Get ready for the return leg of the Copa Libertadores Round of 16 between Palmeiras and Cerro Porteño. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Palmeiras form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Palmeiras have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 8 games.
The Palmeiras crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Athletico PR here at Allianz Parque. The talented striker Scarpa edged out all others in that fixture and received a match rating of 8.44 out of 10. Scarpa hit ten key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
There will be little rest for Palmeiras after this match as they are travelling to Fortaleza for a Serie A game in only four days.
Palmeiras has scored 16 goals so far and conceded 8 goals from 8 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Cerro Porteño form and stats
They also participated in Copa Libertadores last season. This ended in the 8th finals, when Fluminense drew the shortest straw.Cerro Porteño's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Cerro Porteño collect 22 points from their 11 away matches in the Division 1. 7 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 3 defeats).
Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Tacuary in their previous game.
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The travelling fans enjoy Cerro Porteño's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
This was the score when the participants met previously this season; Cerro Porteño - Palmeiras 0-3. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - one - two (Palmeiras wins - draws - Cerro Porteño wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Morales 8 goals | A. Oviedo Álvarez 8 goals |   R. da Silva Barbosa 7 goals |
Palmeiras missing players
Cerro Porteño missing players
| Palmeiras | Cerro Porteño | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 59 | 31 | Scored | S | 13 | 33 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 36% | ||
| 7.5 | 9.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 5 | ||
| 18.4 | 20.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 9.9 | ||
| 6.3 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
| 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 33% | ||
| 10.5 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 9.3 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 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 | Palmeiras | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Athletico PR | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Internacional | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Sao Paulo | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Santos | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 10 | Botafogo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Avai | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Coritiba | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | America Mineiro | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 14 | Bragantino | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 15 | Ceará | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 | Atletico GO | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 17 | Goias | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Juventude | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 11 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 10 |
| 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 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 35 | 57 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 50 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 43 |
| 4 | Guarani | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | Resistencia | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -6 | 28 |
| 6 | Nacional Asuncion | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| 7 | Sol de America | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 25 |
| 8 | Guairena | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 23 |
| 9 | General Caballero JLM | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -10 | 23 |
| 10 | Tacuary | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | -13 | 22 |
| 11 | Sportivo Ameliano | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -13 | 19 |
| 12 | 12 de Octubre | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -24 | 17 |
