Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Libertad & Guaraní face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Paraguay. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Libertad form and stats
Libertad participated in Copa Paraguay the last season, where they reached the 3rd place final.Home games in the Division 1 have been a walk in the park for Libertad so far, with 16 points won from 6 matches; 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
The Libertad fans enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Sportivo Ameliano and win 2-1.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Tacuary.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Libertad, as the Division 1 home game vs General Caballero JLM is only four days away.
At Estadio Luís Alfonso Giagni, Libertad has the goal stats of 18-6 (for/against) from 6 league fixtures.
Guaraní form and stats
They also participated in Copa Paraguay last season. This ended in the 1st round.Guaraní have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Division 1, after 0-3-4 (7 played).
There might be some fixture complaints from Guaraní as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-3 against General Caballero JLM.
Before that, Guaraní secured a home win against Olimpia with the score 2-1.Guaraní are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 7 away games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Guaraní have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Libertad have not lost in the last 7 fixtures (3-4-0) facing Guaraní.Top Goalscorers
  F. Fernández Acosta 16 goals |  L. Melgarejo Sanabria 15 goals |  R. Santa Cruz Cantero 11 goals |
Libertad missing players
Guaraní missing players
| Libertad | Guaraní | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 51 | 27 | Scored | S | 18 | 33 | ||
| 26 | 8 | Conceded | C | 15 | 28 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 48% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 5 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 8.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 42% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 35% | ||
| 7.4 | 4.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 7.5 | ||
| 3.1 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cerro Porteno | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | Nacional Asunción | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 28 |
| 3 | Libertad | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Olimpia | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Guairena | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Tacuary | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 7 | Sol de America | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 17 |
| 8 | Sportivo Ameliano | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | General Caballero JLM | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 10 | Guaraní | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 11 | Resistencia | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 | 12 de Octubre | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -14 | 6 |
