Sporting Cristal vs Barcelona SC Prediction & Betting Tips - Copa Libertadores

Prediction published on 11/02/2020, 10:39  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 11/02/2020 at 11:41 in Copa Libertadores Predictions

Sporting Cristal have it all to do to make the third stage of the Copa Libertadores. They traveled to Ecuador last week to face Barcelona and lost the first leg 4-0. Now comes the second leg and it's hard to see Sporting getting close to getting back back into this tie. They will want to win the game though and restore some pride. The first leg saw Sporting Cristal get off to a terrible start conceding two goals in the first 13 minutes. No more goals were conceded in the first half but a third followed just five minutes into the second half. A penalty eight minutes from time made it 4-0. Sporting certainly aren't at their best when on their travels, that was their fourth defeat in five games. Home form is better though and the Peruvian side have just one loss in their last 14 league and cup games. It's tougher for them in this competition though with only one win in their last seven home games.

Barcelona had to start in the first stage of the Copa Libertadores and have been scoring plenty of goals. They took on Progreso from Uruguay and defeated them 5-1 on aggregate winning the away first leg 2-0 then beating their visitors 3-1 in the return match. Barcelona are yet to start their league season (Sporting have only played two games in theirs earning three points) but have just one loss in their last six games. They have won five of their last six games in this competition but over 90 minutes have lost two of their last five. The suggested bet for this game is to go for over 2.5 goals to be scored in the game.