CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores Predictions and Tips 2025

This page is dedicated to bringing you the latest Copa Libertadores predictions and betting tips for each round of the competition throughout 2025. This prestigious tournament, featuring iconic South American clubs, is hugely popular with bettors, and our experts will provide thoroughly researched weekly tips for all upcoming fixtures.

The Copa Libertadores is an iconic and highly coveted competition, organised by CONMEBOL. It is the highest level of cup competition in South America and is always hugely competitive, with lifting the Copa Libertadores widely viewed as one of the greatest accolades for professional footballers. Teams from ten CONMEBOL federations will participate, although the competition has generally been dominated by Brazilian and Argentinian teams. 

Furthermore, winners of this tournament will be eligible to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup, the FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the Recopa Sudamericana. 

The tournament begins in February and concludes at the end of November with the Copa Libertadores final, so keep your eye on this page throughout the year to make sure you don’t miss a single prediction in this much-anticipated club competition.

To be successful with your Copa Libertadores betting, it’s absolutely essential to completely understand the format of this iconic competition. 

There are a total of 155 matches, and it all begins in February with the qualifying round, with 19 teams from ten different nations handed an opportunity to qualify for the group stage. Teams will qualify by winning half-year tournaments or domestic cups. 

The qualifying section has three stages, with the 19 teams eventually whittled down to just four. These will join the 28 teams who have automatically qualified for the group stage of the Copa Libertadores. 

Teams will be split into eight groups of four, where they will face one another twice, home and away. The top two in each group will progress to the round of 16, with the third-place finishers dropping into the Copa Sudamericana. 

Two-legged matches will take place in the round of 16 until the line-up is narrowed down to just two. The final is held at a pre-selected venue and is a single match which will go to extra time and penalties, if required.

Brazilian teams have typically dominated this competition, and it’s no surprise to see Flamengo priced up as the favourites. Following a first-leg defeat in the Copa do Brasil, coach Felipe Luis confirmed that he is prioritising the Brasileiro and the Libertadores, and they will be taking this tournament extremely seriously. Although they haven’t been completely convincing in this competition, dropping points against LDU Quito and Central Cordoba, they are top of the Brazilian Serie A and have been brilliant defensively. In knock-out football, that is a handy trait. 

The preference has to be for Palmeiras, who have also been priced up as one of the favourites. They caught the eye in the FIFA Club World Cup and are unbeaten in the competition so far. They’ve kept four clean sheets in their first six games at the tournament and have returned from the US with a spring in their step. 

Copa Libertadores – odds on the favourites

Previous winners and in-form Brazilian teams are dominating the latest Copa Libertadores winner odds. Here is how the outright market looks on August 4th, 2025. 

• Flamengo - 4.50
• Palmeiras - 5.00
• São Paulo - 11.00
• Internacional - 11.00
• River Plate - 12.00
• Atletico Nacional Medellin - 13.00
• Botafogo - 13.00
• Racing Club - 15.00
• Fortaleza - 16.00
• Estudiantes - 18.00
• Penarol - 23.00

Our football betting experts work hard to ensure that each Copa Libertadores prediction is incredibly accurate. This competition is unique, meaning that our analysts need to be razor sharp in order to keep up with all of the latest developments in South American football. 

Here are some of the crucial angles which have to be considered before we publish our tips: 

1. Altitude
   The South American landscape is vast and varied. Some teams, many of whom play in Bolivia, Peru and Venezuela, play their home games at significant altitude, and this can often take opponents by surprise. El Alto in Bolivia, which has held Copa Libertadores games this season, is an eyewatering 4,150 metres above sea level. Playing at altitude is incredibly tough, particularly for the away side, who have not had a chance to train in such conditions.
2. Injury News
   The games tend to come thick and fast, and there is plenty of travel required to get to matches. This is likely to affect the players, and our experts will conduct thorough research to ensure they are up to date with any key absences or returning players.
3. Priority and Schedule
   As we’ve already established, the regular season is hectic and managers may often prioritise a competition or tournament and adjust their line-ups accordingly. We will listen to managers' press conferences and interviews to increase the overall accuracy of our predictions.

The team behind our Copa Libertadores predictions are highly knowledgeable and have a combined 50+ years of experience in the industry. Our analysts have worked in various positions, including data analysis and trading, and they know what it takes to outsmart the bookmakers and use their expertise to produce a regular stream of accurate betting tips for each round of the competition. 

Online betting sites now offer a vast array of betting markets for each Copa Libertadores match, particularly when it comes to the group stage onwards. 

This allows our experts to use these markets to their advantage and gives them far more options when it comes to selecting their tips. This ensures that you have the best possible chance of picking a winner. Alongside popular and straightforward options such as the match result (1X2), we may also opt for a correct score or a handicap to obtain more value, particularly in seemingly one-sided fixtures. 

Here are some of the key betting markets that our experts will use for their Copa Libertadores predictions: 

• 1X2
• Both Teams to Score
• Over 2.5 Goals 
• Under 2.5 goals
• Double Chance
• Exact Score