Libertad are enjoying their 1st, while Sportivo Ameliano are dragging their feet 21 points behind in the table. Can they crop the gap?
- Libertad have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Division 1
- Sportivo Ameliano haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
There have been limited time to rest for the home team, as they featured in a Copa Libertadores match only three days back. That game was an away game at Atletico PR, so at least Libertad are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Libertad form and stats
Libertad have been very solid at home in the Division 1 so far, with 28 points collected from 10 matches (9-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Libertad has won so many consecutive home games (eight in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estadio Dr. Nicolás Leoz. We remember; it was Sportivo Luqueño.
The club members are hoping that Libertad will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Copa Libertadores fixture against Atletico PR.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Cerro Porteno (0-2).The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Libertad home games with this odds we find 15 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 13 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 8 matches were won by at least two goals.
It should be considered that a look at the 10 most recent league games reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Libertad have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {3 goals}. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Sportivo Ameliano form and stats
Playing away, Sportivo Ameliano have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the Division 1 this season.
Home advantage was not enough for Sportivo in their previous game as they lost hosting General Caballero JLM, 0-1.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Olimpia with the score of 3-1.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Sportivo Ameliano played away with similar odds. This revealed 4 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 1 time, 0 were draws and the home team won as expected 3 times.
The visiting Sportivo Ameliano have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 10 games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have faced each other already this season, with the final score Sportivo Ameliano - Libertad 2-5 registered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: four - zero - one (Libertad wins - draws - Sportivo Ameliano wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less. The matches between these teams have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 4 sending-offs from the last five duels.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Cardozo Marín 10 goals |  L. Melgarejo Sanabria 6 goals | H. Villalba 6 goals |
Libertad missing players
Sportivo Ameliano missing players
| Libertad | Sportivo Ameliano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 38 | 20 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 26 |
| 14 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 27 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 76% | 60% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 76% |
| 43% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 43% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 24% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 33% | 30% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 60% | 62% |
| 57% | 70% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 20% | 24% |
| 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12.8 | 13.9 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 8.8 | 9.5 |
| 5.6 | 6.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 32% | 33% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 35% | 32% |
| 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 8.4 | 10 |
| 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4 |
- Libertad have not yet lost a game at home.
- Libertad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Libertad have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Libertad have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Division 1
- Libertad have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Division 1
- Libertad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Division 1
- Libertad have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Division 1
- Libertad have the most clean sheets (12) in Division 1
- Libertad have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Division 1
- Libertad have the most points (28) at home in Division 1
- Libertad have the the best goal difference (+17) at home in Division 1
- Libertad have the the best goal difference (+24) in Division 1
- Libertad have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Libertad haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sportivo Ameliano haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 50 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteno | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 40 |
| 3 | Sportivo Trinidense | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Nacional Asuncion | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Guarani | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Sportivo Ameliano | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | -1 | 29 |
| 7 | Olimpia | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | General Caballero JLM | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 23 |
| 10 | Guaireña | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -14 | 17 |
| 11 | Resistencia | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -18 | 17 |
| 12 | Tacuary | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 14 |
