Palmeiras vs LDU QuitoPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Libertadores quarter-final between Palmeiras and LDU de Quito, scheduled for the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado in Quito. The two sides finished the group stage a point apart, LDU de Quito on 12 and Palmeiras on 11, with similar numbers at both ends: 10 goals for the Brazilians and 8 for the Ecuadorians in six games, 5 conceded by each. The competition is running at an average of 2.33 goals per game. The group-stage run Palmeiras closed Group F with three wins, two draws and one defeat: two victories and one loss in their three home games, with 6 goals scored and 3 conceded, and one win plus two draws in the three away games, where they were unbeaten and scored 4. LDU de Quito won Group G with four wins and two defeats and no draws: they took maximum points from their three home games, scoring 7 and conceding 2, while away from Quito they won once and lost twice, with a single goal scored in three trips. Recent outings and head-to-head Palmeiras have slowed down: two straight draws, 0-0 at Santos and 1-1 at Mirassol, after a 3-0 win over Santos, a 4-1 against Vasco DA Gama and a 1-0 at Cerro Porteno. LDU de Quito ended their latest round with a goalless home draw against Mushuc Runa SC, preceded by a 1-2 defeat at Guayaquil City FC; before that came a 1-0 over Aucas and a 2-0 over Emelec, plus another 0-0 with Mirassol. The two previous meetings are recent and point in opposite directions: on 31 October 2025 Palmeiras won 4-0, while a week earlier, on 24 October, LDU de Quito had won 3-0 at the other ground. 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.