This pair of contenders are revelling in a good season so far and matches like today could be key. Here's the preview for Sportivo Trinidense - Nacional Asunción!
- Sportivo Trinidense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Nacional Asunción is in the best form (4-2-0) in Division 1
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sportivo Trinidense form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Martín Torres as Sportivo Trinidense have scored 16 goals to get 20 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the Division 1 are 6-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Sportivo Luqueno here at Estadio Martín Torres, Trinidense has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
The Sportivo Trinidense coach Arrúa and his pawns return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Sportivo Luqueno (placed 8th). Irala was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Sportivo Luqueno after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Resistencia.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Trinidense have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1.
The Sportivo Trinidense fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. Sportivo Trinidense have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Nacional Asunción form and stats
5-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Nacional Asunción in their Division 1 matches away.
The fans enjoyed Nacional Asunción's previous match versus Tacuary (placed 12th), a 2-0 win played at home.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Cerro Porteno.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Nacional in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Nacional Asunción, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Nacional Asunción have scored 11 goals in 10 league games away. It's not easy to score on Nacional as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Sportivo Trinidense have not lost in the last 9 matches (3-6-0) facing Nacional Asunción.The squads have met each other before in this season, with the result Nacional Asunción - Sportivo Trinidense 0-1 entered in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Delvalle 6 goals | A. Álvarez Rojas 5 goals |  G. Aguilar Encina 5 goals |
Sportivo Trinidense missing players
Nacional Asunción missing players
| Sportivo Trinidense | Nacional Asunción | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 32 | 16 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 20 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 9 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 86% |
| 76% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 40% | 52% |
| 38% | 30% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 40% | 33% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 19% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 10% | 5% |
| 52% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 38% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 60% | 48% |
| 10% | 10% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| 5.9 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| 4.8 | 5.4 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8.2 | 8.8 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.5 | 7 | 10.3 |
| 4 | 4.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
| 38% | 37% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 41% | 28% |
| 9.6 | 10.1 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 8.8 | 9.1 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
- Nacional Asunción have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nacional Asunción have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Division 1
- Nacional Asunción have the most clean sheets (6) away in Division 1
- Nacional Asunción is in the best form (4-2-0) in Division 1
- Sportivo Trinidense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sportivo Trinidense haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 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 Asunción | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Guaraní | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Sportivo Ameliano | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 30 |
| 7 | Olimpia | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
| 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 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 23 |
| 10 | Guairena | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -16 | 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 |
