Season ticket holders at Estadio River Plate haven’t seen too many victories this season, with River Plate languishing in the 10th position so far. The guesting Cerro Porteño will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- River Plate have the fewest scored goals (13) in Division 1
- Cerro Porteño have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) 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.
River Plate form and stats
River Plate's results here at Estadio River Plate in the Division 1 have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 6 defeats. With seven home Division 1 games in a row without a win, the River Plate fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Sportivo Luqueno game long ago, can be stopped today.
A good away victory last time out for River Plate, who won 2-1 against Guairena.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Olimpia.River have scored 5 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the River defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Cerro Porteño form and stats
Playing away, Cerro Porteño have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Division 1 this season.
There were no winners in Porteño's previous match, a Division 1 home game that ended 1-1 vs Libertad.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Sportivo Luqueno.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Cerro Porteño manager F. Arce Rolón as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Fluminense.
Cerro Porteño find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Cerro Porteño have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
River Plate - Cerro Porteño 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: River won zero, Cerro Porteño won nine and one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Boselli 8 goals |  R. Morales 7 goals |   P. Zeballos Ocampos 5 goals |
River Plate missing players
Cerro Porteño missing players
| River Plate | Cerro Porteño | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 18 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 11 | 25 |
| 34 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 23 |
| 90% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 90% | 95% |
| 75% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 75% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 40% |
| 30% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 20% |
| 10% | 11% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 10% | 5% |
| 55% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 20% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 35% |
| 35% | 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | 30% |
| 3.5 | 4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7.8 | 8.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.2 |
| 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| 31% | 21% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 28% | 34% |
- Cerro Porteño have scored at least twice as many goals away as River Plate have scored home.
- Cerro Porteño have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Division 1
- Cerro Porteño have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Division 1
- River Plate have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- River Plate have the fewest scored goals (13) in Division 1
- River Plate have the most conceded goals (32) in Division 1
- River Plate have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in Division 1
- River Plate have the the worst goal difference (-19) 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 |
