Cerro Porteño vs Deportivo Recoleta prediction: expert analysis, possible lineups, November 8, 2026
Primera Division Paraguay
On November 8, 2026, Cerro Porteño will face Deportivo Recoleta in the 19th round of Paraguay's Primera División Clausura. The hosts are expected to claim nothing less than a victory against a fairly modest opponent.
Cerro Porteño vs Deportivo Recoleta team news and expert analysis
The club from Asunción won last year's Clausura, securing that title for the first time in four years. As a result, they qualified for the Copa Libertadores, where the Paraguayans reached the round of 16 but predictably lost to Palmeiras. At the same time, they had already slipped to third place in the Apertura. Now they are languishing in mid-table, although they did manage to beat Libertad away from home.
The team from Recoleta, one of the capital's suburbs, also collected 49 points in 2025 and finished sixth on tiebreakers. They, too, advanced from their Copa Sudamericana group, only to lose both matches against Boca Juniors. In the Apertura, however, they earned just 28 points and finished eighth. The Clausura was largely a failure. From the beginning of August until mid-October, they managed just one draw amid a string of defeats. They only later beat Rubio Ñu and shared the points with 2 de Mayo. They also thrashed Sportivo Ameliano 3-0, but then suffered a heavy 1-4 defeat to Olimpia.
The best team in last season's Clausura is currently averaging 1.38 goals scored and clearly fewer conceded — just 0.97. Their opponents, despite scoring 1.38 goals per game, are conceding 1.6 on average.
Previous matches: Cerro Porteño vs Deportivo Recoleta
The capital-based side have won six of their last seven matches, losing only once.
They will also be the favorites this time. We are backing them to win with a "-1 goal" handicap (odds: 1.74).
Cerro Porteño vs Deportivo Recoleta: key statistics and trends
- Cerro Porteño have won three of their last five matches
- Both teams have scored in 44% of Cerro Porteño's matches, with an average total of 2.36 goals per game
- Deportivo Recoleta have lost three of their last six matches
- Both teams have scored in 68% of Deportivo Recoleta's matches, with an average total of 2.98 goals per game
Cerro Porteño vs Deportivo Recoleta: possible starting lineups
Cerro Porteño play in a 1-5-3-2 formation (possible lineup): Roffo — Domínguez, Servín, Morel, Cañete, Riveros — Bobadilla, Giménez, C. Chena — Vegetti, Araújo
Deportivo Recoleta play in a 1-4-4-2 formation (possible lineup): Marsengo — Pereira, Marotta, Monzón, Ríos — González, Domínguez, Espínola, López — Parsahuk, Silva
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