Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sol de América & Libertad face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Paraguay. All the pre-match information is available here!
This is a game between neighbours, usually meaning more pressure and significance.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sol de América form and stats
Sol de América have reached this Copa Paraguay stage through battling and winning against Sportivo San Pedro. Last season their Copa Paraguay adventure ended in the round of 16.26 points is a decent return from 11 Division Intermedia games here at Estadio Luís Alfonso Giagni for Sol de América. The data says 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
The América followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at Estadio Luís Alfonso Giagni: A 0-1 defeat against Deportivo Santani.
Before that match, a Division Intermedia win away at Atletico Colegiales.Sol de América are traveling soon after this match as the Division Intermedia match at Pastoreo awaits in three days.
América are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. Defensively Sol de América have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Libertad form and stats
Libertad's mission in Copa Paraguay last season failed in the quarter-finals.Libertad are yet to lose a point on their Division 1 travels this season with 3 wins from 3 away games.
Libertad have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 307 minutes since they last conceded in Division 1.
It's the second away game in a row for Libertad, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Resistencia last time out.
Before that game, 1-1 away against Fortaleza in the Copa Sudamericana.
After this away game Libertad return home for a Division 1 game against Sportivo Trinidense. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Libertad have the goal stats of 6-0 (for/against) from 3 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Libertad have avoided a loss in the last 6 matches (4-2-0) against Sol de América.Top Goalscorers
  O. Cardozo Marín 13 goals |  H. Villalba 8 goals |   F. Aragón 7 goals |
Sol de América missing players
Libertad missing players
| Sol de América | Libertad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Scored | S | 16 | 37 | ||
| 23 | 7 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 6 | 7 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 13 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 71% | 68% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 31% | ||
| 3.5 | 2.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.1 | 8.6 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.9 | ||
| 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 América | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| 2 | Fernando de la Mora | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 40 |
| 3 | Deportivo Recoleta | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 39 |
| 4 | 2 de Mayo | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 39 |
| 5 | Independiente FBC | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 36 |
| 6 | Deportivo Santani | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Pastoreo | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
| 9 | Sportivo Carapegua | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Rubio Nu | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 29 |
| 11 | 3 de Febrero | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -3 | 29 |
| 12 | 24 de Setiembre | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | Atyra | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -20 | 18 |
| 14 | Martin Ledesma | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 15 | -14 | 16 |
| 15 | Atletico Colegiales | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -17 | 16 |
| 16 | 12 de Octubre | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -22 | 11 |
| 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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteno | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Tacuary | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | General Caballero JLM | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Resistencia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Nacional Asuncion | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | Guairena | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 | Sportivo Ameliano | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Guaraní | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | Olimpia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | Sportivo Luqueno | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 12 | Sportivo Trinidense | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 4 |
