Puerto Cabello vs Vasco prediction 07.05.2025 | Copa Sudamericana

• Competition: Copa Sudamericana
• Date: Wednesday, 7th May, 2025
• Kickoff: 23:00 UK / 00:00 CEST
• Venue: Estadio Polideportivo Misael Delgado (Valencia)

On the night between Wednesday and Thursday, Venezuelan Puerto Cabello and Brazilian Vasco will face off in the fourth round of the Copa Sudamericana Group stage at Estadio Polideportivo Misael Delgado in Valencia.

Puerto Cabello came to this season after a really bad period in the Clausura when they finished 11th out of 14 teams. This year, they are doing a better job in the domestic league, considering they secured the Playoffs in Liga Futve. However, most of their good games came early in the season, and as time passes, they are only looking worse. When it comes to the Copa Sudamericana, "The Academy" won just one point in the first three rounds, and if they fail to win this match, they will have a minimal chance of reaching the next stage of the competition.

Vasco have been a solid mid-table team in the Brazilian Serie A in the past two seasons. This season, after a good run in the state league, Vasco are not doing well in Serie A, where they won only seven points in seven rounds. However, in Copa Sudamericana, the popular Black Shirts are decent, as they sit in second place with five points - on level with the first-placed Lanus. The general impression is that Vasco is underperforming and capable of much more. Because of that, the club sacked the coach, Fabio Carille, in late April and appointed Felipe Loureiro as a caretaker manager.

Puerto Cabello vs Vasco pick: Under 2.5 goals

Puerto Cabello are in pretty bad form, having won just twice in the last ten games. Offensively, they had big problems, scoring a total of eight goals - 0.8 per game.

Meanwhile, Vasco are also struggling, but primarily offensively, considering they scored only one goal in the last five matches - 0.2 per game. Still, they somewhat compensated that with a good defense, as they only allowed three goals in that period. So, a poor offense and a good defense make them an excellent team for this bet. Lately, Vasco played only low-scoring games and were under 2.5 goals in five consecutive games.

These teams met just about a month ago, and Vasco won 1:0. While we believe that the Brazilians are a better team, we are reluctant to take a bet on them due to their terrible form and road record. Instead, an under 2.5 goals bet seems like the best choice for this Copa Sudamericana tie.