River Plate and Sportivo Luqueño have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Division 1.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
River Plate form and stats
River Plate have played 10 Division 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-1-4 (wins-draws-losses).
River faced defeat in their previous match, away at Cerro Porteno (1-3). In the game before, an away victory match versus Nacional Asuncion with a 2-1 scoreline.
River have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio River Plate with 15 goals in 10 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded.
Sportivo Luqueño form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Division 1 travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. Sportivo has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Sportivo go into this game after a win, the home game against Nacional Asuncion that ended 1-0. Preceding that game, the 0-7 loss visiting Olimpia's place.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sportivo as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Sportivo have conceded 18 goals in their away games. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 awaymatches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Sportivo Luqueño - River 0-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - one - five (River wins - draws - Sportivo Luqueño wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Pitta Saldívar 7 goals |  D. Pérez Mambreani 5 goals | M. González Cabral 4 goals |
River Plate missing players
Sportivo Luqueño missing players
| River Plate | Sportivo Luqueño | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 23 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| 30 | 16 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 18 | 32 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 86% |
| 76% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 62% |
| 52% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 57% |
| 19% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 29% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 48% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 48% |
| 29% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 24% |
| 33% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 199 | 101 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 83 | 172 |
| 82 | 39 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 28 | 62 |
| 28% | 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 32% | 35% |
- River Plate have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- River Plate haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sportivo Luqueño has the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Division 1
- Sportivo Luqueño has the most points from losing position (11) in Division 1
- Sportivo Luqueño have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 49 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 44 |
| 3 | Libertad | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 43 |
| 4 | Guarani | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 40 |
| 5 | River Plate | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 28 |
| 6 | Guairena | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Nacional Asuncion | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 24 |
| 9 | 12 de Octubre | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -16 | 20 |
| 10 | Sol de America | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -17 | 18 |
| 11 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 26 | -18 | 15 |
| 12 | General Díaz | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -24 | 13 |