There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Copa Libertadores 3rd Round meeting between Cerro Porteño and Fortaleza. Game on!
It's quite the trip for Fortaleza when visiting Porteño as the cities are 3900 kilometers apart.
It's no vacation for neither Cerro Porteño nor Fortaleza 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.
Cerro Porteño form and stats
Porteño have not come this way in the Copa Libertadores without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Curico Unido. Cerro Porteño participated in Copa Libertadores the last season, where they reached the round of 16 and lost against Palmeiras.Cerro Porteño have played 4 Division 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-4-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The spoils were shared in Cerro Porteño's previous game, also at home. Visiting Sportivo Luqueno (after extra-time) travelled back with a draw after a 3-3 scoreline. Late drama in the game against Sportivo Luqueno as Porteño were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Segovia popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. It's funny, but the exact score 1-0 has occurred three league games in a row.
Before that game, a nice away victory at Fortaleza (after extra-time). A Copa Libertadores match. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Cerro Porteño have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 2.
The manager Sava will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to General Caballero JLM in only four days.
A decent goal production from Cerro Porteño in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. Porteño have conceded 6 from these games.
Fortaleza form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Deportivo Maldonado in order to reach 3rd round of Copa Libertadores. Fortaleza's mission in Copa Libertadores last season failed in the round of 16 against Estudiantes.The visitors are W8-D2-L9 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.
253 minutes! That's how long the Fortaleza goalkeeper Fernando Miguel Kaufmann and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Fortaleza has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Ferroviário (after extra-time) for a 1-1 draw.
The fixture earlier was the Copa Libertadores-duel against Cerro Porteño (after extra-time), a home defeat (0-1). As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Fortaleza in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Fortaleza, 0 draws and 4 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Fortaleza are hosting Ferroviário in the Cearense 1 only three days away.
Fortaleza are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 19 games (in the league). 26 goals have been conceded by Fortaleza in these games.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have fought previously this season: Fortaleza - Cerro Porteño 0-1.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Morales 2 goals | C. Aquino 2 goals | A. Espínola Giménez 1 goals |
Cerro Porteño missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Cerro Porteño | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 39 | 23 | Scored | S | 12 | 45 | ||
| 17 | 13 | Conceded | C | 14 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 36% | ||
| 52% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 6.1 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.5 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 14.5 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 39% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 33% | ||
| 7.6 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 10 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 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 | Libertad | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Guarani | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Cerro Porteño | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Nacional Asuncion | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Sportivo Trinidense | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Sportivo Ameliano | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueno | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | General Caballero JLM | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 10 | Guairena | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| 11 | Resistencia | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| 12 | Tacuary | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -11 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 66 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 81 |
| 2 | Internacional | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 58 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 73 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 63 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 70 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 65 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 62 |
| 6 | Atlético Mineiro | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 45 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 58 |
| 7 | Atletico PR | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 58 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 55 |
| 9 | Sao Paulo | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 55 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 54 |
| 10 | America Mineiro | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 53 |
| 11 | Botafogo | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | -2 | 53 |
| 12 | Santos | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 47 |
| 13 | Goias | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 53 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 31 | -13 | 46 |
| 14 | Bragantino | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 59 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -10 | 44 |
| 15 | Coritiba | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 60 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 44 | -21 | 42 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 27 | -11 | 41 |
| 17 | Ceara | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 41 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 37 |
| 18 | Atletico GO | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -18 | 36 |
| 19 | Avai | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 60 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 34 | -26 | 35 |
| 20 | Juventude | 38 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 69 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 42 | -40 | 22 |
