Emelec vs Pumas UNAM Betting Tips & Predictions

Emelec have struggled in this competition, currently 3^rd in the group, only ahead of bottom place on goal difference.  They began the group stages badly with a 4-2 loss away to Pumas UNAM, failing to capitalise on the advantage of having an extra man. They won their next game however, at home against Dvo Tachira, scoring an 81^st minute penalty taken by Emmanuel Herrera before Tachira had a man sent off in the 87^th minute and conceded a second goal from Denis Stracqualursi. Next up they hosted Olimpia Asuncion where an early goal from Fernando Gimenez for the home side was quickly countered by two goals from Olimpia, despite dominating the game, Emelec struggled to score and it wasn’t until the 91^st minute until they were able to rescue a point at 2-2. The reverse fixture saw Emelec score first again; however they were unable to hold on to the early lead, eventually losing the game 4-2. Emelec played away to Deportivo Tachira a close game which was decided by an early goal, finishing 1-0 to Tachira.

Pumas UNAM find themselves top of the group, three points ahead of second place and guaranteed to qualify for the knockout stages. They began their tournament with strong 4-2 win at home to Emelec, recovering from going a man down in the second half before going away to Olimpia Asuncion, posting a more comfortable 0-2 victory. Next they faced Deportivo Tachira away were they suffered their only defeat so far in this campaign, losing 2-0, before the reverse fixture which they dominated throughout, winning 4-1. Following this they travelled to play Olimpia Asuncion, initially going behind in the 21^st minute before coming back in the second half to score 3 goals, Olimpia then had a man sent off for a straight red card and Pumas finished the game 4-1 up.