Independiente del Valle v Corinthians

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In South America, the Copa Libertadores competition is in full swing with the group stage well underway and beginning to take shape in terms of possible qualifiers for the knockout rounds along with which teams are likely to drop down into the Copa Sudamericana; Wednesday night features this upcoming clash between Ecuadorian hosts, Independiente del Valle and Brazilian visitors, Corinthians.

Following recent back-to-back defeats to Liverpool Montevideo in the Copa Libertadores and LDU Quito in the domestic Ecuador Primera, Independiente del Valle returned to winning ways last time out with a 2-0 home win over Aucas in the Ecuadorian top flight and the hosts will be looking for more of the same when they return to Copa Libertadores duty on Wednesday night.

The hosts have been in pretty solid form of late as Independiente have lost just two of their last 12 matches overall in all competitions and they occupy second place in Group E just two points behind the leaders Argentinos Jrs, ahead of this upcoming Matchday 5 tussle.

Wins against Liverpool M 2-0 at home and a 2-1 win away at Wednesday's opponents, Corinthians, have thrust Independiente into contention for a place in the knockout rounds.

Corinthians sit in third place in the Group E table and level on four points apiece with Liverpool Montevideo heading into Matchday 5 but although the Brazilian visitors recorded recent wins against Fluminense in the domestic Serie A and a Copa do Brasil victory over Atletico Mineiro, these have been Corinthians' only highlights.

The bigger picture shows Corinthians have won just two of their last 11 games in all competitions, both of which were registered at home, while on the road, the visitors have lost seven of their last eight outings on their travels, thus making this upcoming trip to the Estadio Banco Guayaquil a tough prospect.

With just four away wins from their previous 28 outings in all competitions along with gaining just two wins in their last nine away games in the Copa Libertadores, Corinthians look to have their work cut out here on Wednesday night, especially as the visitors have also failed to score in seven of these last nine away days in this competition.

Independiente del Valle v Corinthians Verdict

Independiente hold a solid record on home soil in this competition as the hosts have lost just once in their previous 28 home games at this level and having won two of the previous three meetings against Corinthians, Independiente will fancy their chances of picking up an important three points here on Wednesday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Independiente del Valle win @ 1.90 Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals @ 2.07

Correct score: Independiente del Valle 2-1 @ 9.00