Home: Cerro Porteno
- Cerro Porteno have won 3 of their last 5 matches (Drawn 1, lost 1).
- Cerro have won 1 and drawn 1 of their 2 home games in Copa Libertadores Group F.
Away: Sporting Cristal Lima
Sporting Cristal Lima have lost 2 of their last 3 away games (Drawn 1).
Head-to-Head
- There is little to separate these two teams in the recent head-to-head, but Ariel Holan has given Cerro Porteno more structure and direction in the midfield since taking charge of the Paraguayan club in April 2026.
- Sporting Cristal Lima are third on 6 points and need to win this game if they are to keep their qualification hopes alive.
Key Players
- Catriel Cabellos has 1 Copa Libertadores Group F goal and is Sporting Cristal Lima’s leading scorer with 1 in 4, but Gustavo Cazonatti has bagged 3 of his club’s last 6 goals in all competitions.
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Pablo Vegetti is the top scorer in this group with 2 in 5 appearances and has bagged three of Cerro’s five goals in their last five games in all competitions.
- Pablo Vegetti: 2 in 5 in the group; three of Cerro’s last five goals in all competitions.
- Sporting Cristal Lima have a different strategy with Ze Ricardo preferring to press high up the field and look to overload the flanks and counterattack at pace.
Betting Insights
- Sporting Cristal Lima have averaged 1.5 goals per game away from home in the group.
- Backing both teams to score at 2.06 seems like a safe bet here.
Prediction
Cerro should win this, so take the home team to come through in an exciting match-up with Over 2.5 goals at 2.21 and extend their unbeaten run at home to 3 games with a 2-1 win .
