The Division 1 standings tell the truth about these squads up until now, with Cerro Porteño leading General Caballero JLM by 17 points. Match preview to follow:
- Cerro Porteño have the most scored goals (40) in Division 1
- General Caballero JLM have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Division 1
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Cerro Porteño form and stats
The story so far in the Division 1 for Cerro Porteño at their home stadium (Estadio General Pablo Rojas) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat.
It's back home for Cerro Porteño, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Sportivo Ameliano away with the result 1-0. Churín found the net in that victory.
Ahead of that match, Cerro Porteño lost 1-3 at home to Guairena.A decent goal production from Cerro Porteño in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 11 league matches. On the other hand, Porteño have conceded 13 goals.
General Caballero JLM form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for General Caballero JLM so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-4 (win-draw-lose).
General Caballero JLM go into this game after a win, the home game against Sportivo Trinidense that ended 2-0.
Before that, Caballero travelled to Resistencia and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.A tale of few goals? 9 of this team's last 11 league matches have contained two or less goals.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, General Caballero JLM have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have faced each other already this season, with the match result Cerro Porteño - General Caballero JLM 1-2 logged in the official records. Porteño-General Caballero JLM H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Cerro Porteño three wins, General Caballero JLM one win, three draws. four of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  C. Aquino 6 goals |  D. Churín 6 goals |   C. González Martínez 5 goals |
Cerro Porteño missing players
General Caballero JLM missing players
| Cerro Porteño | General Caballero JLM | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 42 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 24 |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 88% | 92% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 71% |
| 58% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 17% | 29% |
| 38% | 42% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 8% | 17% |
| 21% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 67% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 58% | 46% |
| 29% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 33% |
| 5.9 | 6.2 | 9.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.1 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10.7 | 11.8 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 44% | 44% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 24% | 28% |
| 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 11.1 | 9.2 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
- Cerro Porteño have scored at least twice as many goals at home as General Caballero JLM have scored away.
- Cerro Porteño have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Cerro Porteño have the most scored goals (40) in Division 1
- Cerro Porteño have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Division 1
- Cerro Porteño haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- General Caballero JLM have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Division 1
- General Caballero JLM have the most matches under the total-line (17) in Division 1
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Libertad | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 51 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 41 |
| 3 | Sportivo Trinidense | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 38 |
| 4 | Guarani | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 33 |
| 5 | Nacional Asuncion | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 33 |
| 6 | Olimpia | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Sportivo Ameliano | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 30 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueno | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | General Caballero JLM | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 24 |
| 10 | Guairena | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -16 | 17 |
| 11 | Resistencia | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -21 | 17 |
| 12 | Tacuary | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 15 |
