Cerro Porteno vs Penarol – The Paraguayan and Uruguayan champions meet in the third round of Copa Libertadores Group G on Wednesday night in Asuncion. After two rounds, Group G is wide open. Cerro Porteno defeated Colon 3-1 at home in the second round. The Paraguayans are the only unbeaten team in the group after two games, with four points.
Penarol, on the other hand, lost 2-1 at Colon before beating Olimpia 2-1 at home. Because both teams performed better at home than on the road, we give Cerro Porteno a huge advantage here ,Cerro Porteno are currently second in the Paraguayan Division Profesional, one point behind leaders Libertad, with 9 wins, 1 draw, and 2 defeats in 12 games.
Cerro Porteno vs Penarol – Betting Analysis
Penarol are sixth after ten rounds of Uruguayan football’s top league. They have won four, drew four, and lost two. Penarol have scored seven goals and conceded only five in their first ten games in the new Uruguayan Primera Division. Their last official meeting was in the 2004 Copa Sudamericana qualifiers. Cerro Porteno won the first leg 1-3 in Uruguay to advance 4-3 on aggregate All three of the teams’ last official meetings produced three or more goals.
Cerro Porteno has kept a clean sheet in four of their previous six home games. Penarol started the season with a defensive mindset ,The best bet for this game is Under 2.5 goals FT at 1.61. We also appreciate the 1.80 odds set for Cerro Porteno to win due to the home court advantage.
Cerro Porteno vs Penarol- Head-to-Head:
Our Predictions: Under 2.5 goals
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