Olimpia perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Cerro Porteño can look both up and down from their 4th position.
- Olimpia have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Division 1
- Cerro Porteño have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Division 1
These are hustling days for the hometeam, as they were in action only three days ago in the Copa Libertadores. Thankfully the previous game, versus Flamengo, was also a home game here at Estadio Manuel Ferreira. The away team is better rested.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Olimpia form and stats
Olimpia have collected 15 points from their Division 1 home games so far after 4-3-2. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Olimpia, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The Olimpia crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-4 to Flamengo here at Estadio Manuel Ferreira in a Copa Libertadores match. The attacker Roque Santa Cruz was "man of the match" for Olimpia with a rating of 7.34/10. Cruz hit one key pass and had 18 successful passes (of 22 total).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Guarani (1-3).The manager S. Orteman Rodríguez will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Flamengo in only four days.
Goals decide football matches and Olimpia are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 9 league matches. Olimpia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cerro Porteño form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Cerro Porteño playing as the away team in the Division 1 this season. Visiting Cerro Porteño has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Cerro Porteño have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Jean Paulo Fernandes Filho. It's been 218 minutes since they last conceded in Division 1.
Porteño go into this game after a win, the home game against Guairena that ended 2-0.
It was a Copa Libertadores defeat before that one as the away game against Fluminense wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.The visiting Porteño have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 9 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 13 goals have been conceded by Porteño in these games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two sides meet this season, as the history books show this recent match: Cerro Porteño - Olimpia 2-0. Numbers for the former ten meetings featuring these two parties are: three wins for Olimpia, four draws and three wins for Cerro Porteño. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Boselli 8 goals |   A. Silva González 7 goals |  J. Recalde Ramírez 7 goals |
Olimpia missing players
Cerro Porteño missing players
| Olimpia | Cerro Porteño | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 39 | 20 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 27 |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 23 |
| 95% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| 86% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 73% |
| 64% | 64% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 27% | 36% |
| 41% | 55% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 23% | 36% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 59% | 64% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | 36% |
| 27% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 41% |
| 18% | 27% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 32% |
| 4.8 | 5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9.9 | 10.2 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9.5 | 9 |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 48% | 47% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 28% | 34% |
- Cerro Porteño have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Division 1
- Cerro Porteño have the most matches under the total-line (14) in Division 1
- Olimpia have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Division 1
- Olimpia have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Division 1
- Olimpia have the most scored goals (19) at home in Division 1
- Olimpia have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Division 1
- Olimpia have the the best goal difference (+6) at home in Division 1
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Nacional Asuncion | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Cerro Porteño | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 5 | Guairena | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Guarani | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -3 | 25 |
| 7 | 12 de Octubre | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | -5 | 22 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueno | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 9 | Sol de America | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | -10 | 14 |
| 10 | River Plate | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -19 | 12 |