📏 Form Guide

Universitario Deportes

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Universitario Deportes go into this match following a 1-1 Copa Libertadores drawn game vs Independiente del Valle.

In that match, Universitario Deportes had 43% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The only player to score for Universitario Deportes was José Carabalí (34'). Independiente del Valle had 10 shots on goal with 3 on target. Claudio Spinelli (28') scored for Independiente del Valle.

Universitario Deportes have really been misfiring in recent times. Their sum of goals stands at just 2 vs opponents during their last six fixtures. In those games, Universitario Deportes have also seen the number of goals that have gone against them come to 6.

Barcelona SC

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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against River Plate in Copa Libertadores action, Barcelona SC will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that match, Barcelona SC had 43% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 1 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Barcelona SC was Octavio Rivero (15'). For their opponents, River Plate got 13 shots on goal with 6 on target. Sebastián Driussi (7'), Facundo Colidio (26'), Franco Mastantuono (48') and Lucas Martínez Quarta (49' Own goal) scored for River Plate.

Segundo Castillo's Barcelona SC have fired home a total of 6 times in the course of their most recent 6 matches. The number of goals that they have conceded during the equivalent period equals 8.

↔️ Head to head

The last league encounter featuring the two was Copa Libertadores match day 3 on 23/04/2025 and the score finished Barcelona SC 0-1 Universitario Deportes.

In that match, Barcelona SC managed 67% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.

Universitario Deportes had 12 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Edison Flores (31') scored.

📰 Team News: Universitario Deportes

The Universitario Deportes boss Fabián Bustos doesn’t have any fitness worries to speak of before this match owing to a completely injury-free squad available to select from.

ℹ️ Team News: Barcelona SC

Owing to a completely healthy squad available to choose from, the Barcelona SC boss Segundo Castillo does not have any fitness worries to report coming into this game.

🔮 Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Barcelona SC should be able to put a goal past this Universitario Deportes lineup, although it probably won’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

Our tip is for a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 advantage for Universitario Deportes when the full-time whistle blows. It’s a very tough call.

Peter Guest, 01:02 15/05/2025