Match Preview

Ahead of our Barcelona SC vs Santos preview and soccer predictions, the hosts have been stumbling in their domestic league. The Ecuadorian side come into this clash off the back of a run of three consecutive draws.

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In two of those games, Barcelona haven’t even manage to hit the back of the net, drawing with Guiyaquil City and LDY Quito. That said, they are unbeaten in their last four competitive clashes.

Our Barcelona SC vs Santos predictions are founded on the fact that the hosts were able to knock out a prestigious Brazilian side in the previous round, which makes Sportingbet’s midweek football odds of 5/4 for a Barcelona victory in the first leg very tempting.

In the round of 16, Barcelona were able to scrape a narrow 1-0 home victory against Palmeiras, before suffering by the same scoreline in Brazil. They managed to progress via a penalty shootout on foreign soil. It will be a narrow affair, making a tip such as a Draw No Bet an intelligent one to listen to. There won’t be much in this clash.

In the group stages, the Ecuadorian outfit were unbeaten across two games against Botafogo, after drawing 1-1 with them in Guayaquil and then going on to beat the Brazilian club 2-0 in Rio de Janeiro.

Barcelona SC vs Santos Prediction and Betting Advice

Santos, however, are in great form. They’re currently on an unbeaten run that stretches back to July, with 16 games having passed since then. It’s been enough to put them third in the Brazilian Serie A.

This is the first time that Santos have been in the Copa Libertadores in five years, but they’ve been making up for lost time. They’re currently unbeaten across both the group stages and all legs of the knockout rounds.

A 3-2 victory away against Atletico PR helped them on their way to qualification from the last 16, and they managed three group-stage draws against Sporting Cristal, Santa Fe and The Strongest respectively.

Jonathan Alvez has three goals to his name throughout this tournament, with Ricardo Oliveira able to match that figure for Santos, along with Vitor Bueno. The Strongest’s Alejandro Chumacero’s eight goals looks a little tough to catch up with.

Lucas Lima should be key for the away side, after registering six assists across the Copa Libertadories thus far, but our Barcelona SC vs Santos picks point towards the Brazilian club not having things all their own way in Ecuador.