Cerro Porteño vs Olimpia betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Division 1 match on August 18th, 2024

Cerro Porteño will be playing against Olimpia in a Division 1 football match scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 18th, 2024, in Paraguay, check the Cerro Porteño vs Olimpia betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Cerro Porteño vs Olimpia will occur

The game is set to be played in the mythical Estadio General Pablo Rojas stadium, in the city of Asuncion, with a capacity for 45876 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Cerro Porteño vs Olimpia betting tip 2024

Even though the season has changed, the Division 1 has remained consistent in terms of goals. The average number of goals in the competition today is almost identical to what was witnessed in the previous edition of the tournament. Presently, teams are scoring an average of 2.46 goals per game, which is only slightly lower than the 2.52 goals per game scored during the last championship.

These teams played last against each other in a highly contested Division 1 game during the 2024 season ending in a 1-1 draw.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it should be noted that Cerro Porteño has in its curriculum 8 wins of the Division 1 while Olimpia has won the competition 7 times.

Cerro Porteño

Current leaderboard

Cerro Porteño comes to this round 5 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 3rd place in the table, with 10 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 2 place.

Cerro Porteño analysis

Cerro Porteño come from a victory in the last match. The game against Sol de América, valid for the Division 1, ended with a 1-0. The team coached by M. Jiménez Jiménez entered the field in the last match with a 4-4-2 formation.

Cerro Porteño has one of the most efficient attacks in the league, as evidenced by their home game statistics. While the average home goals per game for all teams in the league is 1.28, Cerro Porteño scores an average of 1.5 goals per game. This highlights the team's strong offensive capability when playing at home.

Best goalscorer from Cerro Porteño

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Cecilio Domínguez has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Cerro Porteño with 11 goals this season, the Midfielder has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Olimpia

Current leaderboard

Olimpia comes to this round 5 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 1st place in the table, with 11 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 3 place.

Olimpia analysis

The Olimpia team appears in the same condition as the rival. The team also arrives from a victory for this match. In a Division 1 game, the team faced Libertad, and the score ended with a 4-0.

Olimpia boasts one of the most efficient attacks in the league, particularly in away games. The league average for goals scored by visiting teams is 1.18 per game, but Olimpia scores an impressive 1.27 goals per game on the road. This demonstrates the team's effective offensive strategy as visitors.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Division 1.

With an average possession rate of 49.85% in this competition, Olimpia typically adopts a reactive style that can work in their favor while playing away from home. When playing in such situations, the home team is usually expected to take the lead in attacking moves, which creates opportunities for reactive teams to launch counter-attacks.

Olimpia is a more offensive team than Cerro Porteño, having 2190 attacks vs. 1972 from Cerro Porteño, having scored 28 times, in comparison, Cerro Porteño converted into goal 40 times.

Best goalscorer from the Olimpia

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Facundo Bruera is the player to highlight. Helping Olimpia with 5 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Score market betting suggestions

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Corners market betting suggestions

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 5.51 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

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