Palmeiras vs Barcelona de Guayaquil Prediction: Palmeiras to beat Barcelona and assure qualifying

In the upcoming match of CONMEBOL Libertadores, Palmeiras will host Barcelona de Guayaquil at Allianz Parque Stadium, in São Paulo, Brazil. Palmeiras is currently in 2nd position in Brazil’s Serie A, while Barcelona de Guayaquil is 4th in Ecuador's Serie A. Palmeiras comes from a victory, as the home side, against Coritiba 3-1, and Barcelona de Guayaquil comes from a defeat playing as the home side, against Emelec 1-3.

PALMEIRAS

Palmeiras is currently in 2nd position in Group C of CONMEBOL Libertadores. A victory at home against Barcelona puts Palmeiras in the next phase of Libertadores. The team will not save effort to win this match and guarantee the qualifying to arrive at the last game in the stage group without any pressure. Palmeiras played 34 matches this season, with 22 victories, 9 draws, and 3 defeats. The team scored 65 goals and took 26.

EXPECTED OPENING LINEUP FOR PALMEIRAS

Weverton, Mayke, Luan, Gustavo Gómez, Piquerez, Zé Rafael, Gabriel Menino, Raphael Veiga, Artur, Rony, Dudu.

BARCELONA DE GUAYAQUIL

Barcelona goes to São Paulo to try the victory as the away side, mostly because the team is 3rd in the group and just winning keeps Barcelona with chances of qualifying. At home, Barcelona was defeated by Palmeiras 0-2 and try to give the payback now. Barcelona has just one victory in Libertadores, as the home side, against Bolívar 2-1. Barcelona played 17 matches this season, with 8 victories, 2 draws, and 7 defeats. Barcelona scored 30 goals and took 23.

EXPECTED OPENING LINEUP FOR BARCELONA DE GUAYAQUIL

Mendoza, Velasco, Portocarrero, Carlos Rodríguez, Luca Sosa, Pineida, Gaibor, Leonai Souza, Ortíz, Damián Díaz, Agustín Rodríguez.

EXPERT BETTING TIPS

Palmeiras is the favorite to win this match as the strongest team and for playing at home. Although, Barcelona can cause some trouble to Palmeiras, in order to keep the expectations of qualifying alive. Both teams have strong offenses with great scoring rates, so it seems possible to have a lot of goals, especially on Palmeira's side. Keen an eye on Raphael Veiga, Rony and Dudu. The three players usually have opportunities to score.