Ind. del Valle vs FlamengoPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Libertadores quarter-final at the Estadio Banco Guayaquil in Quito, between two sides that finished top of their group: Independiente del Valle on 13 points in Group H, Flamengo on 16 in Group A and without a defeat. Group numbers Independiente del Valle won four of their six matches, with one draw and one defeat, 11 goals scored and 6 conceded; in Quito they won all three games, scoring eight and conceding two, while away they picked up one win, one draw and one defeat with three goals scored and four conceded. Flamengo finished with five wins and a draw, 14 goals scored and only 2 conceded: three wins from three at home with an 8-1 count, plus two wins and a draw away from their own ground, six goals scored and one conceded. Recent games and head to head Flamengo come in off two wins, 2-0 against Mirassol and 3-0 against Botafogo; across their last five matches the only slip is a 1-2 away at Cruzeiro, while in the other two they beat the same Cruzeiro 2-1 at home and won 5-1 away at Mirassol. Independiente del Valle, on the other hand, lost their latest game 1-2 away at Barcelona SC, after a 2-2 at home with Universidad Catolica; before that came a 3-1 over Deportes Tolima, a 3-2 away at Leones del Norte and a 1-0 away win over Deportes Tolima again. The five previous meetings date back to 2020 and 2023: Flamengo won three times on their own ground, 1-0, 4-0 and 3-0, while in Quito Independiente del Valle won 1-0 in February 2023 and 5-0 in September 2020. The competition averages 2.33 goals per game. 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.