Division 1 preview: Can River Plate edge out victory against General Díaz?

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Competition: Paraguay Division 1
Date: Sun 02.February
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio River Plate (3000 seats)

After two games we know a little more about the qualities of River Plate and General Díaz in this fresh Division 1 season. Read our match preview!

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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River Plate form and stats

River Plate have only played one Division 1 game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 2 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats from 11 matches.

River Plate lost their last game at Guairena (placed 8th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Before that, River Plate had a home game versus Sol de America which ended with a victory 3-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how River Plate have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won zero times, drawn one and lost one.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the River Plate at home in the league. 3 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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General Díaz form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Division 1 ended in defeat. Last season General Díaz had these away match statistics: Played 11; won 3, drew 3 and lost 5.

General Díaz failed to get anything from their last game, a Division 1 home match vs Nacional Asunción (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-2. Prior to that match, the General Díaz manager C. Martínez Medina faced defeat when travelling to Olimpia and losing 1-2.

We have checked recent matches where General Díaz have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were Wfour-Dtwo-Lfive.

General Díaz have the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): River Plate three wins, three draws and General Díaz two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

 E. García Duarte
E. García Duarte
1 goals
 D. Pérez Mambreani
D. Pérez Mambreani
1 goals
 M. Prieto
M. Prieto
1 goals

River Plate missing players

General Díaz missing players

River Plate General Díaz
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 1 Played P 0 1 2
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
3 3 3 Scored S 0 1 1
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 2 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 50%
50% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 50%
 
2.5 2 2 Corners For (avg) C F 0 10 9
9.5 12 12 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 6 3.5
2 3 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.5
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
 
16 9 9 Total Shots T S 0 15 26
7 4 4 Shots on Target S O 0 8 12
43% 75% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 12% 8%
River Plate Last season General Díaz
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
44 22   Played P   22 44
13 7   Won W   4 9
13 7   Drew D   6 14
18 8   Lost L   12 21
43 22   Scored S   24 48
55 27   Conceded C   40 75
93% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 95%
61% 59%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   77% 77%
39% 36%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 48%
18% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   41% 36%
7% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   23% 18%
55% 55%   BTTS BTTS   45% 50%
25% 23%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 20%
27% 27%   Failed to Score F T   41% 34%
 
4.2 4   Corners For (avg) C F   4.9 4.6
6.4 6.2   Corners Against (avg) C A   5.8 5.4
2.5 2.5   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   3.1 2.6
4 2   Red Cards R C   4 7
 
412 192   Total Shots T S   163 353
140 65   Shots on Target S O   63 139
30% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Nacional Asunción 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 6
2 Libertad 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 4
3 Olimpia 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
4 Guarani 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
5 Sportivo San Lorenzo 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
6 River Plate 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3
7 Cerro Porteno 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
8 Guairena 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
9 Sol de America 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
10 Sportivo Luqueno 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 0
11 General Díaz 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
12 12 de Octubre 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 0
Last season 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 22 17 3 2 53 15 11 10 1 0 29 8 11 7 2 2 24 7 38 54
2 Libertad 22 15 3 4 35 12 11 10 1 0 20 3 11 5 2 4 15 9 23 48
3 Cerro Porteno 22 11 4 7 42 28 11 6 2 3 23 11 11 5 2 4 19 17 14 37
4 Guarani 22 9 5 8 31 28 11 4 2 5 17 19 11 5 3 3 14 9 3 32
5 Sol de America 22 8 7 7 23 22 11 4 3 4 10 14 11 4 4 3 13 8 1 31
6 Nacional Asunción 22 7 8 7 29 27 11 4 5 2 16 10 11 3 3 5 13 17 2 29
7 General Díaz 22 6 7 9 27 33 11 3 4 4 13 17 11 3 3 5 14 16 -6 25
8 River Plate 22 6 6 10 18 24 11 2 4 5 7 11 11 4 2 5 11 13 -6 24
9 Sportivo San Lorenzo 22 5 7 10 23 36 11 4 3 4 13 15 11 1 4 6 10 21 -13 22
10 Sportivo Luqueno 22 5 6 11 20 37 11 2 2 7 7 20 11 3 4 4 13 17 -17 21
11 Deportivo Capiata 22 5 6 11 18 38 11 3 3 5 10 20 11 2 3 6 8 18 -20 21
12 Deportivo Santani 22 5 4 13 20 39 11 3 3 5 12 14 11 2 1 8 8 25 -19 19

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.