Palmeiras vs Bolivar Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th June 2023

Palmeiras take on Bolivar at their home ground for a final round group game in the Copa Libertadores on Friday.

Both teams have long since secured a place in the top two and qualification to the next round. The only thing which needs to be settled is, who gets to see the next round as number one. A draw will do for Bolivar while the home side need a win.

Palmeiras are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Copa Libertadores, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.1 goals on average per match, or 21 goals in total, while allowing 11 goals against, for an average of 1.1 per outing. They managed four clean sheets along the way in this tournament.

Ahead of their upcoming Copa Libertadores match, Bolivar have an ample average of 1.9 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament. They scored a tolerable 19 goals, while also conceding 11 times. That amounts to an average of 1.1 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Palmeiras vs Bolivar Prediction

Palmeiras Form

Palmeiras have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 0-2 victory against Sao Paulo. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-0 against Bahia, before handing over all three points in a 0-1 defeat against Botafogo RJ. Palmeiras have been in potent form at Palmeiras's stadium, winning no less than five of the past six Copa Libertadores matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 23 goals while letting in 11.

Bolivar Form

In their last three matches, Bolivar drew 0-0 with Real Tomayapo, beat Cerro Porteno by 2-0 and beat Real Santa Cruz by 3-0. Bolivar won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Copa Libertadores. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and eight scored.

Palmeiras should be too strong at Palmeiras's stadium to drop any points against Bolivar, and combining the home win with over 2.5 goals looks the value bet.

Palmeiras vs Bolivar Team News

Palmeiras vs Bolivar H2H

When these two teams last met, Bolivar came out the other side with a 3-1 win and will be hoping to follow suit this upcoming this coming Friday. As Palmeiras enter the match against Bolivar at Palmeiras's stadium, they do so with a 2-0-1 record in their previous three encounters.

Both teams found the back of the net two times in the last three matches between Palmeiras and Bolivar.

Palmeiras vs Bolivar Results

Palmeiras vs Bolivar Betting Tips

Ronnie Fernandez shows decent form right now for Bolivar, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Copa Libertadores. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Palmeiras, who are strong favourites this coming Friday. Siding with Gustavo Gomez also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Copa Libertadores matches.

Palmeiras 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. Bolivar won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost all points in five of those matches along the way. Bolivar managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came up three times in the previous three encounters between Palmeiras and Bolivar, as Palmeiras scored 2.67 goals on average per game and Bolivar averaging 1.33 goals. Both teams scored in two times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Palmeiras’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in six of the last ten matches that Bolivar played across all tournaments. They scored two times on average in the process.