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Caracas and Rosario will battle for three points in a Copa Libertadores group-stage fixture on Tuesday.
The hosts are coming into the game on the back of a 1-0 defeat away to Carabobo in the Venezuelan Liga Futve. Rubert Quijada's 64th-minute own goal proved to be the difference between the two sides.
Rosario, meanwhile, shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw at home to Deportivo Riestra in the Argentine Copa de La Liga Profesional. Their visitors were reduced to 10 men following Celiz Milton's ninth-minute dismissal. They went ahead despite their numerical disadvantage through Alan Barrionuevo just five minutes later. Jaminton Campaz scored the equalizer in first-half injury time.
The Canalla will turn their focus to the continent, where their last game in the Libertadores came in a 2-1 defeat away to Atletico-MG. Caracas suffered a harrowing 5-0 defeat away to Penarol.
Their loss left them at the foot of Group G with zero points. Rosario are third with three points to their name.
Caracas vs Rosario Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
- Four of Rosario Central's last five games have witnessed goals at both ends.
- Caracas are winless in their last 13 games across competitions (seven losses).
- Rosario have lost their last five away games on the bounce.
- Four of Rosario's last five games have been decided by a one-goal margin.
- Four of Caracas' last six home games have been level at halftime.
Caracas vs Rosario Prediction
Caracas have had a nightmarish last few months and have not won a game in any competition since February. This poor form has dampened the initial expectation that greeted the team winning their opening two games of the season and is far from the levels that saw them finish as runners-up domestically last season.
Rosario have not fared much better, with just one win registered in their last seven games in regulation time. That 1-0 victory over Penarol in their Libertadores curtain-raiser was Angel Miguel Russo's side's sole clean sheet in that time.
Both sides' poor form means confidence could be low. Rosario's results in this double-header could be impactful in their hopes of advancing to the knockout rounds. We are backing the spoils to be shared in a low-scoring stalemate.
Prediction: Caracas 1-1 Rosario
Caracas vs Rosario Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 1.5 goals
