Fortaleza host the first leg in this deciding Copa Libertadores 3rd Round game. Cerro Porteño will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Estadio General Pablo Rojas before the return leg in 7 days.
These teams have little in common geographically as Cerro Porteño have to travel 3900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Not much time to rest for the host team, as they performed in a Copa do Nordeste fixture only four days ago. That game was an away game at Ceara, so at least Fortaleza are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Fortaleza form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Copa Libertadores for Fortaleza, as the manager Vojvoda led his troops to eliminate Deportivo Maldonado, and reach the 3rd Round. Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the round of 16 against Estudiantes.Fortaleza have collected 29 points from their Serie A home games so far after 7-8-4.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Fortaleza, as their goalkeeper Fernando Miguel Kaufmann has completely shut out the opponents for 253 minutes in the Serie A.
The regulars hope that Fortaleza will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Copa do Nordeste fixture against Ceara.
A victory at home ahead of that game, as anticipated. The team were big favourites against Deportivo Maldonado and won 4-0. The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Fortaleza matches with similar probabilities have ended with 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat (from 4 games).
The manager Vojvoda will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ferroviario in only three days.
Fortaleza has scored 24 league goals at home this season, in 19 matches. Fortaleza have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cerro Porteño form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Curico Unido in order to reach 3rd round of Copa Libertadores. Cerro Porteño was sent out of Copa Libertadores in the round of 16 last season, when Palmeiras turned out to be too strong.Cerro Porteño are happy with their away performances in the Division 1 so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.
Porteño are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Olimpia. It looked so good for Cerro Porteño vs Olimpia, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
A home win as predicted against Curico Unido ahead of that, in the Copa Libertadores.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sportivo Luqueno in just four days.
Cerro Porteño has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. It's not easy to score on Porteño as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Morales 2 goals | C. Aquino 2 goals | A. Espínola Giménez 1 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
Cerro Porteño missing players
| Fortaleza | Cerro Porteño | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 12 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 48 | 36 | Scored | S | 16 | 37 | ||
| 19 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 36% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 8% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.6 | 6.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14.6 | 16.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.3 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4 | ||
| 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | ||
| 10.2 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.4 | 6.6 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | 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 | Atletico 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 |
| 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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Guarani | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 3 | Sportivo Trinidense | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Olimpia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Nacional Asuncion | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Sportivo Ameliano | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueno | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 9 | General Caballero JLM | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Guairena | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 11 | Resistencia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| 12 | Tacuary | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -10 | 1 |
