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 16th 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 1.24.
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.
With 100 matches recorded and 1.9 yellow cards per game, J. Benítez was the man in the middle. 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