Bolivar - Sao Paulo: Battle for a place in the next round of the Copa Sudamericana
In the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana round of 16, we will see a clash between Bolivar and Sao Paulo. The match will take place overnight into Wednesday, August 12, kicking off at 2:30 CET, and I am offering a bet on it.
Bolivar - Sao Paulo: Match facts and H2H
- Bolivar have won their last two matches.
- Bolivar have lost just one of their last eight matches.
- Bolivar have conceded in three consecutive matches.
- Bolivar have won their last four home matches.
- Sao Paulo are winless in their last four matches: one draw and three defeats.
- Sao Paulo have not won any of their last ten matches.
- Bolivar have scored in both halves in 45% of their matches this season.
- These teams have met four times in their history: Sao Paulo have won twice, while Bolivar have one victory.
Bolivar - Sao Paulo: Match preview
Bolivar and Sao Paulo will play the first leg of their Copa Sudamericana round-of-16 tie. They are representatives of Bolivia and Brazil.
Bolivar are currently in very good form and have won their last two matches. They sit second in the table with 27 points from 14 matches. They are six points behind the leaders. Last season, they finished second, while the season before that they were champions. As for the Copa Sudamericana, Bolivar were eliminated from the Copa Libertadores, but in the round of 32 they defeated Gremio 4-2.
Sao Paulo finished eighth in the 2025 season, collecting 51 points from 38 rounds. Now the team are once again competing for the Copa Sudamericana. They are currently 12th in the table with 26 points from 21 matches. In the Copa Sudamericana, the team advanced directly to the round of 16 after finishing first in their group.
Probable line-ups
- Bolivar: Lampe, Echeverría, Sagredo, Arreaga, Sagredo, Robson Matheus, Justiniano, Melgar, Romero, Asprilla, Rodríguez
- Sao Paulo: Rafael, Lucas Ramon, Luis Osorio, Wendell, Arboleda, Marcos Antônio, Pablo Maia, Danielzinho, Calleri, Luciano, Ferreirinha
Prediction
This is a very important round-of-16 encounter, and both teams will clearly want to put in a strong performance and take an advantage into the second leg. I am offering a bet on both teams to score, with odds of 1.77.
