CONMEBOL Libertadores Gameweek 3 Predictions: 24/04/2025

River Plate will look to continue their unbeaten run in the group stage and maintain their place at the top of the Group B standings when they face Independiente Del Valle away from home. After two matches, River Plate earned four points with two clean sheets. Can they avoid a defeat on matchday three?

Estudiantes and Botafo have the same points (3), so the upcoming game is important for both teams as they eye qualification to the next round. Libertad and São Paulo will come up against each other, and a win for the visitors will see them leapfrog the hosts into the top position in Group D. However, São Paulo have a slim chance of achieving that, as they struggle to play at their best away from home.

We looked at this week’s CONMEBOL Libertadores matches and came out with the best predictions.

CONMEBOL Libertadores Gameweek 3 Predictions: 24/04/2025

Libertad and Sao Paulo will struggle in the final third: Libertad vs Sao Paulo

• Date: 24/04/2025
• Kick-off: 02:30 CET
• Both teams struggle to find the back of the net, so we can anticipate the same from the upcoming game.

Libertad and São Paulo haven’t crossed paths many times in this competition. We took a look at their previous meetings in the CONMEBOL Libertadores and saw that they struggled to find the back of the net. The two times they met in 2011 ended with under 2.5 goals. While we agree that a lot has changed in the teams since 2011, we still believe the upcoming game will lack goals because they have struggled to score in the competition this term.

Libertad vs Sao Paulo prediction: Total goals – under 2.5

Estudiantes will bounce back to winning ways: Estudiantes vs Botafogo

• Date: 24/04/2025
• Kick-off: 02:30 CET
• Both teams have endured difficult spells this season so far, but we are banking on the hosts to get the win.

Estudiantes have endured mixed results this term across all competitions, but the same can be said for Botafogo, who rarely win two matches in a row. However, both teams have met four times in this competition, and the hosts dominated those encounters, winning two and drawing one. Both wins came in front of the Estudiantes’ fans, so it is not a stretch to back the hosts to come away with a win.

Estudiantes vs Botafogo prediction: Home team to win

Independiente and River Plate to share the spoils: Independiente del Valle vs River Plate

• Date: 24/04/2025
• Kick-off: 02:30 CET
• Both teams haven’t done badly in recent matches, so we expect this encounter to be cagey.

Independiente and River Plate have met twice in this competition, and both teams won in their respective stadiums. However, that was in 2016, so a lot has changed. We looked at their last few matches in their respective divisions and saw that they haven’t been bad recently, with the hosts losing just once in their last ten matches. River Plate will prove too strong for the hosts, and because this encounter will lack goals, we think the tie may end in a 1-1 draw.

Independiente del Valle vs River Plate prediction: Draw

Bucaramanga to maintain their winning run: Atletico Bucaramanga vs Fortaleza

• Date: 24/04/2025
• Kick-off: 04:00 CET
• Fortaleza are struggling to maintain consistency, so we doubt if they can put up a worthy resistance in Colombia.

Atletico Bucaramanga sit at the top of the Group E standings with four points without a defeat. Despite their form, they are the underdogs in this encounter, but we dare to disagree with the bookies. Fortaleza lost their first game 3-0, and we doubt they can miraculously turn things around against unbeaten Bucaramanga (1W 1D) away from home.

Atletico Bucaramanga vs Fortaleza prediction: Home team to win

Both teams will display their attacking prowess: Bolivar vs Palmeiras

• Date: 25/04/2025
• Kick-off: 00:00 CET
• Goals are usually scored when they meet in this competition, and we expect the upcoming game to follow suit.

Bolivar and Palmeiras love displaying their attacking points when they cross paths. They crossed paths in this competition two times in 2023, and each of them ended with four goals.

They met again in 2020, and both teams ended with over 2.5 goals. We can risk expecting the upcoming game to follow suit.

Bolivar vs Palmeiras prediction: Total goals – over 2.5 

Central Cordoba and Deportivo Tachira will struggle in the final third: Central Cordoba vs Deportivo Tachira

• Date: 25/04/2025
• Kick-off: 00:00 CET
• Matches involving either team rarely produce many goals, so we can count on the upcoming game to follow suit.

Central Cordoba and Deportivo Tachira have struggled to score goals. However, what they lack in the attack, they make up for in the defense, as they rarely let in goals. This encounter will be cagey, and because they meet for the first time in this competition, we can lean on their debut meeting to be uneventful.

Central Cordoba vs Deportivo Tachira prediction: Total goals – under 2.5