Cerro Porteño vs Sporting Cristal Prediction & Odds

By Rafael Hernández, Senior Football Analyst | Published: 9 days ago | Last Updated: Apr 25, 07:30 | 4 min read

Club Cerro Porteño

Football Copa Libertadores Estadio La Nueva Olla Fri 25 Apr 08:30

Sporting Cristal

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

Low-Scoring Game On the Cards?

Paraguayan Primera División outfit Cerro Porteño and Peruvian Liga 1 side Sporting Cristal have the potential to cancel each other out. This means our betting prediction is Under 2.5 Goals which is available at odds of 1.67.

Match Preview

Cerro Porteño beat Sportivo Trinidense 1-0 at home in their last game. This was a Paraguayan Primera División clash at Estadio La Nueva Olla.

Sporting Cristal approach this fixture after losing 1-0 on the road against Alianza Atlético in the Peruvian Liga 1. Los Cerveceros boasted 70% possession and had six shot on target, with Renato Espinoza scoring the winning goal at Estadio Campeones del '36.

In the teams most recent Copa Libertadores encounters, Cerro Porteño lost 1-0 when visiting Brazilian Serie A side Palmeiras, while Cristal were beaten 3-0 away to Bolivian Primera División outfit Bolivar.

Confirmed Lineups

Cerro Porteño confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Roberto Fernandez (GK), Alan Benitez, Gustavo Velazquez, Matias Perez, Guillermo Benitez, Wilder Viera, Jorge Morel, Federico Carrizo, Juan Iturbe, Jonathan Torres, Cecilio Dominguez.

Sporting Cristal confirmed lineup (4-3-2-1): Diego Enriquez (GK), Carlos Lora, Franco Romero, Rafael Lutiger, Nicolas Pasquini, Catriel Cabellos, Martin Tavara, Christopher Gonzales, Santiago Gonzalez, Maxloren Castro, Martin Cauteruccio.

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Expert Copa Libertadores Analysis

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Key Cerro Porteño vs Sporting Cristal stats:

  • In 8 of the last 10 Cerro Porteño home matches, there have been Under 2.5 Goals
  • 7 of the last 10 Cerro Porteño home matches have resulted in BTTS No
  • Cerro Porteño have kept 5 clean sheets in their past 10 home matches

Cerro Porteño vs Sporting Cristal Prediction

A tight match could be on the cards for this Copa Libertadores game. Our prediction is that the teams will score a combined two goals or less and that’s trading at 1.67.

Many bettors looking for an alternative might want to take a look at the Both Teams to Score No option which will pay out providing at least one team fails to score.

Our Pick

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Cerro Porteño vs Sporting Cristal Odds

With the bookies giving them a 62% probability of winning, Cerro Porteno might become a popular accumulator pick at their current betting odds. That is reflected in their 1.61 price of winning this Copa Libertadores clash. The market suggests that Sporting Cristal are least likely to win at 5.50.

Under 2.5 Goals is currently the betting favourite and a bet on this option would mean you need no more than two goals to be scored. An alternative angle is a BTTS bet and Both Teams to Score No is available at 1.62.

Should you want to back Cerro Porteño to win this Copa Libertadores match, then there is 1.22 available on the Draw No Bet market, with Sporting Cristal chalked at 4.00.

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Team Stats

Latest Copa Libertadores and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Cerro Porteño logo Cerro Porteño Betting Stats

Sporting Cristal logo Sporting Cristal Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 8 wins, 8 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 11 wins, 7 defeats and 2 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 4 wins, 6 defeats and 0 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Cerro Porteño

Sporting Cristal

Goals / match
0.8 0.8
Conceded / match
0.6 2.2
Total / match
1.4 3

Team News

Make sure you know the Cerro Porteño vs Sporting Cristal team news before placing your bets. We’ll bring you the information when we have it.

