Cerro Porteno – Palmeiras Prediction & Picks (10.08.2018)

Cerro Porteño and Palmeiras meet at Estadio General Pablo Rojas, in a match for this phase of the Copa Libertadores (8th Finals). There is no recent record of direct confrontations between these two teams, who have not played any matches in the last 3 years. The last time they met was on 04-13-2006, in a match that ended with the final score: Palmeiras (2-3) Cerro Porteño.

Cerro Porteño:

The home team got access to this phase of the Copa Libertadores (8th Finals) after the 2nd place won in Group 1, with a total of 13 points. The team comes to this match after a home victory over Sol de América by (2-0). In the last 10 matches played at home for all competitions, Cerro Porteño won 7, drew 2 and lost 1. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 16 of their 45 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

In total, Cerro Porteño played six games in this Copa Libertadores, accumulating 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, obtaining an average of 1.33 goals scored per game and 1.33 suffered. The highlight of the team in these games is D. Churín, with 4 goals scored. It should be noted that the Paraguayan team never won this competition. The team of the house arrives in general by several competitions with 14 parties without losing, being the majority victories. In the last 5 games against the fans, they have registered 4 wins and 1 draw and there were more than 1.5 goals in all matches, scoring goals in all matches. In this match the coach of the local team must act with his best starting eleven.

Palmeiras:

The visiting team reaches this stage of the Copa Libertadores (8th Finals) after having finished the group stage in the 1st position of Group 8, with 16 points won. The team comes to this match after a draw away with América Mineiro by (0-0). In the last 10 away matches Palmeiras has won 3, tied 4 and lost 3. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 6 matches for this competition .

In total Palmeiras played six games in this Copa Libertadores, adding 5 wins and 1 draw, obtaining an average of 2.33 goals scored per game and 0.5 suffered. In this team highlights M. Borja, with 6 goals scored. It should be noted that the Brazilian team won this international competition, specifically in the 1999 edition. The visiting team arrives, in general, in a good moment of form, because in 10 matches in different competitions it was defeated only once. In their last 5 games at the opponent’s home, they lost only 1 game and tied 4. The final score was more than 1.5 goals in 2 matches and they did not score in 3 matches. For this confrontation the coach of the visiting team must act with his best starting eleven.