Thursday’s Copa Libertadores action features Cerro Porteno playing against Fluminense.
All Cerro Porteno v Fluminense match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
Cerro Porteno
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Cerro Porteno will be looking for a repeat result of a 1-0 Copa Libertadores victory against Alianza Lima.
The only name on the scoresheet from Cerro Porteno was Federico Carrizo (96').
Cerro Porteno have found it difficult to unlock defences in recent times. Their ‘goals for’ figure equals just 3 vs opposing sides over the course of their previous six matches. In those meetings, Cerro Porteno have also seen the tally of goals that have gone against them come to 12.
Fluminense
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Fluminense come into this encounter following a 2-1 Serie A win with the downing of Vasco da Gama in their previous match.
In that game, Fluminense managed 58% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. For Fluminense, the scorers were Paulo Ganso (10') and Martinelli (53'). Vasco da Gama got 21 shots on goal with 5 on target. Pablo Vegetti (55') scored for Vasco da Gama.
Fluminense have been effective going forward of late, scoring 10 goals in their previous 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Fluminense can also improve defensively after being scored against in 5 of those same clashes. That kind of trend won’t necessarily be sustained here, though.
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Team News: Cerro Porteno
The Cerro Porteno boss Manolo Jiménez will be grateful not to have any fitness concerns at all before this game thanks to a completely injury-free group to pick from.
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Team News: Fluminense
From a largely available squad, there’s just a single fitness issue for the Fluminense manager Fernando Diniz to be concerned about. Calegari (Knee surgery) misses out for this game.
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Prediction
We feel that over the course of the game, Cerro Porteno will have a tough ask to see themselves scoring against this Fluminense team who we reckon should just have the edge.
That’s why we have predicted a good battle with a 0-1 winning score for Fluminense at the end of the 90 minutes.
Should be a close one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
04:02 25/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Cerro Porteno
Formed: 1912
Stadium: The Estadio General Pablo Rojas (45,000)
Captain: Diego Churín
Chairman: Juan José Zapag
Manager: Manolo Jiménez
Competitions: Copa Libertadores (Group A)