This could be an interesting match as Cerro Porteño have their presumed home advantage while Libertad are ahead 7 points in the Division 1 table.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Cerro Porteño form and stats
The story so far in the Division 1 for Cerro Porteño at their home stadium (Estadio General Pablo Rojas) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 248 minutes without scoring a league goal. D. Churin was the last player to find the net.
An away draw last time out for Porteño, facing Nacional Asunción in a game that ended 0-0. Preceding that match was the home game against General Diaz that was lost 0-1.
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 Cerro Porteño have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won one, drawn one and lost one.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cerro Porteño as they are travelling to their away game against River Plate in the Division 1. That match is four days after this one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (8 in 4 games), Porteño's attacking play is working. Porteño have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Libertad form and stats
3-0-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Libertad, who have the most scored goals (19) in Division 1, in their Division 1 matches away.
Impressive finishing from S. Ferreira (2) secured the home win 3-2 against Caracas in their previous game. That result followed a home victory 5-1 versus General Diaz in the Division 1.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Libertad playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were one Libertad win, two draws and one defeat.
Libertad has another fixture away, a Division 1 game, against Sportivo San Lorenzo in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The Libertad manager R. Díaz has got the team scoring on the road, with 9 away goals in 4 league matches. Libertad have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Cerro Porteño one win, three draws and Libertad six victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Ferreira Vidal 7 goals |  O. Cardozo Marín 3 goals |  Á. Cardozo Lucena 2 goals |
Cerro Porteño missing players
Libertad missing players
| Cerro Porteño | Libertad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 88% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| 62% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 5.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 102 | 49 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 45 | 96 |
| 38 | 21 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 19 | 36 |
| 34% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 47% | 53% |
- All of Libertad's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Cerro Porteño have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Cerro Porteño have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cerro Porteño haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Libertad has the fewest matches under the total-line (1)
- Libertad has the most matches over the total-line (7)
- Libertad has the most scored goals (19)
- Libertad has the most scored goals (9) away
- Libertad has the most scored goals in the second half (12)
- Libertad has the the best goal difference (+10)
- Libertad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Libertad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Libertad have scored in all their matches so far.
- Libertad 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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 3 | Nacional Asunción | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Guarani | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Guairena | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Cerro Porteño | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | River Plate | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Sol de America | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 10 |
| 9 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | 12 de Octubre | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -12 | 6 |
| 11 | Sportivo Luqueno | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 12 | General Diaz | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 4 |