The league table in Division 1 tells a story about these teams so far, with Cerro Porteño leading General Díaz by 36 points. Match preview to follow:
- Cerro Porteño has the fewest conceded goals (14) in Division 1
- General Díaz has the most conceded goals (46) in Division 1
The hosts Porteño saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Division 1. This match was also played here at Estadio General Pablo Rojas. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, General Díaz have had more rest.
Cerro Porteño form and stats
Cerro Porteño, who have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Division 1, have been outstanding at home so far in the Division 1 with 9 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. In general it's been a long time since Porteño tasted defeat here at Estadio General Pablo Rojas, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league. Cerro Porteño haven’t lost a league-game in 21 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus General Díaz, 273 days ago.
Before that match, a win away at River Plate.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Division 1 game versus Olimpia in only four days. This game is also played here at Estadio General Pablo Rojas.
The Porteño manager F. Arce Rolón has got the team scoring with 22 from 11 home games in the league. From these home matches, Cerro Porteño have conceded only 8 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
General Díaz form and stats
General Díaz, who have the most conceded goals (46) in Division 1, have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Division 1, after 1-2-8 (11 played). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for General, who have now gone 15 games without a victory. The River Plate game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
Home advantage was not enough for General in their previous game, as they lost their Division 1-match, hosting Sol de America, 2-5. A 1-1 draw at Guairena's stadium before that.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for General Díaz, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
General have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 12 goals have been scored. General have conceded 27 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: General Díaz - Porteño 1-3. Last ten meetings between the teams: Porteño won six, General Díaz won three and one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Aquino 6 goals | Á. Cardozo Lucena 5 goals |
Cerro Porteño missing players
General Díaz missing players
| Cerro Porteño | General Díaz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 18 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 44 | 25 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 29 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 32 | 62 |
| 89% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 97% |
| 61% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 86% | 83% |
| 36% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 59% |
| 21% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 34% |
| 11% | 14% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 29% | 21% |
| 50% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 69% |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 14% | 7% |
| 18% | 14% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 21% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 9 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.8 |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 37% | 42% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 34% | 28% |
- Cerro Porteño has the fewest conceded goals (14) in Division 1
- Cerro Porteño has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Division 1
- Cerro Porteño has the most points (28) at home in Division 1
- Cerro Porteño have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cerro Porteño have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cerro Porteño is in the best form (3-3-0)
- General Díaz has the fewest clean sheets (2) in Division 1
- General Díaz has the most conceded goals (27) away in Division 1
- General Díaz has the most conceded goals (46) in Division 1
- General Díaz has the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in Division 1
- General Díaz has the most conceded goals in the second half (37) in Division 1
- General Díaz has the the worst goal difference (-24) in Division 1
- General Díaz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- General Díaz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- General Díaz is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 Porteño | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 50 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 45 |
| 3 | Libertad | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 44 |
| 4 | Guaraní | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 41 |
| 5 | River Plate | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 29 |
| 6 | Guairena | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Nacional Asuncion | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 25 |
| 9 | 12 de Octubre | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -16 | 21 |
| 10 | Sol de America | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -17 | 19 |
| 11 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 26 | -18 | 16 |
| 12 | General Díaz | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -24 | 14 |