Estadio Luís Alfonso Giagni: Sol de América vs River Plate Division 1 preview

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Competition: Paraguay Division 1
Competition: Sun 08.August
Match begins: 23:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Luís Alfonso Giagni (10200 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Division 1, with both Sol de América and River Plate experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 9th and the visitors in 10th place.

Insights:
  • Sol de América have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Division 1
  • River Plate have the fewest scored goals (13) in Division 1

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Sol de América form and stats

With {0 Division 1 wins}, 2 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Sol de América are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Sol de América shared the glory with Libertad in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.

Ahead of that match, Sol de América won a home game hosting Sportivo Luqueño (2-1).

The lack of attacking qualities in América means that they have only scored 4 goals in 9 league home games, less than half a goal per match. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. América have conceded 18 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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River Plate form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for River Plate so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-4 (win-draw-lose). River Plate have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

There were no winners in River's previous match, a Division 1 home game that ended 0-0 vs Cerro Porteno.

Prior to that result River Plate won their away game at Guairena. The scoreline was 2-1.

The attacking power of River when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, River have conceded 17 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; River Plate - América 0-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Sol de América wins - draws - River Plate wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

River PlateP. Zeballos Ocampos
P. Zeballos Ocampos
5 goals
Sol de AméricaL. Leal dos Anjos
L. Leal dos Anjos
4 goals
AméricaD. Valdez
D. Valdez
3 goals

Sol de América missing players

River Plate missing players

Sol de América River Plate
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 2 11 21
4 1 1 Won W 0 3 4
6 2 0 Drew D 2 4 7
11 7 2 Lost L 0 4 10
21 6 2 Scored S 4 13 18
33 19 6 Conceded C 4 19 34
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 86%
81% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 71%
48% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 64% 48%
24% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 36% 29%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 10%
43% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 64% 52%
19% 10% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 24%
48% 50% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 38%
 
5 6 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.1 3.5
4.1 3.6 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.8 4.5
2.9 2.3 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.7 1.9
5 2 1 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
9 8.2 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 7 8
3.2 2.8 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.1 2.8
31% 21% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 38% 31%
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • River Plate have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals away as Sol de América have scored home.
  • River Plate have the fewest scored goals (13) in Division 1
  • River Plate have the most conceded goals (17) away 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
  • Sol de América have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Sol de América have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sol de América have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Division 1
  • Sol de América have the fewest points (2) at home in Division 1
  • Sol de América have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Division 1
  • Sol de América have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Division 1
  • Sol de América have the most conceded goals (18) at home in Division 1
  • Sol de América have the the worst goal difference (-14) 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 Guairena 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 Luqueño 18 5 3 10 19 29 9 3 3 3 15 16 9 2 0 7 4 13 -10 18
9 Sol de América 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.