1st position in the Division 1 table for Cerro Porteño so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 5th-placed River Plate visits Estadio General Pablo Rojas.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Cerro Porteño form and stats
Home games in the Division 1 have been a walk in the park for Cerro Porteño so far, with 25 points won from 10 matches; 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Porteño has a nice streak going on as they have played 13 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the General Diaz defeat 209 days ago. After failing to beat General Diaz here at Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Cerro Porteño has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Rodrigo Martin Munoz Salomon not having conceded a league goal in 214 minutes.
Porteño manager F. Arce Rolón and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Libertad (placed 3rd) in the Division 1. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Nacional Asuncion in a game that was won 1-0.
Porteño have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio General Pablo Rojas with 19 goals in 10 league matches. Porteño have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
River Plate form and stats
As the visiting team in Division 1 matches, River Plate have produced an overall stat of 3-3-4 so far. River love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
River Plate play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Nacional Asuncion (placed 7th). A 0-4 loss hosting Olimpia before that.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager C. Ayala Gavilán when S. Torales scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 58th minute.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 11 goals have been conceded by River in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; River Plate - Porteño 0-2. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: nine wins for Porteño, zero draws and zero wins for River Plate. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Churín 6 goals |  D. Pérez Mambreani 5 goals | Ó. Ruiz Roa 4 goals |
Cerro Porteño missing players
River Plate missing players
| Cerro Porteño | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 33 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | 27 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 90% |
| 55% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 75% |
| 40% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 40% | 50% |
| 25% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 45% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 40% | 45% |
| 45% | 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 218 | 100 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 90 | 191 |
| 95 | 48 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 40 | 79 |
| 35% | 40% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 18% | 28% |
- Cerro Porteño has the fewest conceded goals (12) in Division 1
- Cerro Porteño has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Division 1
- Cerro Porteño has the most points (25) 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 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as River Plate have scored away.
- Cerro Porteño haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Cerro Porteño is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 46 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 32 | 41 |
| 3 | Libertad | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 40 |
| 4 | Guarani | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 37 |
| 5 | River Plate | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 28 |
| 6 | Guairena | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 25 |
| 7 | Nacional Asuncion | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueno | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -11 | 21 |
| 9 | 12 de Octubre | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -16 | 19 |
| 10 | Sol de América | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 18 |
| 11 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -15 | 15 |
| 12 | General Diaz | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -23 | 13 |