The first of two encounters in the Copa Libertadores Round of 16, as the hometeam Cerro Porteño will try to edge Palmeiras in their own ballpark.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Palmeiras, who are travelling more than 1300 kilometers to play this game.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cerro Porteño and Palmeiras.
Cerro Porteño form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the 8th finals against Fluminense.8-1-1 is the performance here at Estadio General Pablo Rojas so far in the Division 1, giving Cerro Porteño a total of 25 from their 10 games here. Outstanding results!
Cerro Porteño lost their last game at Libertad after a 0-1 scoreline. Heartbreak for Cerro Porteño in their last match as Libertad's Merlini scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Previous to that game, a Division 1 home match hosting General Caballero JLM in a game that was won 3-1.The match schedule is unforgiving for Porteño as they have a new game in only three days, a Division 1 match thankfully also at home. Tacuary are visiting.
Cerro Porteño have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Palmeiras form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Palmeiras, as they won the Copa Libertadores.Palmeiras have an excellent away record in the Serie A so far with 4-3-0 from 7 games.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Avai in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2. As mentioned above, Palmeiras drew the match against Avai. Manager Ferreira brought on Rony to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Midfielder Wesley was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.05. Wesley served one assist and hit two key passes.
After this away game Palmeiras return home for a Serie A game against Athletico PR. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Palmeiras has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding four meetings): Cerro Porteño won two games, one match ended with a draw and Palmeiras managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / three The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 2 red cards from the last four duels.Top Goalscorers
  R. Morales 8 goals | A. Oviedo Álvarez 8 goals |   R. da Silva Barbosa 7 goals |
Cerro Porteño missing players
Palmeiras missing players
| Cerro Porteño | Palmeiras | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 36 | 21 | Scored | S | 26 | 61 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 10 | 19 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 7.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.2 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.2 | 17 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 6.1 | ||
| 35% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 40% | ||
| 9 | 7.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 10.4 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 31 | 54 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 47 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Guarani | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Resistencia | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -2 | 28 |
| 6 | Nacional Asuncion | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 25 |
| 7 | Sol de America | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -7 | 25 |
| 8 | Guairena | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 22 |
| 9 | Tacuary | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -12 | 22 |
| 10 | General Caballero JLM | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -12 | 20 |
| 11 | 12 de Octubre | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -22 | 17 |
| 12 | Sportivo Ameliano | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -14 | 16 |
| 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 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 29 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| 3 | Athletico PR | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | Internacional | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Atletico Mineiro | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Santos | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | Sao Paulo | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Flamengo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Botafogo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Avai | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 13 | Atletico GO | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Goias | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 15 | Ceara | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 16 | Coritiba | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 15 |
| 17 | America Mineiro | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 19 | Juventude | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 11 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
