Rosario Central vs CorinthiansPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Rosario Central arrive at the last 16 with the tightest defence of the group stage: six games, one goal conceded, nine scored. Corinthians won Group E with eleven points and eight goals. A wall in Rosario At the Arroyito the Argentinians finished with two wins and a draw, five goals scored and a clean sheet throughout. Corinthians did not lose on the road, one win and two draws, scoring four and conceding four. Low tempo on both sides Corinthians last five produced a 2-1, a 0-2, a 0-0, a 1-1 and a 3-0: four of those five stayed under three goals. Rosario Central vary more, but their continental record speaks of short games. The verdict: the ceiling is three goals in total. The Libertadores averages 2.33 goals a game and the Argentinians defensive record in the competition is the best of the lot. That points to roughly 87%, consistent with the confidence of 7. My take: a positional game with little space, the kind of tie that breaks open from a set piece.