest a competitive opposition is its goal scoring tendency. In its 11 recent matches, The Strongest has scored at least 1 or more goals. Moreover, it has recorded 22 undefeated encounters from the last 24 played. With a goal scoring average of 3.00 goals per game in the last 5 played, The Strongest is likely to secure another win away from home.

With Guillermo Viscarra keeping the goal post, Petrolero might find it tough to score a single goal against The Strongest. Moreover, Jose Maria and Adrian Jusino will add value to The Strongest overall lineup for the upcoming matches in the competition. Hence, I am taking side with the Away team for scoring over 2 goals and winning the game quite easily.

• The Strongest to Win for 2.10
• Total Over 2.5 for 1.76
• Both Teams to Score - Yes for 1.60