Flamengo v Estudiantes Prediction, Tips and Bet Builder

Flamengo can seize control of top spot in Group A with a victory when they face Estudiantes in the Copa Libertadores on Wednesday night.

The Brazilian side lifted the Libertadores title last season, knocking out Estudiantes on the way.

These two sides drew 1-1 in Argentina earlier in the group phase, and Flamengo are a point ahead of Estudiantes in the standings with a game in hand. They’re heavy favourites for a victory which would all but secure first place.

Flamengo v Estudiantes Tips Summary

Best Bet - Flamengo to win to nil @ 1/1
Alternative Bet - Flamengo to win 2-0 @ 9/2
Bet Builder - Pedro Guilherme to score anytime, Lucas Piovi to be booked, Leo Pereira to be booked @ 11/1

Flamengo v Estudiantes Prediction

Best Bet: Flamengo to win to nil @ 1/1

Estudiantes haven’t lost across their first four Libertadores games, but a lack of cutting edge in the final third has led to them drawing three of those matches. The Argentinian side have generated 4.6 Expected Goals across those games, and this represents their biggest test yet.

Flamengo have faced only 2.4 xG across their first three Libertadores games, while they’ve conceded only 13 goals in 15 Serie A games this season, keeping three home clean sheets.

The visitors are second in their domestic league, but they’ve focused the majority of their scoring against sides towards the bottom of the table. In seven clashes with the top 14 sides, they’ve failed to score on five occasions.

Flamengo are a bigger test than anything Estudiantes would face domestically, so back them to secure a clean sheet in another victory.

Alternative Bet: Flamengo to win 2-0 @ 9/2

Flamengo aren’t expected to run away with this contest. They’ve scored seven times in three games in this competition, and they average 2.17 goals per home game domestically.

Under 2.5 goals has also been a feature of four of Flamengo’s last six matches, so a low-scoring affair holds plenty of appeal. The visitors scored a late consolation in their quarter-final visit to Flamengo last year, but that came after an 83rd-minute red for the Brazilian side.

Estudiantes have lost 1-0 in all three of their league losses this season, but a strong Flamengo side is backed to produce a 2-0 victory.

Flamengo v Estudiantes Bet Builder Tip

• Pedro Guilherme to score anytime

• Lucas Piovi to be booked

• Leo Pereira to be booked

  
  Pays 11/1

Pedro Guilherme has scored 11 goals across all competitions for Flamengo this season, and he has been particularly strong at home. 

Pedro has scored in four of Flamengo’s last five home matches, and he can extend that fine run with a strike against Estudiantes, having found the net a minute into their quarter-final first leg in 2025. 

The game is expected to feature plenty of cards, and Leo Pereira is the standout in that market for the hosts. He hasn’t picked up a caution in the Libertadores so far, but he has been booked on five occasions in Serie A this season.

For the visitors, Lucas Piovi has yet to complete a game without a card in the Libertadores campaign. He’s been cautioned in each of his three appearances, and he has six bookings across all competitions. 

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Key Match Stats

• Estudiantes have won only one of their four group games.

• Flamengo knocked Estudiantes out of this competition at the quarter-final stage last season.

• The hosts have conceded just 2.4 xG in three games in this competition.

• Estudiantes have failed to score in five of seven domestic clashes with the top 14 teams in their league.

• Four of the hosts’ last six matches have featured under three goals.

• Pedro Guilherme has scored 11 goals this term, netting in four of Flamengo’s last five home matches.

• Lucas Piovi has been booked in all three Libertadores appearances this season.

• Leo Pereria is awaiting his first Libertadores booking, but he’s picked up a team-high five cautions in Serie A.

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