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2025 Copa Libertadores Predictions
CONMEBOL's top club competition is ready for another round with 2025 Copa Libertadores set to kick off. Botafogo are the defending champions after securing their first-ever Copa Libertadores title with a 3-1 win over Atletico Mineiro in Buenos Aires.
The 66th edition of the tournament will see the group stage kick off on March 17 and run until May 29 with the knockout rounds following from August 12 to October 30. The 2025 Copa Libertadores final is set for November 29, 2025 with the venue yet to be announced.
Teams from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela take part in this competition, providing spectators from all over the world a unique taste of this continent's wonderful footballing culture.
Beyond the title, which carries with it significance as there can only be one "King of South America'', the 2025 Copa Libertadores grants entry to the next edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, where all the winners of their respective continental competitions face off against one another. In addition, the winner is automatically qualified for the next edition of the most important club tournament in South America, being assigned to Draw 1 and Group A.
Unsurprisingly, it's Brazil that dominates the early betting markets for the 2025 Copa Libertadores winner with four of the top five in the betting all teams from Brazil. Argentinian team River Plate are the ones to prevent a clean sweep at the top of the market!. The last six consecutive Copas have been won by Brazilian clubs, three of which featured an all-Brazil final. Flamengo and Palmeiras are joint favourites at an early stage. Defending champions Botafego find themselves at a bigger price as they bid to back up their surprise victory in 2024.
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2025 Copa Libertadores Predictions: Statistics to know
Ahead of the 2025 edition of the competition, we've compiled some interesting statistics from the previous year's tournament which can be useful in your betting. Take a look and apply this information to your predictions in the future!
- Home win percentage: 54%
- Draw percentage: 26%
- Away win percentage: 20%
- Average goals per game: 2.39
- Matches with over 1.5 goals: 72%
- Matches with over 2.5 goals: 41%
- Matches with over 3.5 goals: 22%
- Both teams to score: 48% of matches
- Average home goals: 1.50 per match
- Average away goals: 0.88 per match
- Goals scored in first half: 49%
- Goal scored in second half: 51%
- Most common scoreline: 1-1 (16.1%)
- Second most common: 2-1 home team (14.2%)
- Third and fourth: 1-0, 2-0 home team (12.3% and 10.3%)
- Half-time most common score: 0-0 (30.3%)
- Half-time second most common: 1-0 home team (23.9%)
2025 Copa Libertadores: Our free prediction for the 2025 season
It is more than two decades since a Copa Libertadores winner repeated so that looks a tough task for Botofogo. Brazilian teams have been the dominating force in this competition in recent years and perhaps Palmerias are their strongest team for the 2025 renewal. If there is to be a break in Brazilian dominance then the most likely team to do so is Argentinian side River Plate.
Our 2025 Copa Libertadores prediction: River Plate or Palmeiras as our selection to win the 2025 Copa Libertadores.
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Odds to Win the 2025 Copa Libertadores
- Flamengo - 5.50
- Palmeiras - 5.50
- Internacional - 10.00
- Sao Paulo - 11.00
- River Plate - 11.00
- Racing - 13.00
- Atletico Nacional - 13.00
- Botofogo - 14.00
- Fortaleza- 15.00
- Estudiantes LP - 19.00
- Penarol - 23.00
- LDU Quito - 31.00
- Velez Sarsfield - 31.00
- Libertad - 67.00
- Cerro Porteno - 67.00
- Universitario - 101.00
Odds taken from bet365.com - Odds correct on 04/06/2025
2025 Copa Libertadores Last 16
Games are played over two legs. The first leg is on the 12-14 August and the second is on 19-21 August.
- Atletico Nacional - Sao Paolo
- Botafogo - LDU Quito
- Universitario - Palmeiras
- Libertad - River Plate
- Fortaleza - Velez Sarsfield
- Penarol - Racing
- Flamengo - Internacional
- Cerro Porteno - Estudiantes LP
2025 Copa Libertadores Group stages
Group A:
- Estudiantes LP - 12 points
- Botafogo - 12 points
- Universidad de Chile - 10 points
- Carabobo - 1 point
Group B:
- River Plate - 12 points
- Universitario - 8 points
- Independiente de Valle - 8 points
- Barcelona - 4 points
Group C:
- LDU Quito - 11 points
- Flamengo - 11 points
- Central Cordoba - 11 points
- Deportivo Tachira - 0 points
Group D:
- Sao Paulo - 14 points
- Libertad - 9 points
- Alianza Lima - 5 points
- Talleres - 4 points
Group E:
- Racing - 13 points
- Fortaleza - 8 points
- Atletico Bucaramanga - 6 points
- Colo-Colo - 5 points
Group F:
- Internacional - 11 points
- Atletico Nacional - 9 points
- Bahia - 7 points
- Nacional - 7 points
Group G:
- Palmeiras - 18 points
- Cerro Porteno - 7 points
- Bolivar - 6 points
- Sporting Cristal - 4 points
Group H:
- Velez Sarsfield - 11 points
- Penarol - 11 points
- San Antonio Bulo Bulo - 6 points
- Olimpia - 5 points
2024 Copa Libertadores Recap
Defending champions: Botofogo are the defending champions after defeating Atletico Mineiroby a score of 3-1.
Past winners: Independiente are the all-time leaders with seven Copa Libertadores titles to their name, although haven't won the famous cup since 1984. Boca Juniors have lifted the cup an impressive six times with their last triumph coming in 2007. Uruguayan club Peñarol have five titles while Argentinian giants River Plate have four. Flamengo have three titles, along with Palmeiras who won the 2020 and 2021 Copa Libertadores.
Top goalscorer: Junior Santos was the top scorer in the 2024 edition with 10 total goals.
