Colo Colo vs Athletico Paranaese Predictions & Tips

Coming into a group containing Penarol, Wilstermann and Athletico PR, Chileans Colo Colo were hopeful of their chances of claiming a top 2 slot to enter the knockout phase. Nonetheless, Los Albos fell to a 2-0 defeat to Wilstermann last week and that leaves them under big pressure heading into Wednesday’s match.

Colo Colo could really do with taking maximum points from the clash but their recent form has not been impressive and has confidence low in home ranks. A 2-1 win over newly promoted La Serena at the weekend was their first victory in 7 competitive outings and having lost their last 4 Libertadores matches, their prospects don’t look the brightest prior to kick off.

Athletico looking to secure a result

Meanwhile, the gap between this season and last has been a devastating one for Athletico PR, with almost all of their star players moving on to pastures new. The side have been fighting at the top level across all fronts in recent years but it does feel as though 2020 is going to be a period of transition with a weaker team on paper.

Nonetheless, the visitors will be hopeful of making it out of this group and will be looking for a strong performance on Wednesday. They edged a 1-0 home win over Penarol last week to get off on the right foot but without a clean sheet in 7 Libertadores’ away games, they’ll need to tighten up in Santiago if they are to take anything.

An exciting game is expected

Ultimately, we’re expecting this to be a pretty exciting and open game; with both teams going for the win. Colo Colo simply have to play on the front foot on their own patch whereas Athletico will be looking to build on their win last week with another strong performance.

All things considered, backing the Both Teams to Score line looks the best way to play as far as the betting is concerned and is something we’re more than happy to do. Colo Colo haven’t kept a clean sheet in 4 Copa Libertadores outings, Athletico are typically leaky on the road in the competition and for that reason, imagining either side keeping a clean sheet is difficult, with a 1-1 draw appearing well on the cards.