CA Tigre vs Palmeiras Predictions

• Tigre have lost 3 of their last 5 matches, conceding an average of 1.4 goals a game in the process.
• Palmeiras have lost just 1 of their 8 competitive outings so far in 2020, winning 5 times in the process.
• During that streak, Palmeiras have kept 6 clean sheets and scored 14 times.

Tigre looking to upset the odds

One of the stranger stories in this year’s Copa Libertadores will begin on Wednesday, as Argentine second tier outfit Tigre begin their continental campaign. The side were relegated from the Superliga Argentina last season but then went on to qualify for South America’s biggest competition by winning the Copa de la Superliga.

Tigre’s quest to return to the top flight domestically isn’t going entirely to plan, with the side currently outside of the promotion play-off spots in the Primera Nacional. Having lost 3 of their last 5 games, they don’t bring huge momentum with them into the Libertadores and challenging them to meet the step up in quality in a group also containing Bolivar, Guarani and Palmeiras does look to be a big ask.

Palmeiras looking to start with a win

Meanwhile, after crashing out at the quarter-final stage last year, Palmeiras will be looking for an even deeper run in it during 2020. As one of the strongest outfits in South America on paper, Verdao are one of the front runners to claim the crown come the end of the year and they’ll be looking to start on the right foot in Buenos Aires.

New Palmeiras boss Vanderlei Luxemburgo has made a good start to life at the club and his team will certainly take to the field with momentum behind them on Wednesday. Indeed, Palmeiras have lost just 1 of their 8 competitive matches in 2020 and having won 5 of said fixtures, they’ve been performing well in the action seen thus far.

Palmeiras have to be fancied

Ultimately, asking a Tigre outfit far from pulling up trees in the Argentine second tier to step up and compete with one of the best teams in South America looks highly improbable and you have to fancy Palmeiras to win the match.

If the visitors play at anywhere near their maximum they will have far too much quality for the hosts and for that reason; backing an away win looks the way to play as far as the betting is concerned. Palmeiras are running along nicely at the moment and we believe they’ll claim a routine 2-0 win in this group opener. Tigre just con’t look ready to compete on such a big stage and that’s likely to be apparent over the 90 minutes.