Match Report
In the standings it was Olimpia 1st on 46 points, Cerro Porteño 3rd on 38 — separated by 8. On recent form Cerro Porteño sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Olimpia 1.62 scored and 0.81 conceded per game, Cerro Porteño 1.43 and 0.9, with the league averaging 1.23.
The sides have met 15 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Olimpia, 6 draws and 4 for Cerro Porteño, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Estadio Manuel Ferreira, with room for 22,000 spectators. Cerro Porteño led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Olimpia: Eduardo Delmás (58'), Hugo Sandoval (63') · Cerro Porteño: Alexis Cañete (44')
Key stats
Possession: Olimpia 57% · Cerro Porteño 43% · Total shots: 17-10 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 10-2