Match Report
Cerro Porteño went into the game 1st in the table on 13 points; Palmeiras sat 2nd on 11 — a 2-point gap. Palmeiras had been under-performing their position — 7th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Cerro Porteño ran at 1 scored and 0.33 conceded, Palmeiras at 1.67 and 0.83.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Cerro Porteño 2, draws 2, Palmeiras 4, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 13% of the meetings went to the host. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 13% of meetings.
The referee was F. Tello Figueroa, with 100 matches in our database and 3.0 yellows per game on average. Estadio General Pablo Rojas, capacity 45,876, hosted the game. Palmeiras led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Palmeiras: Gustavo Gómez (41')
Key stats
Possession: Cerro Porteño 57% · Palmeiras 43% · Total shots: 10-13 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 7-6