vs Prediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Always Ready and ABB meet in the group stage of the Copa de la División Profesional, a knockout format where the standings do not yet reflect a full season's form. Looking at recent results, Always Ready come off a 0-2 away defeat at Real Tomayapo; before that they won 2-1 away at Oriente Petrolero and 1-0 against ABB themselves, and further back they drew 2-2 with Aurora and 1-1 away at Real Tomayapo again. ABB, on the other hand, arrive off a heavy 1-6 home defeat to Blooming; before that they lost 0-2 at home to San Antonio Bulo Bulo, though in between they beat Universitario de Vinto 2-0. Further back come two more defeats, 0-1 against Always Ready themselves and 1-4 away at Bolívar. In the head to head Always Ready have dominated: 0-1 at ABB's ground on 30 August, 1-3 again at ABB's ground on 30 May, a heavy 5-2 home win for Always Ready on 4 February, 0-2 on 31 January and 0-7 on 29 November, with ABB hosting in these last two. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.