Cerro Porteno vs Fluminense: Bet on the visitors

In the first leg of the Copa Libertadores last 16, Cerro Porteño will face Fluminense. Bookmakers do not see favourites in the game, believing that the opponents have roughly equal chances of success.

Please note that the teams from Paraguay and those from Argentina have no game practice ahead of the start of the playoffs in South America’s most prestigious cup tournament. Cerro Porteño played their last official match at the end of May, and what’s more, the future hosts have won only once in their previous four official games, with three defeats. The statistics are not in favour of Cerro Porteño. On the other hand, it’s hard to see the Paraguayan side’s form because we all remember how the Argentine teams played in the Copa Libertadores final without any practice a couple of seasons ago.

For Fluminense, this Copa Libertadores is something special. The Tricolor have not played in South America’s most prestigious tournament in eight seasons. Naturally, the team from Rio have the desire to advance as far as possible in the tournament. The Brazilians made it through the group stage with confidence, finishing first in Group D, beating two Colombian teams Junior and Santa Fe and River Plate, who, remember, have reached the CL semi-finals in the last four tournaments. The current mood of the Fluminense is also quite good. During the previous three rounds of Serie A, the Tricolor have not lost once, drawing once and winning twice. Notably, both victories in this period have been away matches. Separately, Fluminense have their fifth away win in Brasileirao.

Once again, let us note that Fluminense are playing well away this season. It is difficult to say in what form Cerro Porteno are because the Paraguayans have not played any official matches since the end of May. Also, note the fact that Fluminense have beaten Cerro Porteno twice in history. However, the head-to-head encounters between these teams are pretty old, dating back to November 2009. Here are the odds for this match: W2 for 2.84, Handicap 2 (0) for 2.65, Individual Total 2 Over (1) for 2.31.