Copa Libertadores betting and spectator preview: Cerro Porteño and Deportivo La Guaira meet at Estadio General Pablo Rojas to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It's no vacation for neither Porteño nor Deportivo La Guaira as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
These teams have little in common geographically as Deportivo La Guaira have to travel 6000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Cerro Porteño form and stats
Porteño was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the Copa Libertadores.Cerro Porteño have performed here at Estadio General Pablo Rojas this season with 4 wins from 6 Division 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
Porteño enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Guairena's place. The match ended 1-0 with S. Arzamendia scoring. In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting America de Cali.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Porteño, as the Division 1 home game vs Nacional Asuncion is only three days away.
The Cerro Porteño fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Porteño's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Deportivo La Guaira form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the 2nd round against Atlético Nacional.0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of Deportivo La Guaira playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season. Two points from the last two away games for Guaira, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Guaira have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 194 minutes ago. C. Ortiz was the goal scorer. The Deportivo La Guaira goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 424 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Academia Puerto Cabello in their previous outing. The Primera Division match ended in a draw 0-0. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Atletico Mineiro in the Copa Libertadores.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Guaira manager D. Farías Acosta as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Yaracuyanos.
0 goals so far away for Deportivo La Guaira, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Morales 6 goals |  M. Boselli 5 goals | C. Aquino 3 goals |
Cerro Porteño missing players
Deportivo La Guaira missing players
| Cerro Porteño | Deportivo La Guaira | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 36 | 16 | Scored | S | 15 | 34 | ||
| 28 | 9 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.8 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 7.1 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Atletico Mineiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Deportivo La Guaira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | America de Cali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 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 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 26 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | Nacional Asuncion | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 | Cerro Porteño | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Guairena | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Guarani | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 7 | 12 de Octubre | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -5 | 14 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueno | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 14 |
| 9 | Sol de America | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | -7 | 9 |
| 10 | River Plate | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gran Valencia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Yaracuyanos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Deportivo La Guaira | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Deportivo Lara | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 6 | Carabobo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 7 | Aragua | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |