Ind.Rivadavia vs FluminensePrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

The second leg of this Libertadores tie is played at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza, seven days after the goalless first meeting in Brazil. Independiente Rivadavia finished top of their group with 16 points from six games, five wins and a draw, 15 goals scored and 6 conceded; Fluminense came second in the same group with 8 points: two victories, two draws, two defeats and a 7-7 goal record. What the previous meetings say The two clubs have faced each other three times in a few months: 0-0 at Fluminense on 11 August, 1-1 in Mendoza on 7 May and a 1-2 win for the Argentine side in Brazil on 16 April. None of the three produced more than three goals in total, and the three games together add up to five. The most recent outings Fluminense have not won any of their last five: 0-0 with Rivadavia, 1-1 at Botafogo, a 1-3 home defeat by Vasco da Gama, 0-0 at Vasco and 0-0 with Bahia, three of them goalless. Independiente Rivadavia have alternated, with a 2-1 over Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto and a 2-1 over Huracan on one side, a 1-2 at Sarmiento and a 0-0 in Tucuman on the other. The competition is averaging 2.33 goals a 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.