Flamengo vs Barcelona SC Prediction & Betting Tips - Copa Libertadores

Prediction published on 21/09/2021, 12:09  by Nella Wagah | Modified on 21/09/2021 at 12:10 in Copa Libertadores Predictions

Flamengo are having a good season so far, and are well on course for a treble as they prepare for the visit of Ecuador side Barcelona SC in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores semi final. The Brazilian side is third in Serie A with two games in hand and through to the Brazilian Cup semis. They are however going to put all that aside, targeting a first leg advantage as they seek to make the Libertadores final an all-Brazilian affair. Ahead of this game, Flamengo suffered a 1-0 loss to Gremio in Serie A, the only time they’ve failed to score in the last five matches. They have scored two or more goals in four of the last five matches and they’ve kept three clean sheets in the last five. Going to this game, Flamengo are unbeaten in their last 10 Copa Libertadores matches, with seven wins. They have no loss at home in the last five in the competition, winning three.

Barcelona come to this game not with a very good run; they have one win in their last five matches and are without a clean sheet in the last eight. In the last 10 matches they’ve kept just one clean sheet. They warmed up for this game with a 3-2 win over Deportivo Cuenca, their first wins in six matches and they have two straight away losses. Barcelona SC have no win in their last three away matches and have failed to score in the last two away games. In Copa Libertadores action, they are winless in four straight away matches and failed to score in three. In their earlier two meetings with Flamengo, the Brazilian side emerged winners in both.