Santa Fe VS Emelec ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )™
PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Santa Fe vs Emelec
Santa Fe and Emelec play in a Copa Libertadores match (Group Stage). These teams have met only twice recently: on 30-09-2015, ending with Santa Fe’s 1-0 win and 24-09-2015, ending Emelec’s 2-1 victory over the Spanish champions. . In this match the home factor may play an important role, since Emelec presents significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Santa Fe Team News
The Santa Fe team gained access to this group stage after the previous tie eliminated Santiago Wanderers after a 3-0 home victory and a 1-2 away win. This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches has recorded 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats as a visitor, with 13 goals scored and 14 conceded, against 6 wins , 7 draws and 2 defeats at home, with 21 goals scored and 11 conceded. The team arrives at this meeting after a home win with the Jaguares de Córdoba by (4-0). Santa Fe won 5, drew 3 and lost 2 of their last 10 home games for all competitions.
In this competition, you have not lost 4 matches. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 3 of the last 4 games in this competition. In his home games there is a tendency to few goals, since 29 of his last 67 matches ended with Less than 1.5 goals and 49 in 67 finished with Less than 2.5 goals. There are 1 highlights in the last 5 matches played at home in all competitions: he scored 3 of his 7 goals in the minutes (61′-75 ‘).
Santa Fe vs Emelec Stats
Santa Fe plays the last of three consecutive games against their fans, who make their debut in the Copa Libertadores group stage, needing to improve their performance to try to start with a positive result in the continental tournament. The team comes from two consecutive victories, the last of which was valid for the Colombian Championship – where it occupies the penultimate place – in a game where he had more possession and finished much more than the opponent, then thrashing the Jaguares de Córdoba, with two goals in each stage. Santa Fe’s last appearance in the Libertadores Cup came last year when they failed to make it through the group stage. It is likely that the coach will organize the team in 4-3-3, highlighting Morelo, who has scored six goals in the last two games.
Emelec Team News
The Emelec team had direct access to this group stage, so they will play their first match in this competition. This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with a total of 22 goals scored and 17 conceded. Already inside the home, it conquered 14 victories and 1 tie, with a total of 36 goals scored and 9 suffered. In the last game he played for Primera A, he won the Macará at home (2-0). In the last 10 games as a visitor Emelec won 6, drew 1 and lost 3. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has been regularly marked has scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 games.
The Emelec enters the field for its fifth match in 2018, but the first of international character, which also marks its debut in this edition of the Copa Libertadores, trying to maintain the excellent performance that has been presenting so far this season, with four consecutive victories. The last of them was given by the Ecuadorian Championship, where he now leads the way, in a game where he finished with 65% possession and triple the finishes of the opponent, thus defeating without difficulty the Macará. In 2017, the team had a great season, and managed to win again the title of the first national division, but was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores by San Lorenzo. For this duel, the coach should not have large embezzlements, and will probably keep Angulo as a reference in the attack.