Medellín
After 2 losses, the home team comes to this 3rd round in the 4th position of Group 3, with no points won. In the previous round, they lost in an away match against Emelec by (1‑0), after they have lost in their first group stage by (1‑3) at home against River Plate. This is a team that is often stronger at home, with the help of its supporters, so they usually make good use of the home advantage, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. They come to this match after a away win against Rionegro Águilas by (0‑1). Medellín has won 6, tied 1 and lost 3 of the last 10 home matches. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only turned the score around in 2. there are 2 periods that stand out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 14 of their 34 goals between minutes (76'‑90'); they have suffered 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (46'‑60').
Independiente Medellin has been campaigning badly in this early group stage of the Libertadores of America and accumulates 2 setbacks in 2 games, needing to start the reaction not to get even further from the qualifying zone for the next phase. The team is not in good phase and has lost 4 of the last 6 games for all competitions and it is worth mentioning that he scored only 4 goals in these matches, showing some offensive difficulty, since they have created little and failed in the finalizations. Playing at home, as the match they will make this Thursday, Independiente Medellín won 5 of the last 7 games but lost the last two games in this situation, not having conceded goals in only two of these matches, demonstrating some defensive difficulty in front of their supporters. Their only goal in the Libertadores occurred in the second half, more specifically between 75 and 90 minutes.
Melgar
The away team comes to his 3rd round of Group 3 in the 3rd position, with 3 points won, after 1 win and 1 loss. In their debut in this group stage they won at home against Emelec by (1‑0). In the second round, they lost in an away match against River Plate by (4‑2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 22 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 10 conceded. In the last 10 away matches Melgar has won 5, tied 3 and lost 2. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 5 times but have turned the score around in 3.
Melgar has been median in the Libertadores group stage and is tied with second place Emelec in the Group 3 score, losing in the tiebreaker criteria, so a win in the next match can put the team in the classification zone for the next phase. The team has been characterized by a reasonable attack that has shaken the nets 3 times in continental competition, however on the other hand the defense has left to be desired and suffers goals with a certain regularity and these data demonstrate the imbalance between the offensive and defensive sectors. Playing away from home, as the match they will make this Thursday, Melgar has lost only 1 of the last 8 games for all competitions and it is worth noting that they scored goals in 6 of these matches. Overall, taking into account home and away matches, the team scored 2 of their 3 goals in the first half, being 1 between 0 and 15 minutes and 1 between 15 and 30 minutes.