Cerro Porteño vs Sporting Cristal Lineups

Cerro Porteño Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Sporting Cristal Confirmed Lineup 4-3-2-1

Cerro Porteño Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

25 Roberto Fernandez
2 Alan Benitez 23 Gustavo Velazquez 3 Matias Perez 13 Guillermo Benitez
20 Wilder Viera 5 Jorge Morel 8 Federico Carrizo
11 Juan Iturbe 27 Jonathan Torres 10 Cecilio Dominguez
1 Diego Enriquez
15 Carlos Lora 21 Franco Romero 5 Rafael Lutiger 28 Nicolas Pasquini
77 Catriel Cabellos 25 Martin Tavara 10 Christopher Gonzales
7 Santiago Gonzalez 23 Maxloren Castro
9 Martin Cauteruccio

Sporting Cristal Confirmed Lineup 4-3-2-1

Cerro Porteño Substitutes

  • 1Alexis Arias
  • 4Leonardo Rivas
  • 7Alan Sonora
  • 14Lucas Quintana
  • 17Gabriel Aguayo
  • 18Bruno Valdez
  • 19Chico
  • 22Derlis Rodriguez
  • 26Robert Piris
  • 28Alexis Farina
  • 33Rodrigo Gomez
  • 37Diego Leon

Sporting Cristal Substitutes

  • 3Flavio Alcedo
  • 4Gianfranco Chavez
  • 8Leandro Sosa
  • 11Irven Avila
  • 12Renato Solis
  • 13Alejandro Duarte
  • 14Leonardo Diaz
  • 18Axel Cabellos
  • 22Misael Sosa
  • 26Ian Wisdom
  • 30Jostin Alarcon
  • 39Henry Caparo

Previous Cerro Porteño Lineups

10 Apr Copa Libertadores
Palmeiras 1-0 Cerro Porteño
02 Apr Copa Libertadores
Cerro Porteño 4-2 Bolivar

Previous Sporting Cristal Lineups

10 Apr Copa Libertadores
Bolivar 3-0 Sporting Cristal
04 Apr Copa Libertadores
Sporting Cristal 2-3 Palmeiras

Check out the confirmed lineups and find out the formations being played by each team. We also list the substitutes, while you can see the previous starting 11s.

Team Squads

Cerro Porteño Squad

Sporting Cristal Squad

Every squad is covered in-depth so that you can get all the player info you need.

CONMEBOL FlagTables & Standings

Copa Libertadores Group G

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Palmeiras 2 2 0 0 4:2 6
2 Bolivar 2 1 0 1 5:4 3
3 Cerro Porteno 2 1 0 1 4:3 3
4 Sporting Cristal 2 0 0 2 2:6 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bolivar 1 1 0 0 3:0 3
2 Cerro Porteno 1 1 0 0 4:2 3
3 Palmeiras 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
4 Sporting Cristal 1 0 0 1 2:3 0

Paraguay FlagPrimera División 2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Libertad 16 10 5 1 31:12 35
2 Club Guarani 16 9 2 5 18:15 29
3 Cerro Porteño 16 8 4 4 21:13 28
4 Olimpia 16 7 5 4 23:16 26
5 Recoleta 16 5 6 5 25:24 21
6 Sportivo Trinidense 16 4 8 4 17:17 20
7 Sportivo Ameliano 16 4 6 6 16:17 18
8 General Caballero JLM 16 4 5 7 11:17 17
9 Atletico Tembetary 16 3 7 6 13:18 16
10 Luqueno 16 3 7 6 10:18 16
11 Nacional 16 4 3 9 12:21 15
12 2 de Mayo 16 2 8 6 11:20 14

Peru FlagLiga 1 2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Universitario 9 7 2 0 27:7 23
2 Deportivo Garcilaso 10 6 2 2 18:8 20
3 Melgar 10 6 2 2 18:11 20
4 Alianza Lima 9 6 1 2 12:8 19
5 ADT 10 5 3 2 19:17 18
6 Sporting Cristal 10 5 1 4 16:13 16
7 Sport Huancayo 10 5 1 4 15:15 16
8 Alianza Atlético 9 4 1 4 14:11 13
9 Cusco 9 4 1 4 15:13 13
10 Sport Boys 10 3 4 3 16:17 13
11 Binacional 9 3 2 4 12:16 11
12 Cienciano 9 2 4 3 14:15 10
13 Atlético Grau 8 2 4 2 12:13 10
14 Los Chankas 9 1 5 3 10:12 8
15 UTC 9 2 2 5 8:20 8
16 Comerciantes 9 1 4 4 12:18 7
17 Juan Pablo II 8 2 0 6 9:14 6
18 Alianza UDH 9 1 3 5 8:17 6
19 Ayacucho 10 1 2 7 8:18 5

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