Get ready for the return leg of the Copa Libertadores 2nd Round between Cerro Porteño and Universitario. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
It's no vacation for neither Cerro Porteño nor Universitario 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.
It's quite the trip for Universitario when visiting Cerro Porteño as the cities are 3400 kilometers apart.
Cerro Porteño form and stats
Cerro Porteño participated in Copa Libertadores the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Perfect Division 1 season at home so far for Cerro Porteño 2 wins from 2 appearances. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio General Pablo Rojas.
Cerro Porteño are returning here after visiting 12 de Octubre in a Division 1 game and winning with a 4-1 scoreline. S. Díaz, D. Churín, J. Benítez and J. Colmán scored the goal(s). Preceding that game was the away draw at Universitario that finished 1-1.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Guairena are coming to town in three days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Cerro Porteño at home in the league. 6 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Universitario form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Carabobo in order to reach 2nd Round of Copa Libertadores. Universitario's mission in Copa Libertadores last season failed in the 1st round against Oriente Petrolero.The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera Division travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Libertadores stats, they have 1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses both home and away.
Universitario go into this game after a win, the home game against Sport Huancayo that ended 2-1. A draw for Universitario before that, at their own venue hosting Cerro Porteño (1-1).
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager G. Pérez Perdigón when J. Dos Santos scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute.
The schedule is very tough for Universitario now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Primera Division game at Carlos Stein is waiting in only four days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Universitario has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Universitario - Cerro Porteño 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Cerro Porteño zero wins, two draws and Universitario one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Á. Cardozo Lucena 2 goals |  Ó. Ruiz Roa 2 goals |  D. Colmán Escobar 2 goals |
Cerro Porteño missing players
Universitario missing players
| Cerro Porteño | Universitario | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 46 | 25 | Scored | S | 9 | 25 | ||
| 32 | 12 | Conceded | C | 10 | 18 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 32% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 277 | 141 | Total Shots | T S | 122 | 255 | ||
| 121 | 61 | Shots on Target | S O | 34 | 89 | ||
| 38% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guarani | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Libertad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Cerro Porteño | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Nacional Asuncion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Olimpia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Guairena | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | River Plate | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 9 | Sol de America | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -7 | 3 |
| 10 | Sportivo Luqueno | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 11 | General Diaz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 de Octubre | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 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 | Alianza Universidad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Universitario | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Manucci | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | UTC Cajamarca | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Cienciano | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Melgar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Deportivo Binacional | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Sport Boys | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Sporting Cristal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Sport Huancayo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Academia Cantolao | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Ayacucho | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Universidad San Martín | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Cesar Vallejo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Deportivo Municipal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Alianza Lima | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Atletico Grau | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Real Garcilaso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Carlos Stein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |