International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Bolívar and Cerro Porteño are looking forward to this Copa Libertadores fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It's quite the trip for Cerro Porteño when visiting Bolívar as the cities are 1900 kilometers apart.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Bolívar form and stats
Bolívar was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Copa Libertadores. Universidad Catolica was too strong.16 points is a decent return from 7 Liga De Futbol Prof games here at Estadio Hernando Siles for Bolívar. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
The home team returns to Estadio Hernando Siles after drawing with Real Tomayapo on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.
Ahead of that match, Bolívar won a home game hosting Municipal Vinto (5-1).Bolívar are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estadio Hernando Siles in their league games, having scored an impressive 18 goals in 7 matches. From these home matches, Bolívar have conceded only 6 goals.
Cerro Porteño form and stats
Cerro Porteño was sent out of Copa Libertadores in the round of 16 last season, when Palmeiras turned out to be too strong.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Division 1.
Porteño had fun at their own home (Estadio Hernando Siles) last time out, beating Libertad 2-0. Morales and Ferreira scored.
A 1-2 defeat away at Nacional Asuncion before that.Cerro Porteño have another fixture away from home in just four nights, a Division 1 fixture against Tacuary. A grim timetable for the guests!
The travelling fans enjoy Cerro Porteño's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 10 league matches away. 14 goals have been conceded by Porteño in these games.
Head 2 Head
Here's the end result when the contenders played each other previously this season; Cerro Porteño - Bolívar 0-4.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Fernández Sáez 11 goals |  C. Aquino 6 goals |  B. Samudio Segovia 5 goals |
Bolívar missing players
Cerro Porteño missing players
| Bolívar | Cerro Porteño | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 56 | 30 | Scored | S | 17 | 41 | ||
| 34 | 9 | Conceded | C | 16 | 36 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 68% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 12% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 15.8 | 19.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 11.4 | ||
| 6.3 | 7.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 36% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 40% | ||
| 12.4 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 10.4 | ||
| 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bolívar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Cerro Porteño | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | The Strongest | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Nacional Potosi | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Always Ready | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 26 |
| 4 | Santa Cruz | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 | Bolívar | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 24 |
| 6 | Aurora | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | Universitario de Vinto | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | Real Tomayapo | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | Municipal Vinto | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 18 |
| 10 | Independiente Petrolero | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 18 |
| 11 | Guabira | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -11 | 18 |
| 12 | Oriente Petrolero | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 17 |
| 13 | Royal Pari | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 16 |
| 14 | Vaca Diez | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Libertad | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 28 | -20 | 15 |
| 16 | Blooming | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 15 |
| 17 | Wilstermann | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Libertad | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 50 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 40 |
| 3 | Sportivo Trinidense | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Nacional Asuncion | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Guarani | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Sportivo Ameliano | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | -1 | 29 |
| 7 | Olimpia | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueno | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | General Caballero JLM | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 23 |
| 10 | Guairena | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -14 | 17 |
| 11 | Resistencia | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -18 | 17 |
| 12 | Tacuary | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 14 |
