Dep. Tachira - Independiente Petrolero Match Preview

In this match of COMNEBOL Copa Libertadores, Deportivo Tachira from Venezuela will play against Independiente Petrolero from Bolivia. The match is played in group A of the competition. The home side is in third place with 4 points, while the away team sits in the last spot and they have won only one point.

Deportivo Tachira has a decent chance to get to that second place which is now occupied by Emelec. The top two teams of each group go to the 1/8 Finale of the competition. So the imperative for them is a win. Deportivo Tachira managed to defeat the Bolivian side in Bolivia and there is no reason why should not they win this match comfortably. They are not in the best form possible but neither is Independiente.

Independiente Petrolero is in last place in Group A. They are yet to win in their first match in this group. They managed to score only three goals and conceded 16. They need a big win to stand chance to reach the top three places. But I doubt they could do it. They are in a terrible form, especially on the road, where they conceded 20 goals in the last five matches.

Deportivo Tachira has a decent chance to secure at least a Copa Sudamericana spot today, but with a win, they can also get into that second place which leads to the knock-out stage of Copa Libertadores.