Caracas FC vs Boca Juniors Prediction & Betting Tips - Copa Libertadores

Prediction published on 02/03/2020, 20:10  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 02/03/2020 at 20:13 in Copa Libertadores Predictions

The playoffs are over and the Copa Libertadores enters group stages this week with one of the highlighted matches seeing Caracas host Boca Juniors in Venezuela. The Group H clash pits sides placed second in their domestic leagues; Caracas on 11 points after five matches in the Primera Division and Boca Juniors second with 45 points in the Super Liga. Caracas are unbeaten in their last 11 matches ahead of this clash but have drawn back to back in the last two matches. They have three clean sheets in the last five matches and have scored more than one goal in just four of their last seven matches. At home, they are unbeaten in seven matches but three of them are draws. Beyond their borders though, Caracas are not the strongest; they have six losses and two wins in their last 10 Copa Libertadores matches, with just one clean sheet in the process. They have scored two or more goals in just four of the last 15 matches in the Copa Libertadores but they have conceded two or more in just four of the last 15 matches in the competition. In their last 10 matches at home in the competition, Caracas have three wins, and just one clean sheet though they go to this game unbeaten in three matches at home in the competition.

On their part, Boca Juniors march to this game with an eight-game unbeaten run. They have five straight wins and having scored two or more goals in seven of the last eight matches, they will feel confident for this encounter. They have lost just two of their last 15 encounters and head to this game on the back of three straight away wins, and have two straight away clean sheets. In their last nine Libertadores matches, they have six wins and have managed four clean sheets in their last five though they have scored just one goal in their last three Libertadores matches. They have not done so well away in the competition; in their last nine away matches, Boca Juniors have two wins and three losses.