Audax Italiano vs Nublense Prediction & Betting Tips - Copa Sudamericana

Prediction published on 19/07/2023, 06:00  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 19/07/2023 at 07:02 in Football Predictions

We're set for a tight Copa Sudamerica Knockout Round  second leg. Audax Italiano host fellow Chileans Nublense after the first leg at Nublense ended goalless. The home side came into the knockout stage seeded tenth which is 13 places above their opponents. Whoever makes it through to the last 16 will take on LDU Quito from Colombia. Los Tanos finished second in Group E, five points behind Newell's Old Boys and six clear of Santos. Two of their three home group matches were won, the other being a 1-0 loss to the group winners. 17 games have been played in the Chilean Primera Division and they are 12th and only three points clear of the relegation zone. Another season in the Copa Sudamerica isn't out of the question as the Audinos are only six points adrift of the final qualification position. Between April and June, Audax won eight out of nine games. However, form has dipped since then and they come into this match with two draws and three defeats in their last five matches. Four of those games have seen under 2.5 goals scored in them.

Nublense are only two places behind Audax Italiano in the Chilean Primera League. Only goal difference separates the two sides but like their opponents, Nublense are struggling for form. They have gone eight matches without a win with their last victory being in May. Their season began in the Club Libertadores competition but they could only finish third in Group A with five points. That poor return left them six points behind second placed Flamengo but a point clear of bottom placed Aucas. That third place took them into the Copa Sudamerica but they face a battle to get to the last 16. Only one of their last 11 away fixtures has been won. They've failed to score in six of their last eight away matches. All but three of their last 12 on the road have seen under 2.5 goals scored. We go for that stat to come up in this match.