Talleres vs Velez Sarsfield Match Analysis and Prediction

A week after the first leg of this fixture, Talleres and Velez Sarsfield will finish their battle for a place in the Copa Libertadores semi-finals on Thursday atEstadio Francisco Cabasés. Kickoffs at 03:30 EAT.

Talleres began their Copa Libertadores campaign in impressive fashion, cruising through to the knockout stage as they finished second in their group with 11 points courtesy of three victories and two draws, having only suffered a solitary defeat against Brazilian giants Flamengo. They are currently on a streak of two winning game and both their offensive and defensive line-up also seems to have a decent form lately.

Talleres prepares for this fixture coming off 2-0 Superliga success over Argentinos Juniors in their previous match. In that game, Talleres had 45% possession, 11 shots with three of them on target goals scored by Rodrigo Garro (39′) and David Romero (85′). Argentinos Juniors got eight shots with three of them on target.

Velez Sarsfield on the other side had a tougher start to the Copa Libertadores, finishing at the bottom of their group with just two games to go as they had just two points. Having seen their domestic struggles continued, seeing them drop to 26th spot in the Argentinian top flight, El Fortin will be desperate to defend their lead on Thursday and advance to the final four.

The visitors will want to make amends following 2-1 Superliga defeat to Unión de Santa Fe in their most recent match. In that game, Vélez Sarsfield managed 50% possession, 14 shots with four of them on target and a goal scored by José Florentín (8′). Unión de Santa Fe got 11 shots with four of them on target and goals by Bryan David Castrillón Gómez (77′) and Junior Marabel (87’).

Talleres vs Velez Sarsfield head to head

With six wins from the last 17 meetings between the sides, Velez Sarsfield boasts a slight upper hand in the history of this fixture. Talleres have picked up five wins while the spoils have been shared on six different occasions.

• Velez Sarsfield 3-2 Talleres 04/08/ 2022
• Talleres 1-1 Velez Sarsfield 20/11/ 2021
• Talleres 1-1 (3-1) Velez Sarsfieldpen 07/04/ 2021
• Talleres 1-0 Velez Sarsfield 28/07/ 2019
• Talleres 1-1 Velez Sarsfield 22/09/ 2018

Home

• Talleres 2-0 Argentinos Juniors
• Velez Sarsfield 3-2 Talleres
• San Lorenzo 1-1 Talleres
• Talleres 1-0 Banfield
• Boca Juniors 1-0 Talleres

Away

• Union 2-1 Velez Sarsfield
• Velez Sarsfield 3-2 Talleres
• Godoy Cruz 1-1 Velez Sarsfield
• Velez Sarsfield 1-1 Huracan
• Lanus 2-2 Velez Sarsfield

Talleres team news

Boss Pedro Caixinha has no fitness or suspension concerns ahead of this game.

Velez Sarsfield team news

Lautaro Giannetti is the only injury concer for boss Alexander Medina with a ruptured cruciate ligament.

Prediction and odds

Talleres are currently following a streak of two winning games besides winning in the first leg while Velez are winless in each of their past eight on the road outings across all competitions.

• Talleres Win
• Draw
• Both teams to score