Cerro Porteno vs Palmeiras Prediction & Betting Tips - Copa Libertadores

Prediction published on 27/06/2022, 15:26  by Daniel Ngulu in Copa Libertadores Predictions

Paraguayan side Cerro Porteno have a tough clash ahead, at home to Brazilian giants Palmeiras in the Round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores. They are coming from a 1-0 loss to Libertad and it is going to be tougher taking on the Copa Libertadores holders. Cerro Porteno do have three wins in their last five matches, but they can’t claim to be great in attack as they have scored more than a goal in just one of the five games. They have failed to score completely in two of the five matches and are winless in three straight Copa Libertadores matches. Two of their last three Copa Libertadores matches have ended in defeat and they’ve failed to score in two. Cerro Porteno last met Palmeiras in 2018, and won 1-0, but this time they meet a much stronger Palmeiras side and it will call for something special to repeat that feat.

Palmeiras have been on a good run, though their last two matches haven’t yielded a win. They are coming from a 2-2 draw with Avai and they’ve failed to keep a clean sheet in the last four games. In four of their last five matches though, they have scored two or more goals, and this is the biggest quality they’ll carry to this game. At the same time, their matches have been high-scoring, three of the last five have produced over 2.5 goals. They have one clean sheet only in the last five matches though. In Copa Libertadores, Palmeiras have no loss in the last 14 games; they have eight clean sheets in that run, and they’ve won each of the last seven. In the last five matches in this competition, Palmeiras have scored 21 goals.