Atletico Penarol vs Cerro Porteno
South America – Copa Libertadores
Date: Tuesday, 17 May 2022
Kick-off at 23:15 UK
Venue: Campeon del Siglo.
Atletico Penarol had a disappointing start to the group stage fixtures recording winless outcomes mostly. They won one and lost three of their 4 group fixtures so far this Libertadores season. Their Primera Division form is decent though.
Penarol recorded a 1-0 defeat on road against Olimpia Asuncion in their most recent Libertadores fixture. It was their second subsequent negative display and will not be expecting a third one for sure.
Meanwhile, Cerro Porteno had an average start to the group stage fixtures. They won two, drew one and lost one of their 4 group fixtures to occupy the top spot of the group G table.
Cerro Porteno recorded a 2-1 defeat on road against Nacional Asuncion in their most recent Libertadores fixture. They were on the back of three subsequent unbeaten games before recording the above group fixture defeat.
Atletico Penarol vs Cerro Porteno Head-to-head (h2h)
- This will only be the fifth head to head clash between these two outfits.
- The reverse fixture ended up in a 1-0 win for Cerro Porteno.
- Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals option landed in two of those 4 h2h clashes.
Atletico Penarol vs Cerro Porteno Prediction
The home form of Penarol is so impressive of late. They won 8 of the past 10 home affairs across all competitions Their only home fixture so far this Libertadores season were against Olimpia Asuncion which ended up in a 2-1 win for them.
The above home win against Olimpia Asuncion is their only positive recording this season. Following the above overall run with a Libertadores positive recording, they will be having enough of spirits.
On the other side, Cerro Porteno are having an average form on road. They are winless in both their on road fixtures so far this Libertadores season. Such a form doesn’t assures anything.
Analyzing all the above stats, we are in favor of Atletico Penarol to seal a win against Cerro Porteno when they both meet in a Libertadores fixture on Tuesday.
Atletico Penarol vs Cerro Porteno Betting Tips
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Atletico Penarol to win @ 2.50 (3/2).
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BTTS @ 2.00 (1/1).
