Cerro Porteño vs Tacuary preview: Away team will have a grim job at Estadio General Pablo Rojas

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Competition: Paraguay Division 1
Competition: Sun 09.April
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio General Pablo Rojas (45876 seats)

The Division 1 league standings tell a story about these sides to this date, with Cerro Porteño ahead of Tacuary by 12 points. Tipsway full preview:

Insights:
  • Cerro Porteño have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in Division 1
  • Tacuary have the fewest scored goals (5) in Division 1

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

It's no vacation for neither Porteño nor Tacuary as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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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 1 win, 4 draws and 0 defeats.

Cerro Porteño's previous fixture was a Copa Libertadores game also played at their home, ending 2-1 versus Barcelona. The home side are looking to continue in that form. Midfielder Aquino was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.42 (out of ten) in that game. Aquino scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 41 successful passes (of 51 total).

Prior to that, an away loss at Libertad in the Division 1.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Cerro Porteño home games with this odds we find 5 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 0 matches were won by at least two goals.

Goals keep flowing in this team's league games, with 5 in a row containing at least three goals (over 2.5).

There will be little rest for Porteño after this match as they are travelling to Sportivo Ameliano for a Division 1 game in only four days.

Cerro Porteño have conceded 7 in these home matches.

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Tacuary form and stats

As the visiting team in Division 1 matches, Tacuary have produced an overall stat of 0-0-5 so far. A depressing five defeats in a row for Tacuary in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Sportivo Trinidense.

Tacuary aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 217 league minutes without a goal. Valdez was the last player to find the net.

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, a Copa Sudamericana home defeat versus Bragantino with 1-4 on the scoreboard.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Nacional Asuncion in the Division 1.

You'll want to know how Tacuary managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 4 similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 0 draws and 4 home wins.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sportivo Trinidense in just three days.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Tacuary has managed {0 goals} and let in 10 from 5 matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: nine - zero - one (Cerro Porteño wins - draws - Tacuary wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PorteñoC. Aquino
C. Aquino
3 goals
Cerro PorteñoD. Bobadilla
D. Bobadilla
2 goals
Cerro PorteñoR. Morales
R. Morales
2 goals

Cerro Porteño missing players

Tacuary missing players

Cerro Porteño Tacuary
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 5 1 Played P 2 5 10
4 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
5 4 1 Drew D 0 0 2
1 0 0 Lost L 2 5 7
18 10 1 Scored S 0 0 5
16 7 1 Conceded C 2 10 16
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
90% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 60% 70%
50% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 30%
50% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 20%
40% 40% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
70% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 30%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 20%
10% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 60%
 
4.7 4.2 7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 2.8 4.1
3.9 4.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 9 6.6 6.1
1.7 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3 2.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
10.3 12.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 7.2 7.8
3.2 3.6 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3 2.8
56% 56% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 18%
 
8.3 8.4 6 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 10.6 8.9
3.6 3.6 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.4 4.4
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • All of Cerro Porteño's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Cerro Porteño have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Cerro Porteño have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Cerro Porteño have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Cerro Porteño have scored more than double the goals of Tacuary.
  • Cerro Porteño have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in Division 1
  • Cerro Porteño have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Division 1
  • Cerro Porteño haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Tacuary have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Tacuary have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Tacuary have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Tacuary have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Tacuary have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Tacuary have the fewest points (0) away in Division 1
  • Tacuary have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Division 1
  • Tacuary have the fewest scored goals (0) away in Division 1
  • Tacuary have the fewest scored goals (5) in Division 1
  • Tacuary have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Division 1
  • Tacuary have the the worst goal difference (-10) away in Division 1
  • Tacuary have the the worst goal difference (-11) in Division 1
  • Tacuary have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Tacuary haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 10 8 1 1 18 5 6 5 1 0 11 1 4 3 0 1 7 4 13 25
2 Guarani 10 5 4 1 16 7 4 2 2 0 7 4 6 3 2 1 9 3 9 19
3 Cerro Porteño 10 4 5 1 18 16 5 1 4 0 10 7 5 3 1 1 8 9 2 17
4 Sportivo Ameliano 10 4 5 1 13 11 4 1 2 1 4 6 6 3 3 0 9 5 2 17
5 Olimpia 10 4 4 2 17 13 6 3 2 1 11 6 4 1 2 1 6 7 4 16
6 Sportivo Trinidense 11 4 3 4 16 12 6 2 2 2 9 7 5 2 1 2 7 5 4 15
7 Sportivo Luqueno 11 3 6 2 14 13 5 2 3 0 5 2 6 1 3 2 9 11 1 15
8 Nacional Asuncion 11 3 3 5 8 12 5 0 1 4 2 7 6 3 2 1 6 5 -4 12
9 Resistencia 10 3 1 6 8 14 4 1 0 3 1 7 6 2 1 3 7 7 -6 10
10 Guairena 11 1 5 5 7 15 6 0 2 4 3 10 5 1 3 1 4 5 -8 8
11 General Caballero JLM 10 1 3 6 8 14 6 1 0 5 6 11 4 0 3 1 2 3 -6 6
12 Tacuary 10 1 2 7 5 16 5 1 2 2 5 6 5 0 0 5 0 10 -11 5

Read more about Division 1

The Primera División, sometimes known as the Copa TIGO or División Profesional, is the top level of football in Paraguay. The season lasts almost a year, running from January to December in two parts; Apertura and Clausura. The twelve teams meet each other twice in each section.