Deportivo Lara and Corinthians meet at the Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara, in a return match for this phase of the Copa Sudamericana (2nd Round), after the victory at home of Corinthians by (2-0) in the first leg . The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 3 wins in the last 3 matches. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results obtained at home and as a visitor.
Deportivo Lara:
After the defeat in the first leg, the home team arrives at this disadvantaged game at a disadvantage, since they need to recover 2 goals of disadvantage and have not scored any goals in the previous match. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 6 draws and 3 defeats in their stadium. In the last 10 home matches Deportivo Lara has won 4, tied 4 and lost 2. His defense has not been very solid, as he suffered at least one goal in each of the last 10 games. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Deportivo Lara hosts Corinthians in Venezuela for the second match between the two teams in 2019. This is a return match of the Copa Sudamericana. In the first game Deportivo Lara suffered a 2×0 defeat. Now he will have to go with everything about Corinthians and use the local factor to surprise the Brazilian team. Leonardo González will go to the field with maximum strength for the duel.
Corinthians:
The away team comes to this second leg with an advantage of 2 goals, but suffered 0 goals at home in the first leg. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 13 conceded; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 9 conceded. The team comes to this match after a home win against São Paulo by (1-0). In the last 10 away matches Corinthians has won 4, tied 4 and lost 2. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 37 of the last 72 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals and 53 out of 72 ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 15 matches, they suffered the first goal 4 times and only managed 1 comeback.
The team from São Paulo faces Deportivo Lara again, this time for the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana. In the first match Corinthians beat the Venezuelans by the score of 2×0, at Arena Corinthians. Now, in the return game, coach Carille will maintain the same position and go in search of another victory, because this title is one of the priorities of the team this year. Corinthians must go to the field with maximum force. In their last match, Corinthians defeated rival São Paulo by the 2×0 score.
PREDICTION: Over 1,5 goals @ 1,49
