Deportes Magallanes vs Always Ready Prediction & Betting Tips - Copa Libertadores

Prediction published on 22/02/2023, 11:20  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 22/02/2023 at 11:23 in Copa Libertadores Predictions

Round 2 of the Copa Libertadores is set to commence this weekend, and in our featured match, we will see Magallanes welcome Always Ready to Estadio El Teniente hoping to get their cup tournament off to a better start than their league start this season. The Chilean side will come into this match, having won just one match this season, which came over bottom-club Union Espanola last weekend. While it is still early days, Magallanes is already on the back foot, sitting in 13th place in the league with a record of one win, one draw, and three losses in five matches so far. The Primera B de Chile champions are looking far from the side that lifted three trophies last year but will see this as the perfect opportunity to record a good result which may be the motivation they need to get their season on track.

Always Ready has made a promising start to their domestic season, undefeated in their two opening matches with one win and a draw so far, which included a 5-0 win over Gran Mamore in their first home match of the season. They followed up that performance with an equally impressive display over Independiente, winning 4-1 in their first Copa de la Division Profesional match, for a tally of nine goals scored in three matches while only conceding one. The visitors earned qualification to this tournament after finishing fourth in the aggregate table of the Primera Division and seem to have picked up from where they left off last season, playing free-flowing football. This will be a difficult encounter for the visitors, but they will be confident that they can carve out a few chances against a side that hasn’t found top gear yet this season.