Guaraní and Cerro Porteño are both doing (very) nicely in the Division 1 with their 4th and 2nd spots respectively. Let's hope for a fun match!
- Guaraní have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cerro Porteño have the most scored goals (40) in Division 1
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Guaraní and Cerro Porteño.
Guaraní form and stats
The complete Division 1 results playing at home this season for Guaraní are 4-4-3 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Guaraní bring valid hopes of a third.
Guaraní are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Guaraní's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Cerro Porteño. The home side are looking to build on that result. Bogado was on the receiving end of a red card in the Guaraní-Cerro Porteño match, being sent off in the 22nd minute. The game was drawn at that point, but the home side still managed to pull off a 1-0 victory.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Sportivo Trinidense that finished 0-0.The Guaraní fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. On the other hand, Guaraní have conceded 14 goals.
Cerro Porteño form and stats
As the visiting team in Division 1 matches, Cerro Porteño have produced an overall stat of 6-3-2 so far.
There might be some fixture complaints from Cerro Porteño as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-1 against Guaraní. Before that defeat this side had won at least a draw from nine league fixtures in a row.
A draw for Cerro Porteño before that, at their own venue hosting Nacional Asuncion (1-1).Few goals the story here? 8 of this team's last 10 league rounds have contained two or less goals.
Porteño are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 11 away games so far. 16 goals have been conceded by Cerro Porteño in these games.
Head 2 Head
Guaraní and Cerro Porteño have faced each other already this season: Guaraní - Cerro Porteño 1-0. The ref got to use his red card when these teams last played each other, and the culprit was Cáceres (Guaraní). Previous ten meetings involving these squads: Guaraní won two, Cerro Porteño were winners in four and we saw four draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 9 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Camacho Ledesma 9 goals |   D. Churín 8 goals |  F. Barcelo Viera 6 goals |
Guaraní missing players
Cerro Porteño missing players
| Guaraní | Cerro Porteño | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 16 | 33 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 42 | 19 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 24 | 55 |
| 41 | 23 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 40 |
| 91% | 94% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 85% |
| 48% | 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 48% |
| 27% | 31% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 31% | 33% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 18% |
| 48% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 67% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 31% | 27% |
| 27% | 31% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 12% | 6% |
| 4 | 4.4 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.9 |
| 5.8 | 5.9 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7.5 | 7.8 | 4.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 40% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 36% | 40% |
| 11.1 | 10.3 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 8.3 | 7.9 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
- Cerro Porteño have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cerro Porteño have the most scored goals (19) away in Division 1
- Cerro Porteño have the most scored goals (40) in Division 1
- Cerro Porteño have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in Division 1
- Cerro Porteño haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Guaraní have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 51 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 41 |
| 3 | Sportivo Trinidense | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 38 |
| 4 | Guaraní | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 33 |
| 5 | Nacional Asuncion | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 33 |
| 6 | Olimpia | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Sportivo Ameliano | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 30 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueno | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | General Caballero JLM | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 24 |
| 10 | Guairena | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -16 | 17 |
| 11 | Resistencia | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -21 | 17 |
| 12 | Tacuary | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 15 |
