Flamengo vs Club Sport Emelec
The match in the Copa Libertadores round of 16 leg 2 Flamengo against Emelec, this time it was Flamengo’s turn to benefit from playing at his own headquarters at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho. It is really interesting this fight because the two teams in 2018 also met at the same event, so the history of head to head recorded Flamengo and Emelec had met 7 times from 2012.
Of the 7 meetings Emelec lost the lead by only picking 2 wins while Flamengo won 5 wins. But one of Emelec’s wins at the last meeting last week, Emelec, who benefited from playing as the host, was able to maximize the moment by beating Flamengo 2 goals without reply thanks to goals from W. Godoy 10 minutes and R. Caicedo 79 minutes.
Unfortunately the victory was colored by a red card L. Vega on 54 minutes and certainly certainly absent in this fight. But also unfortunate also Flamengo just can not take advantage of the shortcomings of Emelec players, so this is a big mistake for foster children Jorge Jesus. But despite the results of last week, the two teams returned to the domestic league and the result was Emelec in a draw by Tecnico Universitaria 2-2.
While Flamengo rose by defeating Botafogo 3-2, this result was expected to be a momentum for the rise of the mentality and confidence of the Flamengo players. Looking at the superior history of Flamengo and their turn to benefit from the home, it looks like Flamengo can win the match even if they qualify for the next round or not.
Our Prediction: Over 1.5
Odds: 1.23