Division 1 game preview and numbers: Sportivo Ameliano welcome Cerro Porteño

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Competition: Paraguay Division 1
Competition: Thu 13.Jul
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)

Division 1: Two teams in fairly good shape get together for this fixture. Cerro Porteño might have a slight advantage with their 2nd place in the standings?

Insights:
  • Sportivo Ameliano have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Division 1
  • Cerro Porteño have the most scored goals (40) in Division 1

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Division 1.

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Sportivo Ameliano form and stats

The story so far in the Division 1 for Sportivo Ameliano at their home stadium is 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Sportivo are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Sportivo Trinidense.

Before that, Sportivo Ameliano played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Libertad.

Sportivo Ameliano are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 11 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Sportivo Ameliano defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Cerro Porteño form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Division 1 travels is 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

Porteño have lots to rectify after their unpredictable loss (1-3) to Guairena in their previous match, played at their own home ground.

Before that game, 2-2 away against Barcelona in the Copa Libertadores.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 14 of this team's 18 most recent league games have ended with three goals or more.

The travelling fans enjoy Cerro Porteño's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 11 league matches away. As opposed to that, Cerro Porteño have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Cerro Porteño have pulled off a streak of 6 consecutive games without losing (5-1-0) when facing Sportivo.

These competitors have battled previously this season: Sportivo Ameliano - Cerro Porteño 1-2. The referee had use for red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the culprit was Churín (Cerro Porteño). The games between these sides have sometimes been "violent", having seen 3 red cards from the last six encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Cerro PorteñoC. Aquino
C. Aquino
6 goals
SportivoE. Vera
E. Vera
5 goals
Cerro PorteñoD. Churín
D. Churín
5 goals

Sportivo Ameliano missing players

Cerro Porteño missing players

Sportivo Ameliano Cerro Porteño
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 3 11 23
7 3 1 Won W 0 6 11
9 4 1 Drew D 2 3 8
7 4 1 Lost L 1 2 4
29 13 5 Scored S 4 19 41
31 17 7 Conceded C 5 16 32
96% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 91%
43% 55% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 73% 61%
26% 18% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 36% 39%
9% 9% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 22%
65% 64% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 64% 70%
17% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 26%
22% 27% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 4%
 
4.4 4.6 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.7 6
4.3 4.5 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 4.7 4.4
2.2 2.3 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.9
7 4 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
9.6 10.1 11 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 9.5 10.7
4 4 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.8 4
32% 30% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 45% 45%
 
10.7 11.5 11 Shots against (avg) S A 11.3 8 8.2
4.3 4.6 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.5 3.8
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Cerro Porteño have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cerro Porteño have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in Division 1
  • Cerro Porteño have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Division 1
  • Cerro Porteño have the most scored goals (19) away in Division 1
  • Cerro Porteño have the most scored goals (40) in Division 1
  • Cerro Porteño have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Division 1
  • Cerro Porteño haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sportivo Ameliano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sportivo Ameliano have the most dropped points from leading position (18) 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 Luqueño 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

Read more about Division 1

The Primera División, sometimes known as the Copa TIGO or División Profesional, is the top level of football in Paraguay. The season lasts almost a year, running from January to December in two parts; Apertura and Clausura. The twelve teams meet each other twice in each section.