Cerro Porteno will welcome Atletico Junior to the Estadio General Pablo Rojas in the Copa Libertadores on Tuesday. After botching their opening game, the hosts will hope to make the most of their home advantage on matchday two.

Cerro Porteno vs Atletico Junior Preview

Cerro Porteno opened their group stage campaign with a 1-0 away defeat to Peruvian side Sporting Cristal. The hosts now sit bottom of Group F without any points, but with five rounds of matches still left to play, a turnaround is possible. Cerro Porteno are winless in their last two matches.

El Ciclón won the Paraguayan Primera División last year, after a five-year trophy drought, to earn qualification for the ongoing Copa Libertadores. They boast 45 appearances in the continental competition but are yet to clinch the title. Their best performance remains a semi-final finish (2011).

Atletico Junior opened their campaign at home and managed to hold three-time champions, Brazilian giants, Palmeiras to a 1-1 draw. The visitors claimed the lead early in the 10th minute through a penalty scored by Teófilo Gutiérrez. However, Ramón Sosa equalized for Palmeiras near the hour mark.

Los Tiburones won the 2025 Liga DIMAYOR – the Colombian top flight – to qualify for the Copa Libertadores. They are participating in the competition for the 19th time, but are yet to win the ultimate prize, with a semifinal berth their best performance thus far. Junior sit third on 28 points in Liga DIMAYOR, with three matchdays to spare.

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Cerro Porteno vs Atletico Junior Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Both teams have met only two times, with Cerro Porteno drawing once and Junior securing one victory.
• Cerro Porteno have won four times and lost once in their last five matches at home in all competitions.
• Cerro Porteno have scored eight goals and conceded three in their last five matches at home.
• Atletico Junior have won three times and lost twice in their last five matches on the road.
• Cerro Porteno have won thrice, drawn once and lost once in their last five matches, the same as Atletico Junior. Form Guide: Cerro Porteno – D-L-W-W-W, Atletico Junior – W-D-L-W-W.

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Cerro Porteno vs Atletico Junior Prediction

Cerro will be looking to exploit their home advantage on Tuesday and in the next match, which is also at home, to reposition themselves in the table.

Atletico Junior, buoyed by their gritty performance against Palmeiras, will be eying a favorable outcome in foreign territory.

Cerro Porteno are the favorites based on home advantage.

Prediction: Cerro Porteno 2-1 Atletico Junior

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Cerro Porteno vs Atletico Junior Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result – Cerro Porteno to win

Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals – Yes

Tip 3: Cerro Porteno to score first – Yes

Tip 4: Atletico Junior to score – Yes