Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Olimpia welcomes Guaireña

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Competition: Paraguay Division 1
Competition: Sun 01.August
Match begins: 23:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Manuel Ferreira (22000 seats)

7 points separate the two duelists in this Division 1 match. Olimpia hold both the points- and home advantage.

Insights:
  • Olimpia have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Division 1
  • Guaireña have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Division 1

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Olimpia form and stats

4 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Olimpia, who have the most scored goals (19) at home in Division 1, have to build on here at Estadio Manuel Ferreira in the Division 1.

Olimpia are returning here after visiting 12 de Octubre in a Division 1 game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. A. Silva, I. Pitta and D. González scored the goal(s).

A 0-0 draw away in the Copa Libertadores before that, with Internacional (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) the opponent.

Olimpia can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 19 times. 13 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Guaireña form and stats

Playing away, Guaireña, who have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Division 1, have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the Division 1 this season. It's three draws from Guaireña's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Division 1 home defeat versus River Plate with 1-2 on the scoreboard.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Libertad that ended 0-0.

Guaireña have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 12 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Guaireña have conceded 9 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Olimpia and Guaireña have met before this season: Guaireña - Olimpia 1-2. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Olimpia victories, two draws and one Guaireña win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

OlimpiaA. Silva González
A. Silva González
7 goals
OlimpiaJ. Recalde Ramírez
J. Recalde Ramírez
7 goals
GuaireñaF. Romero González
F. Romero González
5 goals

Olimpia missing players

Guaireña missing players

Olimpia Guaireña
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 3 10 20
11 4 2 Won W 1 3 6
3 3 0 Drew D 1 5 9
6 3 0 Lost L 1 2 5
38 20 4 Scored S 4 12 21
27 16 1 Conceded C 3 9 16
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 70% 70%
85% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 60% 50%
65% 70% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 45%
40% 60% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 30% 20%
25% 40% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 70% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 40%
30% 20% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 50% 55%
15% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 30% 35%
 
4.4 4.7 3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 5 5.2
5.2 4.8 8.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 5.7 4.7
2.5 2.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.2 2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
9.8 10.2 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.7 6.6 7.5
3.7 3.9 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.4 2.8
51% 51% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 50% 38%
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Guaireña have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Guaireña have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Division 1
  • Guaireña have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Division 1
  • Guaireña have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Division 1
  • Guaireña have the most clean sheets (11) in Division 1
  • Guaireña have the most clean sheets (5) away in Division 1
  • Olimpia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Olimpia have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Division 1
  • Olimpia have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Division 1
  • Olimpia have the most matches over the total-line (12) 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 Porteno 18 8 4 6 24 22 9 5 2 2 13 9 9 3 2 4 11 13 2 28
5 Guaireña 18 6 8 4 20 14 9 3 4 2 8 5 9 3 4 2 12 9 6 26
6 Guaraní 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

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.