River Plate and Nacional Asunción have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Division 1.
- River Plate have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nacional Asunción is in the best form (4-2-0)
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
River Plate form and stats
River Plate have collected 17 points from their Division 1 home games so far after 5-2-4. River Plate are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Estadio River Plate, having lost their two previous games here.
River manager C. Ayala Gavilán and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus General Díaz in the Division 1. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Olimpia.
River Plate has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. River's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nacional Asunción form and stats
Nacional Asunción have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Division 1, after 2-4-5 (11 played). In general it has been a productive period now for Nacional as they haven't lost any of their last ten games. Nacional Asunción have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
D. Santacruz, L. Villagra and C. Arrua scored in Nacional's previous match, the home game against Cerro Porteno that ended 4-3. Preceding that game was the away victory against Sol de America with the score of 3-2.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Nacional, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun? Nacional Asunción made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, C. Arrua receiving a red card in the 81st minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Nacional won the match 4-3!
The attacking power of Nacional when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Nacional have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Nacional Asunción - River Plate 1-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for River, five draws and four wins for Nacional Asunción. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Pérez Mambreani 7 goals |  J. Santacruz González 6 goals | M. González Cabral 5 goals |
River Plate missing players
Nacional Asunción missing players
| River Plate | Nacional Asunción | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 16 | 31 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 32 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 37 |
| 46 | 22 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 31 |
| 87% | 93% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 94% | 84% |
| 74% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 75% | 71% |
| 55% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 19% | 35% |
| 23% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 19% | 16% |
| 10% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| 52% | 53% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 45% |
| 29% | 27% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 39% |
| 32% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 9.5 | 9.7 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.2 | 9.7 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 27% | 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 28% | 31% |
- Nacional Asunción has the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in Division 1
- Nacional Asunción has the most matches under the total-line (20) in Division 1
- Nacional Asunción is in the best form (4-2-0)
- River Plate have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cerro Porteno | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 50 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 45 |
| 3 | Libertad | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 44 |
| 4 | Guaraní | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 41 |
| 5 | River Plate | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 29 |
| 6 | Guaireña | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Nacional Asunción | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 25 |
| 9 | 12 de Octubre | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -16 | 21 |
| 10 | Sol de America | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -17 | 19 |
| 11 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 26 | -18 | 16 |
| 12 | General Díaz | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -24 | 14 |