Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Guaraní & Deportivo Recoleta face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Paraguay. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
Guaraní form and stats
Last season, Guaraní's Copa Paraguay journey ended in the 3rd place final.4 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Guaraní have to build on here at Estadio Luís Alfonso Giagni in the Division 1.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Martin Sebastian Rodriguez Prantl not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
The Guaraní supporters enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Tacuary and win 2-0.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Libertad that finished 0-0.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Guaraní as they are travelling to their away game against Nacional Asuncion in the Division 1. That match is four days after this one.
Guaraní has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Deportivo Recoleta form and stats
7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Deportivo Recoleta playing as the away team in the Division Intermedia this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Deportivo Recoleta, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Atyra last time out. The end of the last match, against Atyra, was very satisfying as Coronel scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Pastoreo in the Division Intermedia.The travelling fans enjoy Deportivo Recoleta's attacking play in away games, having scored 23 goals in 15 league matches away. 21 goals have been conceded by Recoleta in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. Camacho Ledesma 9 goals |  F. Barcelo Viera 8 goals |  L. Gonzalez 7 goals |
Guaraní missing players
Deportivo Recoleta missing players
| Guaraní | Deportivo Recoleta | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 42 | 14 | Scored | S | 19 | 50 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Conceded | C | 15 | 33 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 5.4 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 8.4 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.7 | 4.1 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.6 | ||
| 52% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 66% | 77% | ||
| 10.8 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.7 | 3.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 33 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteno | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| 3 | Guaraní | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 24 |
| 4 | General Caballero JLM | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Nacional Asuncion | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Sportivo Trinidense | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 7 | Resistencia | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| 8 | Olimpia | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Sportivo Ameliano | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Sportivo Luqueno | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 15 |
| 11 | Tacuary | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 15 |
| 12 | Guairena | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 14 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sol de America | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 69 |
| 2 | 2 de Mayo | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 56 |
| 3 | Independiente FBC | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 51 |
| 4 | Deportivo Recoleta | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 51 |
| 5 | Fernando de la Mora | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 48 |
| 6 | Rubio Nu | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -2 | 44 |
| 7 | Deportivo Santani | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -2 | 44 |
| 8 | Sportivo Carapegua | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 43 |
| 9 | Pastoreo | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 43 |
| 10 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 42 |
| 11 | 3 de Febrero | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -3 | 39 |
| 12 | Atletico Colegiales | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -15 | 32 |
| 13 | Martin Ledesma | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 19 | -11 | 31 |
| 14 | 24 de Setiembre | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -14 | 29 |
| 15 | Atyra | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 34 | -26 | 26 |
| 16 | 12 de Octubre | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 62 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 35 | -38 | 14 |
