Having a 18 point advantage in the league table, Nacional Asunción regulars wish to see their team get all points from this fixture versus Tacuary.
- Tacuary have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Division 1
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
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.
Nacional Asunción form and stats
The overall Division 1 statistics at home this season for Nacional Asunción are 4-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Arsenio Erico.
In their previous game, the manager Achucarro led his Nacional Asunción to a defeat away at Libertad. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Arsenio Erico.
Heartbreak before that as Nacional lost 1-2 at Sportivo Trinidense's place.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Nacional Asunción matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats (from 5 games).
Nacional Asunción have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Tacuary form and stats
Tacuary have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Division 1, after 1-0-10 (11 played).
Two away matches in a row for Tacuary, whose coach Almeida could celebrate last time after the Copa Paraguay win against Fernando de la Mora.
Preceding that game was the away Division 1 victory against Olimpia with the score of 2-1.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Tacuary playing away, we found 4 games. Results were 2 away wins, 0 draws and 2 home wins.
A quick return to home after this game, as Tacuary are hosting Guarani in the Division 1 only four days away.
Goals are few and far between in Tacuary's away league games. Only {2 goals} from 11 travels. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Tacuary rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This happened when the sides played each other previously this campaign; Nacional - Tacuary 2-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Nacional Asunción victories, one draw and two Tacuary wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Ocampos 6 goals | G. Aguilar Encina 5 goals | J. Alfaro 4 goals |
Nacional Asunción missing players
Tacuary missing players
| Nacional Asunción | Tacuary | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 23 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | 32 |
| 87% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 57% | 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 61% |
| 35% | 27% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 25% | 39% |
| 17% | 9% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 8% | 22% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 39% | 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 17% | 35% |
| 43% | 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 30% | 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 75% | 52% |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 10.2 | 13.4 | 18.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 7.9 | 8 |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 26% | 21% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 11% | 23% |
| 9.3 | 9.5 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 11.1 | 10.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5 | 4.6 |
- Nacional Asunción have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Tacuary have scored away.
- Tacuary have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Tacuary have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in Division 1
- Tacuary have the fewest points (3) away in Division 1
- Tacuary have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Division 1
- Tacuary have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Division 1
- Tacuary have the the worst goal difference (-15) away in Division 1
- Tacuary 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 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 51 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteno | 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 Asunción | 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 |
