Cienciano vs Bolivar Prediction: Can Cienciano be a better team at home?

Cienciano vs Bolivar: Prediction and odds on the Match on 21 August 2025

The second leg between Cienciano and Bolívar will be played on August 21, 2025, at the Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega in Cusco, Peru, at an altitude of around 3,400 meters, which is often an advantage for the home team, Cienciano. Still, Bolívar is also a team that plays in a stadium at an altitude of 3,600 meters. The first leg in La Paz ended with a 2-0 victory for Bolívar, with goals from Martín Cauteruccio, which gives the Bolivian team a solid but not unattainable advantage before the second leg. Home-field advantage is an advantage for both teams, so in this match, Cienciano's team is a slight favorite. Bolívar has been a better and more successful as well as a stronger team in recent years, while Cienciano is struggling to regain its old glory from the early 2000s in continental competitions. We can rightly expect goals in this match, even though it is being played at an incredible altitude, and of course, tension is expected, as in every duel from the knockout stage of the Copa Sudamericana.

Cienciano: form and statistics

Cienciano must attack aggressively from the start to overcome the 2-0 deficit, which could open up space for counterattacks. Home ground is a big advantage for them in many matches due to their geographical location, but their Bolivian opponent also plays on a pitch at a high altitude. Cienciano are currently playing in terrible form, with only 1 win in their last 9 matches in all competitions. However, the situation at home is very different, they have only 1 defeat in their last 9 matches, back on May 11 against Melgar in the domestic championship. After 5 rounds played in the Peruvian league, they have only 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 losses. At home, they have 1 win and 1 draw, 4 goals scored, and only 1 conceded. In the group stage, they were convincing and qualified for the next stage without defeat, but they achieved the two most significant victories precisely at this stadium. They didn't show much in the first match, defending almost the entire match, but now they have no choice, they have to attack and play completely differently than in the first match.

Cienciano Lineup

Cienciano Lineup

� Cienciano starting lineup (3-2-4-1)

Cienciano confirmed lineup: Ignacio Barrios (GK) - Leonel Galeano, Maximiliano Amondarain, Jimmy Valoyes - Yimy Gamero, Claudio Torrejon - Cristian Neira, Alejandro Hohberg, Agustin Gonzalez, Cristian Souza - Carlos Garces.

👤 Head Coach: Carlos Desio

Bolivar: form and statistics

Bolívar is one of the strongest clubs in Bolivia, from La Paz, and unlike Cienciano, they are playing in excellent form this period and have a positive result from the first match. In the last 12 matches in all competitions, they have only 2 defeats, 2 draws, and 8 wins. However, the biggest advantage for them is playing on home turf, so in their last 10 away matches, they have only 3 wins. In the domestic championship, after 17 rounds played, they are in 3rd place with 33 points, 7 points behind the leader, The Strongest, with 10 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses. They joined this competition after finishing 3rd in the group in the Copa Libertadores. In the previous round, they were convincing against the Chilean team Palestino, defeating them in both matches with the same score 3:0. In the first match against Cienciano, they showed superiority, and they can only regret that they did not win by a greater margin.

Bolivar Lineup

Bolivar Lineup

� Bolivar starting lineup (4-3-3)

Bolivar confirmed lineup: Carlos Lampe (GK) - Yomar Rocha, Miguel Angel Torren, Santiago Echeverria, Jose Sagredo - Robson Matheus, Leonel Justiniano, Carlos Melgar - Damian Batallini, Martin Cauteruccio, Patricio Rodriguez.

👤 Head Coach: Flavio Robatto

Cienciano vs Bolivar: head to head statistics

This will be fourth official encounter between these teams. Cienciano were better team twice in 2007, in one of the best periods in the history of this team, while Bolivar were better in their last duel seven days ago.

Cienciano vs Bolivar: Betting Tips & Odds

• Huracan won in 3 of their last 5 matches at home. This option is available on the Betway bookmaker website at 2.15 odds;
• BTTS in 4 of Cienciano's last 5 home matches. This option is available on the Bet365 bookmaker website at 1.51 odds;
• In 3 of Bolivar's last 5 matches less than 2.5 goals were scored. This option is available on the Bet365 bookmaker website at 2.3 odds;

Cienciano vs Bolivar: match prediction 20 August 2025

There is a lot of tension before this match, especially in the home team, as they are under pressure and are down two goals after the first match. I expect Cienciano to attack from the start, while Bolivar will wait for a chance from counterattacks. It will give us an interesting duel, possibly with many goals, and scored on both ends. In the end, I think that Bolivar are the better team that will advance to the next phase, while Cienciano will go down but with a fight and good performances.

Our match prediction is team 1 over 1.5 goals for odds of 1.85 in the 1xBet bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match is over 3.5 goals for odds of 2.45 in the Betway bookmaker.

Lastly, over 9.5 corners for odds of 2 in the Bet365 bookmaker.