Bolivar vs Athletico Paranaense Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd August 2023

Bolivar take on Brazilian visitors Athletico Paranaense at Estadio Hernando Siles for a first leg match in the 1/8-final of the Copa Libertadores.

It is very rare for a side from Bolivia to have such a prolific tournament, as Bolivar has so far managed. They finished an overwhelming second in the group, eight points better than number three. Not least thanks to their performances in La Paz, where they won all three home matches.

The visitors also claimed 12 points in their six matches which was enough for them to win their group stage. They managed four wins, only one, however, away from home.

Bolivar scored 19 while allowing 12 against in the past ten matches in this tournament. They claimed a clean sheet four times on the way.

Athletico Paranaense scored 13 goals, conceded seven and managed a clean sheet five times in their previous ten matches in this tournament.

The Brazilians are favourites to progress and if Bolivar wish to spring a surprise, they need a home win to take to the return leg. They beat Palmeiras from Brazil at home in the group stage, which should make them hopeful of causing an upset.

Bolivar vs Athletico Paranaense Prediction

Bolivar Form

Bolivar go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 0-0 draw against Royal Pari. They went on to beat The Strongest 3-0, before sharing the spoils with Oriente Petrolero in a 1-1 draw. In their last six Copa Libertadores home matches, Bolivar racked up five strong wins, while they've drawn once. They lost none while scoring 13 and conceding three goals.

Athletico Paranaense Form

Athletico Paranaense look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining seven points. They ran out 2-0 and 0-2 winners against Bahia and Vasco da Gama, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Cruzeiro, who claimed a point in a 3-3 draw. In their last six away matches in the Copa Libertadores, Athletico Paranaense won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying six goals conceded and six scored.

Bolivar look in strong shape, while Athletico Paranaense don't look quite as convincing, which makes betting on the home win a no-brainer in this match.

Bolivar vs Athletico Paranaense Team News

Athletico Paranaense seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Bolivar's stadium to face Bolivar.

Marcelo Cirino is too injured to face Athletico Paranaense.

Bolivar vs Athletico Paranaense H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Bolivar played Athletico Paranaense. The pair split the points in a 5-5 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. When they take on Athletico Paranaense at Bolivar's stadium, Bolivar have a 1-1-0 head-to-head record from their previous two encounters meetings with the former.

Both teams found the back of the net in the last two matches between Bolivar and Athletico Paranaense.

Bolivar vs Athletico Paranaense Results

Bolivar vs Athletico Paranaense Betting Tips

While Vitor Roque added three strikes to his account in his last six games in the Copa Libertadores, Ronnie Fernandez scored twice in his last six.

Bolivar have been pretty scary at home, winning eight of their last 10 home games across all tournaments, while also managing to draw one of the games in the process. They were defeated in one of the games in this run. Athletico Paranaense won three of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost all points in six of those matches along the way. Athletico Paranaense managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches away from home.

In the last two encounters between Bolivar and Athletico Paranaense over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Bolivar averaged 3.5 goals a game. Athletico Paranaense scored an average of three goals in these, while both teams scored two times. Bolivar saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Athletico Paranaense's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.