Club Sporting Cristal vs Nacional Prediction and Betting Tips
Club Sporting Cristal host Nacional Asuncion for the second leg of their Copa Libertadores qualifiers at the Estadio Alberto Gallardo on Wednesday.
The visitors are now 2-0 up after their victory in Paraguay last week. Mathias Martinez and Gustavo Aguilar scored goals in the second half to lead their team to victory.
Asuncion followed up their continental victory with a goalless draw against Ameliano in Paraguay’s Primera Division, with the hosts reduced to 10 men. The tie left them sixth in the table after picking up seven points in four games.
They will turn their attention to the continent for their qualifier against Sporting Cristal. The tie winner will face either Boston River or Huracan in the third phase of qualifying next month.
Club Sporting Cristal vs Nacional head-to-head and key numbers
- Last week’s duel was the first official meeting between the two sides.
- Sporting Cristal’s defeat by Nacional last week ended a three-game unbeaten start to the season.
- Each of Cristal’s three games has produced fewer than three goals.
- In five of Sporting Cristal’s last six home games, a team has failed at the net.
- Both sides have found the net in four of Nacional Asuncion’s last six away games.
- Sporty Cristal shape guide: LWD | National form guide: DWL
Club Sporting Cristal vs Nacional Prediction
Sporting Cristal need to come back from a two-goal deficit if they want to keep their Libertadores hopes alive and need to score at least two goals. This will likely result in them playing on the front foot in search of an early goal.
Nacional Asuncion have kept two clean sheets in their last two games and need to keep their defense tight to maintain their two-goal lead. However, they will also likely be looking for a goal to give them a better cushion in the tie.
Every goal they score means Sporting Cristal need to score three goals to qualify. The hosts go into the game as favorites and we back them to a narrow win with goals from both sides and Nacional Asuncion progressing.
forecast: Sporting Cristal 2-1 National
Club Sporting Cristal vs Nacional betting tips
Tip 1 – Result: Sporting Cristal wins
Tip 2 – Both teams score
Tip 3 β Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 – Sporting Cristal scores more than 1.5 goals