Cerro Porteno vs Palmeiras Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Cerro Porteno

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Cerro Porteno won’t want a repeat of their last result here following a 0-4 Copa Libertadores loss in their previous game against Bolívar.

The only player to score from Cerro Porteno was Robert Piris Da Motta (23' Own goal). Diego Bejarano (25') and Patricío Rodríguez (49') scored for Bolívar.

At least three goals per match were seen in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Cerro Porteno have played. Opposing sides scored 16 times in these games while Cerro Porteno amassed a tally of 3.

Palmeiras

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Previously, Palmeiras drew 0-0 in the Serie A tie with Santos.

In that match, Palmeiras managed 62% possession and 12 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. On the other side, Santos got 12 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.

A run of accomplished displays from the Palmeiras defensive players has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 2 from their past 6 clashes combined. In that period, their own attack force has managed to score 15. That sort of trend isn’t assured to be carried forward into this game, though.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 13/05/2005 shows us that Cerro Porteno have won 1 of them and Palmeiras 4, with the number of drawn matches being 1.

A total of 14 goals were scored between them in this period, with 2 of them from El Ciclón and 12 for Verdão. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.

The previous league meeting featuring the two was Copa Libertadores match day 2 on 21/04/2023 when it finished Palmeiras 2-1 Cerro Porteno.

ℹ️ Team News: Cerro Porteno

The Cerro Porteno boss Facundo Sava will be thankful to have no fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this clash with a fully healthy group to choose from.

📋 Team News: Palmeiras

Palmeiras manager Abel Ferreira has to currently contend with reduced team options. Eduard Atuesta (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Marcos Rocha (Hamstring Injury) and Murilo (Shoulder Injury) miss out here.

🧠 Prediction

When taking all factors into account, Cerro Porteno should have enough to breach the defence of this Palmeiras side, although just one goal likely won’t be as many as the goals that they could concede.

We’re going for both teams to score in a 1-2 winning score for Palmeiras at full-time. Looking forward to this.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 00:04 20/05/2023