Melgar vs Independiente del Valle Betting Tips and Predictions

Neither side has got off to a great start in the competition and already this must feel like a must-win match for both clubs. That is certainly the case for Melgar who have lost both of their opening games against Atletico Mineiro and Colo Colo. They’ve only taken 1 point from their last two league games also and are down in 9th place in the Peruvian Primera Division.

Things aren’t much better for their opponents but they’ve 1 point to show for their Libertadores efforts and also had to come through a tricky opening round tie against Guarani, progressing on away goals. They drew their opening group game 1-1 against Colo Colo at home and were beaten 1-0 away by the Brazilians. They’ve only played 1 league game so far this season with the Ecuadorian top flight giving their clubs the chance to focus their efforts on this competition.

They’ve lost 5 of their 6 Libertadores away fixtures but might find the altitude of Arequipa a bit more to their liking here and it certainly won’t offer the hosts much advantage against the side from Quito. This is a really tough game to pick a winner from and the bookies can barely split them. We should see goals given both teams will have to come out at some point and try and win the match but with both sides low on continental experience and a little lacking in quality, we might not see an outright winner so consider backing it to finish 1-1 at 5/1.

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