Club Bolivar vs Cerro Porteno Prediction & Betting Tips - Copa Libertadores

Prediction published on 06/06/2023, 00:35  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 06/06/2023 at 00:35 in Copa Libertadores Predictions

Paraguayan side Cerro Porteno has a tough away match in Bolivia against Bolivar in Group C of the Copa Libertadores. Going into the game, Cerro Porteno are bottom of the group on three points and Bolivar tops with nine. Hosts Bolivar need a point to progress to the next phase. However, a win will be a big boost to their ambition to top the group. Bolivar did beat Palmeiras on Match Day 1 but they suffered a shock defeat away to Ecuadorian side, Barcelona. They will hope to avoid another slip here. Coming into this game, Bolivar are unbeaten in their last three matches. They warmed up for this one with a 0-0 draw with Real Tomayapo, having won the earlier two games. In their first meeting with Cerro Porteno, Bolivar won 4-0 away from home. That is one of their last six matches, in which they have only suffered one defeat. Bolivar come into this game with a four-game undefeated home run, and they’ve won three in that run. They’ve however managed just one clean sheet in the last five home matches.

Cerro Porteno have very slim hopes of progressing to the next stage of the Copa Libertadores. To keep those hopes alive, they must not drop points in this game. The Paraguayan club can still play for third place, to advance to the Copa Sudamericana. Either way, they have to avoid defeat here, and coming from a win should boost their confidence. Cerro Porteno are coming from a 2-0 win over Libertad, their first win in six matches. Before their win over Libertad, Cerro Porteno had suffered three straight defeats. In those losses, they conceded two or more in each, though they’ve failed to score in just one of five. Cerro Porteno have managed just three wins in the last 10 away matches in Copa Libertadores. They face a side unbeaten in six home games in this competition, their hosts having won five of those six games.