Blooming Santa Cruz vs Independiente Petrolero
Match details. Division Profesional, Apertura - 22. Kick-off is Sun 18 Oct, 00:30 Lagos time. It is played at Estadio Ramon Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
What's at stake. Blooming Santa Cruz are 9th on 27 points after 21 games, 1 point behind Nacional Potosí, 2 points clear of Independiente Petrolero. A win would take them above Nacional Potosí. Independiente Petrolero are 10th on 25 points after 21 games, 2 points behind Blooming, 1 point clear of Real Oruro. A win would take them above Blooming.
Form. Blooming Santa Cruz have won two, drawn four and lost four of their last ten, 1.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L D W L D. In this competition Blooming Santa Cruz have gone L D W L D D. Independiente Petrolero have won four, drawn one and lost five of their last ten, 1.3 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L L L L W. In this competition Independiente Petrolero have gone L L L L W L.
The numbers. Blooming Santa Cruz score 2.2 and concede 0.6 a game in their last five at home, with two clean sheets. Blooming Santa Cruz average 16.2 shots (7.7 on target), 4.5 corners and 4.2 cards a game, with 51% of the ball. Independiente Petrolero score 1.2 and concede 1.8 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal. Independiente Petrolero average 13.7 shots (3.6 on target), 4.0 corners and 3.1 cards a game, with 47% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last eight meetings Blooming Santa Cruz have won three, drawn none and lost five. Seven of the eight went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in five. In the last four, Blooming Santa Cruz won one and Independiente Petrolero won three. The last time they met, on 2 Oct 2026, it finished Blooming Santa Cruz 0-1 Independiente Petrolero.
Where it pulls both ways. It pulls both ways: their goals for and against make Blooming Santa Cruz the likelier winners, but the meetings favour Independiente Petrolero.
The read. No side to back. An open game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 63%. Seven of the last eight meetings went over 2.5.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); Under 5.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: Blooming Santa Cruz 2-1 Independiente Petrolero (10% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).