Independiente Petrolero vs Santa Cruz betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga De Futbol Prof match on August 20th, 2024

Independiente Petrolero and Santa Cruz will face each other in a Liga De Futbol Prof game in Bolivia on Tuesday, August 20th, 2024, at 23:00h (UTC), check the Independiente Petrolero vs Santa Cruz betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Independiente Petrolero vs Santa Cruz will occur

The game is set to be played in the Estadio Olímpico Patria stadium, in the city of Sucre, with a capacity for 32000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Take the opportunity to check out the match live in Betarena, bringing much information to your bets, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Independiente Petrolero vs Santa Cruz betting tip 2024

Despite the season change, the Liga De Futbol Prof has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.71 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.76 goals per game of the last championship.

Independiente Petrolero last match

In the last match they played, Independiente Petrolero collected a draw. The opposing team was Nacional Potosí, and the match - which ended with the result of 3-3 - was valid for Liga De Futbol Prof.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.60.

Santa Cruz last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this contest after a previous event's victory. In a dispute valid for Liga De Futbol Prof, Santa Cruz faced the Guabirá team, and the score ended in favor with a 0-1.

Incredible surprise with the final result of the match! The underdog team achieved an unexpected victory, as shown by the fact that before the match their victory had odds of 5.75.

Independiente Petrolero vs Santa Cruz h2h

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 02-12-2023, in the 2023 season of the Liga De Futbol Prof, which ended with a 1-0 win for Independiente Petrolero.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

In charge of this football game will be B. Vera, while R. Orellana and L. Guzmán will assist him.

Independiente Petrolero

Liga De Futbol Prof leaderboard now

Having 10 points, 2 wins, 4 losses, 4 draws, and a negative balance, Independiente Petrolero ranks 13th place in the Liga De Futbol Prof as they enter this game.

This means that Guabirá team, in 14th place, is close behind in the 8th round with a disadvantage of 1 point.

Independiente Petrolero analysis

Independiente Petrolero have a negative goal difference, having after 7 rounds conceded 11 goals to opponents and scored 10. An average to improve.

One factor to consider is Independiente Petrolero average number of shots on goal, only 4.38 per match. So the team tends not to score many goals or be dangerous in goal.

With an average ball possession of 45.5% per game in the current league, Independiente Petrolero cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against Santa Cruz they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

While Santa Cruz has only managed to convert 8 of their 561 attacks into goals, Independiente Petrolero has been much more successful with 673 attacks and 10 goals.

Best goalscorer from Independiente Petrolero

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Juan Sinforiano Godoy Viñales so far in the competition. With 12 goals with his signature, the Midfielder has helped his team Independiente Petrolero to achieve victorious results this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Santa Cruz

Liga De Futbol Prof leaderboard now

Santa Cruz arrives in this game with 5 points, and in 16th place in the Liga De Futbol Prof, having won once in total and lost 6 times, making a total of 2 draws.

In the 8th round, the team holds a small disadvantage of 3 points as opposed to Royal Pari which is just above, in the 15th place.

Santa Cruz analysis

The goal difference is on the negative side for Santa Cruz, which after 7 rounds has conceded 17 but has only scored 8.

Team with a low scoring efficiency, the average goals scored do not exceed 1 per game. With a low score efficiency and playing away from home, this could be decisive for a bad result.

Best goalscorer from Santa Cruz

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Efmamjjasond González. Santa Cruz owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 3 goals in this season.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 2 of the 3 goals scored have this characteristic.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Independiente Petrolero is Juan Sinforiano Godoy Viñales, who has already scored 12 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Santa Cruz is Efmamjjasond González, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Since Santa Cruz has an average of 1 goal per game when playing away from home, and they often do not concede goals away from home, the under 2.5 goals can also be an excellent alternative to consider.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.5.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 3.38 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Independiente Petrolero has an average of 3.2 yellow cards per game over the 7 rounds, while Santa Cruz has an average of 2.4. In other words, these teams together are averaging 6.43 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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