Copa Libertadores Betting: Cobresal vs São Paulo Predictions (05/08/24)

Cobresal and Sao Paulo face each other in an exciting international soccer duel. The Chilean team seeks to make history against the powerful Brazilian team, otherwise their aspirations to continue in the Copa Libertadores or the Copa Sudamericana would be greatly compromised.

The miners do not have a good time either in the National Championship or in the Copa Libertadores. The Chileans are bottom of Group B and see how little by little the continental dream is slipping away from them. Those led by Gustavo Huerta do not raise the level of football, but they have just had a worthy match against Colo Colo. Now, they will have a much greater challenge against the Brazilians, the big favorites to fight for the lead of the group.

After a hesitant start against Talleres, Sao Paulo has gotten back on track with two wins in a row, putting itself in the fight for the lead. However, in order not to lose sight of the Argentines, they need to add three points as visitors and against the weakest team in their area. The ‘Tri’ comes from achieving extensive victories in Brazilian tournaments, so they arrive with much more confidence.

• Sao Paulo wins the match – odds 1.60 in Betane
• More than 2.5 goals in the match – odds 1.93 in Betane
• More than 4.5 corners for Sao Paulo – odds 1.55 in Betane

All odds courtesy of Betano, correct at time of publication and subject to change

Success without problems

With a clear disparity in terms of quality of play and squad of players, Sao Paulo emerges as the favorite against Cobresal in their next matchup. Despite the strength that the miners usually exhibit at home, the fact of not being able to play at home in their stadium for the Copa Libertadores could affect their performance. Furthermore, evidence that his game and tactics are not working properly adds a crucial factor to the equation. Therefore, the Brazilians start with an advantage and are the main candidates to take the three points in Chile.

The victory will be clear for the São Paulo team, so far in Brasileirao their games have had more than 2.5 goals in 100% of them. Added to this is that the Chileans are going through a fragile defensive moment, something that has been seen in the Copa Libertadores and the National Championship. However, in this election we also consider the option of the locals scoring a goal, since their scorer, Diego Coelho, is on fire after scoring a double against Colo Colo.

Paulista domain

The Brazilians are an intense team as visitors. This is reflected in their scoring chances, which often end in corner kicks. In their last two games playing as an outsider, they averaged 8.5 corners, against weaker rivals and where they obtained a clear victory. This is why the same dominance is expected against the Chileans. Furthermore, in general so far in Brasileirao they have an average of 4 corner kicks on a visit, something that is expected to be surpassed against the bottom of their group in the Copa Libertadores.