Deportivo Santaní hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 19 points and a 10th position in the Division 1 table. Visiting River Plate holds 7th place with 20 pts.
It's no vacation for neither Deportivo Santaní nor River Plate 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.
Deportivo Santaní form and stats
Overall Division 1 stats at home this season for Deportivo Santaní are 3-3-3 (wins-draw-losses).
In their previous game, the manager R. Gauto led his Deportivo Santaní to a defeat in the Division 1 match away at Nacional Asuncion. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Juan Jose Vazquez. Preceding that game was the away draw at Sol de America that finished 2-2.
Deportivo Santaní were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Deportivo Santaní are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. Deportivo Santaní have conceded 10 in these home matches.
River Plate form and stats
Playing away, River Plate have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Division 1 this season.
River Plate failed to get anything from their last game, a Division 1 home match vs Cerro Porteno (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 1-2. A 0-2 loss hosting Libertad before that.
River Plate are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). As opposed to that, River Plate have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: River Plate - Deportivo Santaní 1-0. Last five meetings between the teams: Deportivo Santaní won 2, River Plate won 2 and 1 draw. 2 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 S. Torales 7 goals |  I. Pitta 6 goals | Ó. Colmán 6 goals |
Deportivo Santaní missing players
River Plate missing players
| Deportivo Santaní | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 41 | 20 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 20 | 41 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 23 | 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 33 | 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| 72 | 31 | 9 | Conceded | C | 8 | 26 | 52 |
| 93% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 93% |
| 71% | 70% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 65% | 61% |
| 49% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 45% | 41% |
| 32% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 20% | 20% |
| 10% | 10% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 5% | 7% |
| 49% | 55% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 60% | 56% |
| 17% | 15% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 25% | 24% |
| 41% | 35% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 25% | 27% |
| 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 392 | 178 | 52 | Total Shots | T S | 61 | 194 | 370 |
| 142 | 66 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 67 | 127 |
| 23% | 26% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | 31% |
- Deportivo Santaní has the fewest scored goals in the second half (17)
- Deportivo Santaní has the most conceded goals in the first half (37)
- Deportivo Santaní have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Deportivo Santaní is in the worst form (1-1-4)
- River Plate has the fewest matches over the total-line (14)
- River Plate has the most dropped points from leading position (23)
- River Plate have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olimpia | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 30 | 44 |
| 2 | Libertad | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 41 |
| 3 | Cerro Porteno | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Guarani | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Sol de America | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Nacional Asuncion | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 22 |
| 7 | River Plate | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 8 | General Diaz | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 9 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 19 |
| 10 | Deportivo Santaní | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 19 |
| 11 | Sportivo Luqueno | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -12 | 18 |
| 12 | Deportivo Capiata | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -19 | 18 |