Sneaking up on the top teams is the target when these two mid-table teams meet. Both will be trying to improve their league position, Sportivo Ameliano in 7th and Sportivo Luqueño in 8th place.
- Sportivo Ameliano have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in Division 1
- Sportivo Luqueño have the most conceded goals (20) away in Division 1
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sportivo Ameliano form and stats
3-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Division 1 numbers at home for Sportivo Ameliano so far this season. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Sportivo with their four defeats in a row. Not since the General Caballero JLM game, 29 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
Sportivo Ameliano lost their last game at Cerro Porteno after a 2-3 scoreline. Heartbreak for Sportivo in their last match as Cerro Porteno's Jesús scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
In the game before, a strong away win at Cerro Porteno. A Copa Paraguay game. This is expected to be a close game, with Sportivo Ameliano perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sportivo Ameliano as a small favourite), we find 8 games. Sportivo Ameliano has won 4 of these, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Lots of goals and action? Who knows the future, but we do know that 9 of the 11 latest league matches with this team has had three goals or more.
Sportivo has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Sportivo Ameliano defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sportivo Luqueño form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sportivo Luqueño so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-5 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Sportivo Luqueño's last three away games as they have all been lost.
The regulars enjoyed Sportivo's previous game versus Guairena, a 1-0 win played at home. The end of the last match, against Guairena, was very satisfying as Chamorro scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
A 1-2 defeat away at Guarani before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sportivo Luqueño playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 1 Sportivo Luqueño win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The visiting Sportivo have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 11 games. Sportivo Luqueño have conceded 20 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Sportivo Ameliano and Sportivo Luqueño have faced off before this season: Sportivo Luqueño - Sportivo Ameliano 1-2. Alborno (Sportivo Luqueño) was sent off by the referee when these teams last played each other. Sportivo Ameliano-Sportivo Luqueño H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Sportivo Ameliano two wins, Sportivo Luqueño zero wins, one draw. one of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these sides have sometimes been "violent", having seen 2 red cards from the last three duels.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Vera 10 goals |   P. Charpentier 6 goals |  A. Samudio 5 goals |
Sportivo Ameliano missing players
Sportivo Luqueño missing players
| Sportivo Ameliano | Sportivo Luqueño | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 17 | 35 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 13 | 8 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 49 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 21 | 43 |
| 50 | 25 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 30 | 48 |
| 97% | 94% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 83% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 88% | 77% |
| 54% | 53% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 59% | 49% |
| 31% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 35% | 29% |
| 11% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 57% | 47% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 71% | 60% |
| 20% | 24% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 23% |
| 26% | 35% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 20% |
| 4.7 | 5 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 10.5 | 10.9 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 9.7 | 10 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 32% | 27% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 29% |
| 9.8 | 10.3 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
- Sportivo Ameliano have the fewest matches under the total-line (16) in Division 1
- Sportivo Ameliano have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in Division 1
- Sportivo Luqueño have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sportivo Luqueño have the most conceded goals (20) away in Division 1
- Sportivo Luqueño haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 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 Luqueño | 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 | Guairena | 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 |
