Nacional Asunción have performed better than Sportivo Ameliano so far, but every fixture starts at 0-0. Here's all the facts and figures you need prior to kickoff:
- Nacional Asunción have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Division 1
- Sportivo Ameliano have the fewest points (2) away in Division 1
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Nacional Asunción form and stats
21 points is a decent return from 10 Division 1 games here at Estadio Arsenio Erico for Nacional Asunción. The data says 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. Nacional Asunción has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Arsenio Erico, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The home fans witnessed a 1-1 draw against Sportivo Ameliano in the Copa Paraguay last time out and are hoping for a victory here.
Prior to that, an away loss at Tacuary in the Division 1.Nacional Asunción has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Nacional have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {4 goals}. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Sportivo Ameliano form and stats
There's been little loot from Sportivo Ameliano's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 10 away games in the Division 1. Sportivo Ameliano only have 0 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 2 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Sportivo Ameliano have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Nacional Asunción in their previous outing. The Copa Paraguay battle ended 1-1.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Sol de América in the Division 1.The attacking power of Sportivo Ameliano when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 10 league matches away. The Sportivo Ameliano manager Pumpido has some worries about the defense as 21 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Nacional have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (2-2-0) when facing Sportivo Ameliano.Here's the final score when the sides faced each other earlier this season; Sportivo Ameliano - Nacional Asunción 1-2. Guedes (Sportivo Ameliano) was sent off by the referee when these teams met earlier this season. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 3 red cards from the last four encounters. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Bruera with 4 goals scored against Sportivo Ameliano in these 4 games.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Bruera 18 goals | J. Santacruz González 12 goals |  J. Sanguina Morínigo 7 goals |
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| Nacional Asunción | Sportivo Ameliano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 42 | 21 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 21 | 42 |
| 20 | 9 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 15 | 24 |
| 56 | 28 | 12 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 48 |
| 45 | 23 | 3 | Conceded | C | 11 | 37 | 68 |
| 93% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 88% |
| 55% | 52% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 52% |
| 17% | 14% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 14% | 26% |
| 5% | 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 5% | 10% |
| 55% | 43% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 52% |
| 31% | 38% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 14% | 21% |
| 21% | 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 8.4 | 9 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9 | 9.4 |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 39% | 36% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 24% | 29% |
| 7.9 | 8.1 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 10 | 8.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4 |
- Nacional Asunción have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Division 1
- Sportivo Ameliano have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sportivo Ameliano have the fewest points (2) away in Division 1
- Sportivo Ameliano have the most conceded goals (21) away in Division 1
- Sportivo Ameliano have the the worst goal difference (-14) away in Division 1
- Sportivo Ameliano 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 | Olimpia | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 45 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteno | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 45 |
| 3 | Nacional Asunción | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 44 |
| 4 | Libertad | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Tacuary | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 28 |
| 6 | Guairena | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -3 | 27 |
| 7 | General Caballero JLM | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 24 |
| 8 | Sportivo Ameliano | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -7 | 23 |
| 9 | Guarani | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 23 |
| 10 | Sol de América | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -10 | 20 |
| 11 | Resistencia | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -16 | 20 |
| 12 | 12 de Octubre | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -18 | 11 |
