Division 1 match preview: Guaraní versus Olimpia

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Competition: Paraguay Division 1
Competition: Sun 06.December
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Rogelio Lorenzo Livieres (5100 seats)

The Guaraní & Olimpia managers G. Costas Makeira and D. Garnero are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Division 1 league table.

Insights:
  • Guaraní has the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Division 1
  • Olimpia has the most scored goals (54) in Division 1

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 Olimpia.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

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Guaraní form and stats

4-6-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Division 1 numbers at home for Guaraní, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Division 1, so far this season. The Guaraní fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Rogelio Lorenzo Livieres and will expect new points from this game. Guaraní has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.

Guaraní faced defeat in their previous match, away at Gremio (0-2). Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Sportivo Luqueno.

Guaraní has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Guaraní have conceded only 7 goals.

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Olimpia form and stats

The visitors, who have the most scored goals (54) in Division 1, are W6-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Division 1.

Before that, Olimpia secured a home win against River Plate with the score 3-1.

The Olimpia manager D. Garnero has got the team scoring on the road, with 23 away goals in 11 league matches. Olimpia have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Olimpia - Guaraní 1-2 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Guaraní, three draws and six wins for Olimpia. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

OlimpiaR. Santa Cruz Cantero
R. Santa Cruz Cantero
17 goals
OlimpiaJ. Recalde Ramírez
J. Recalde Ramírez
12 goals
GuaraníR. Bobadilla
R. Bobadilla
10 goals

Guaraní missing players

Olimpia missing players

Guaraní Olimpia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 3 Played P 3 15 30
14 7 1 Won W 0 7 17
10 7 2 Drew D 1 4 8
6 1 0 Lost L 2 4 5
37 19 3 Scored S 1 29 69
22 10 2 Conceded C 4 17 30
87% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 80% 90%
40% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 70%
10% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 47% 47%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 10%
43% 40% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 53% 63%
37% 53% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 27%
33% 27% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 20% 10%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.7 2.4 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.7 3.2 2.6
7 2 0 Red cards R C 1 9 14
 
10.5 9.2 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 10.4 11.9
4.8 4.3 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4.1 4.9
26% 30% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 8% 48% 47%
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Guaraní has the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Division 1
  • Guaraní has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Division 1
  • Guaraní has the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Division 1
  • Olimpia has the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in Division 1
  • Olimpia has the most scored goals (23) away in Division 1
  • Olimpia has the most scored goals (54) in Division 1
  • Olimpia has the most scored goals in the first half (33) in Division 1
  • Olimpia has the the best goal difference (+12) away in Division 1
  • Olimpia has the the best goal difference (+34) in Division 1
  • Olimpia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Olimpia 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 Cerro Porteno 22 15 5 2 37 14 11 9 1 1 22 8 11 6 4 1 15 6 23 50
2 Olimpia 22 13 6 3 54 20 11 7 3 1 31 9 11 6 3 2 23 11 34 45
3 Libertad 22 13 5 4 43 23 11 6 4 1 22 10 11 7 1 3 21 13 20 44
4 Guaraní 22 11 8 3 30 16 11 4 6 1 12 7 11 7 2 2 18 9 14 41
5 River Plate 22 8 5 9 23 30 11 5 2 4 15 16 11 3 3 5 8 14 -7 29
6 Guairena 22 6 9 7 30 29 11 5 3 3 18 11 11 1 6 4 12 18 1 27
7 Nacional Asuncion 22 6 7 9 22 22 11 4 3 4 15 10 11 2 4 5 7 12 0 25
8 Sportivo Luqueno 22 6 7 9 22 32 11 3 4 4 13 14 11 3 3 5 9 18 -10 25
9 12 de Octubre 22 5 6 11 23 39 11 3 1 7 12 24 11 2 5 4 11 15 -16 21
10 Sol de América 22 4 7 11 23 40 11 4 2 5 13 15 11 0 5 6 10 25 -17 19
11 Sportivo San Lorenzo 22 2 10 10 18 36 11 2 8 1 11 10 11 0 2 9 7 26 -18 16
12 General Diaz 22 3 5 14 22 46 11 2 3 6 10 19 11 1 2 8 12 27 -24 14

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.