Sportivo Ameliano and Guaireña regulars eagerly anticipate Division 1 meet at Estadio Luís Alfonso Giagni

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Competition: Paraguay Division 1
Competition: Fri 25.Aug
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Luís Alfonso Giagni (10200 seats)

Most would pick Sportivo Ameliano in this match versus Guaireña, but the away side will battle to the bitter end. Here's our complete match guide!

Insights:
  • Guaireña have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in Division 1

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Sportivo Ameliano form and stats

3 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Sportivo Ameliano have to build on here at Estadio Luís Alfonso Giagni in the Division 1.

The Sportivo Ameliano goalkeeper Joaquin Matias Papaleo is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 215 minutes without conceding a goal in the Division 1.

Sportivo Ameliano are returning here after visiting Guarani and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Samudio (2) and da Silva scored the goal(s).

Ahead of that match, Sportivo Ameliano won a home game hosting Nacional Asuncion (2-0).

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Sportivo's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 4 games, won 2 matches, drawn 1 and lost 1.

Sportivo Ameliano has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded.

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Guaireña form and stats

Guaireña have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Division 1, after 2-5-4 (11 played).

Guaireña are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Olimpia.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Guarani.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Guaireña playing away, we found 7 games. Results were 0 away wins, 3 draws and 4 home wins.

The attacking power of Guaireña when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 11 league matches away. As opposed to that, Guaireña have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Sportivo Ameliano have avoided a loss in the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) versus Guaireña.

The previous head to head match ended Sportivo Ameliano - Guaireña 1-1, played this season. The referee pulled out his red card when these teams last met, and the criminal was González (Sportivo).

Top Goalscorers

Sportivo AmelianoE. Vera
E. Vera
7 goals
Sportivo AmelianoA. Samudio
A. Samudio
4 goals
Sportivo AmelianoS. Bareiro
S. Bareiro
3 goals

Sportivo Ameliano missing players

Guaireña missing players

Sportivo Ameliano Guaireña
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 5 15 29
10 4 1 Won W 0 3 5
10 4 0 Drew D 4 6 10
9 6 2 Lost L 1 6 14
38 15 2 Scored S 4 16 27
37 20 5 Conceded C 6 22 44
97% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 93% 93%
79% 79% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 87% 79%
45% 43% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 33% 38%
24% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 20% 24%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 3%
59% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 60% 53% 52%
21% 21% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 13% 14%
24% 36% 67% Failed to Score F T 40% 40% 41%
 
4.8 5.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 3.7 3.7
4.3 4.4 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 7.3 5.6
2.3 2.5 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 3.1 2.3
7 4 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.9 10.3 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7.4 7.9 7
4 3.9 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.2 2.8
33% 27% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 33% 33%
 
10.3 11.1 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13.6 12.3 10.3
4.1 4.4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 5.1 4.4
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Guaireña have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) 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 22 16 3 3 39 15 11 9 2 0 21 4 11 7 1 3 18 11 24 51
2 Cerro Porteno 22 11 8 3 40 29 11 5 5 1 21 13 11 6 3 2 19 16 11 41
3 Sportivo Trinidense 22 11 5 6 34 21 11 7 2 2 18 8 11 4 3 4 16 13 13 38
4 Guarani 22 8 9 5 29 24 11 4 4 3 14 14 11 4 5 2 15 10 5 33
5 Nacional Asuncion 22 9 6 7 23 21 11 4 3 4 11 10 11 5 3 3 12 11 2 33
6 Olimpia 22 8 7 7 32 26 11 4 4 3 18 13 11 4 3 4 14 13 6 31
7 Sportivo Ameliano 22 7 9 6 27 28 11 3 4 4 13 17 11 4 5 2 14 11 -1 30
8 Sportivo Luqueno 22 6 9 7 27 28 11 4 5 2 12 8 11 2 4 5 15 20 -1 27
9 General Caballero JLM 22 6 6 10 21 28 11 4 1 6 13 15 11 2 5 4 8 13 -7 24
10 Guaireña 22 3 8 11 15 31 11 1 3 7 6 17 11 2 5 4 9 14 -16 17
11 Resistencia 22 4 5 13 14 35 11 2 3 6 6 17 11 2 2 7 8 18 -21 17
12 Tacuary 22 4 3 15 16 31 11 3 3 5 14 14 11 1 0 10 2 17 -15 15

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.