📏 Form Guide

Palmeiras

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Palmeiras fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 1-2 Serie A triumph versus Sport Recife.

In that match, Palmeiras had 50% possession and 7 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. For Palmeiras, the scorers were José Manuel López (33') and Joaquín Piquerez (91'). On the other side, Sport Recife got 9 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Chrystian Barletta (38') was the scorer for Sport Recife.

It’s been all too rare in recent times where Palmeiras haven’t conceded. In fact, Palmeiras have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 8 goals on the way. That aside, we will just have to wait and see whether that trend will be sustained in this upcoming match.

Cerro Porteno

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Cerro Porteno will come into the match following on from a 4-2 Copa Libertadores win as they beat Bolívar in their last match.

In that game, Cerro Porteno managed 32% possession and 19 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. For Cerro Porteno, the goals were scored by Jonatán Torres (45', 47', 61') and Jorge Morel (72'). Bolivar had 10 shots on goal with 5 on target. Ramiro Vaca (17', 89') scored for Bolívar.

Cerro Porteno have regularly broken through opposing defences in their most recent fixtures, having scored 9 times in their last 6 matches. While their manager Diego Martínez will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Cerro Porteno have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 6 of those same matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 10/08/2018 shows us that Palmeiras have won 5 of these and Cerro Porteno 1, with the number of draws being 0.

A total of 17 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 15 from Verdão and 2 for El Ciclón. That is an average goals per game value of 2.83.

The previous league encounter between the two was Copa Libertadores match day 4 on 24/05/2023 which ended up with the score at Cerro Porteno 0-3 Palmeiras.

🗞️ Team News: Palmeiras

Mauricio (Shoulder injury), Paulinho (Cracked bone), Bruno Rodrigues (Knee injury), Mayke (Hamstring injury) and Marcos Rocha (Hamstring injury) will not be able to play for Palmeiras boss Abel Ferreira.

📰 Team News: Cerro Porteno

Thanks to a fully injury-free group to pick from, the Cerro Porteno boss Diego Martínez does not have any fitness concerns to report before this game.

✨ Prediction

It looks to us that Palmeiras certainly have the ability to score more than once when they meet Cerro Porteno, who could well struggle getting on the scoresheet.

Therefore, we are anticipating a pretty comfortable 2-0 win for Palmeiras come full-time.

Peter Guest, 00:00 10/04/2025