Barcelona Guayaquil Form
Last season Barcelona Guayaquil also finished bottom of their group, but at least collected four points. This time the team are performing even worse despite already having played twice at home. Both matches ended in narrow defeats – 0:1 to Cruzeiro and 1:2 to Universidad Catolica. Of course, this is far more difficult than in the domestic Serie A, where the Idols of the Port are winning, but only by the narrowest of margins.
Key numbers:
In all four Copa Libertadores 2026 matches, including qualifying, the team have yet to win (one draw and three defeats).
Barcelona Guayaquil have conceded in six consecutive home Copa Libertadores games, failing to win any of them (five defeats).
Barcelona Guayaquil players average 10 tackles per Copa Libertadores 2026 match.
Potential Barcelona Guayaquil Lineup (4-2-3-1)
Jose Contreras – Willian Vargas, Luca Sosa, Honnyer Chala, Jonathan Perlaza – Byron Castillo, Tomas Martinez – Jefferson Intriago, Marcos Mejia, Jefferson Vila – Klever Caicedo.
Out: Yaxi Garcia (injury).
Boca Juniors Form
Only because of an away defeat in round three against Cruzeiro (0:1) did Boca Juniors lose top spot in the group. The visitors even have the best goal difference in the pool (+3), but because of the complicated head-to-head tiebreak involving three teams (all on six points) they are only second. However, the slip in Belo Horizonte was their first since 8 February, when they lost 1:2 to Velez Sarsfield in the league, also away from home.
Key numbers:
Boca Juniors have suffered only one defeat in their last 16 matches, drawing six of them.
In three of their last five away games in all competitions, the visitors have scored at least twice.
Across Boca Juniors' last seven Copa Libertadores matches, Barcelona Guayaquil are the only side who have failed to score against the visitors.
Potential Boca Juniors Lineup (4-3-3)
Leandro Brey – Juan Barinaga, Marco Pellegrino, Nicolas Figal, Malcom Braida – Williams Alarcon, Tomas Belmonte, Alan Velasco – Angel Romero, Ezequiel Zeballos, Milton Gimenez.
Out: Ander Herrera, Agustin Marchesin, Edinson Cavani, Rodrigo Battaglia (injuries).
Who Will Referee the Match
Carlos Betancur (Colombia)
Matches – 10 (international fixtures, 2025-2026);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 52;
Average yellow cards per match – 5.2;
Red cards shown – 4;
Average fouls per match – 22;
Penalties – 50%.
