Cerro Porteno welcomes Palmeiras this weekto Estadio General Pablo Rojas in the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores. Kickoffs on June 30, 2022 at 01:15 EAT.
Cerro Porteno won two, drew two and lost two of their six matches in Group G to reach the round of 16, with a total of eight points seeing them finish second behind Colon. The home team is the current Primera Division champions and they have competed in the Copa Libertadores on 38 occasions and have actually been present in the semi-finals of the competition on six previous occasions, including in 2011.
Cerro Porteno will be aiming for better results following 0-1 Copa Libertadores success to beat Olimpia in their most recent game. In that match, Porteno managed four shots with two of them on target. Olimpia got 11 shots with three of them on target and a goal by Fernando Cardozo (10’).
Meanwhile, Palmeiras is one of the best teams in this edition of the Copa Libertadores so far; they accumulated the most points in the group stage, with a masterful campaign of five wins and a draw to sit at the top of group A. Palmeiras has won the Copa Libertadores on three previous occasions, including last year.
Palmeiras held each other to 2-2 Serie A draw with Avaí in their most recent game. In that match, Palmeiras had 51% possession, 15 shots with four of them on target and goals scored by Gustavo Scarpa (47′) and Rony (65′). Avaí got seven shots with four of them on target and goals by Bissoli (45′) and Jean Pyerre (73′).
Cerro Porteno vs. Palmeiras head to head
This fixture will be seventh head to head meeting between these two teams since 2005. Three matches ended in stalemates, Cerro Porteno won two times and Palmeiras has won only once.
- Palmeiras 0-1 Cerro Porteno 31/08/18
- Cerro Porteno 0-2 Palmeiras 10/08/18
- Palmeiras 2-3 Cerro Porteno 14/04/06
- Cerro Porteno 0-0 Palmeiras 16/02/06
- Palmeiras 0-0 Cerro Porteno 13/05/05
Home
- Libertad 1-0 Cerro Porteno
- Cerro Porteno 3-1 Club General Caballero Jlm
- 12 de Octubre 0-1 Cerro Porteno
- Cerro Porteno 1-0 Resistencia
- Cerro Porteno 0-1 Olimpia
Away
- Avai 2-2 Palmeiras
- Sao Paulo 1-0 Palmeiras
- Sao Paulo 1-2 Palmeiras
- Palmeiras 4-2 Goianiense GO
- Coritiba 0-2 Palmeiras
Cerro Porteno team news
Leonardo Rivas, Claudio Aquino and Rafael Carrascal have been ruled out of this game through suspension.
Palmeiras team news
Boss Abel Ferreira will be without Henri who is recovering from injury.
Prediction and odds
Palmeiras have so much quality head into this game.
- Palmeiras Win
- Draw
- Goals under 2.5
