Delightful dogfight as daring Sportivo Ameliano duel with determined Tacuary

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Competition: Paraguay Division 1
Competition: Fri 12.May
Match begins: 21:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Defensores del Chaco (5100 seats)

In total; 16 league fixtures are done and Sportivo Ameliano are 11 points on top of Tacuary. How will it end?

Insights:
  • Sportivo Ameliano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tacuary have the fewest scored goals (9) in Division 1

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Division 1.

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Sportivo Ameliano form and stats

The Division 1 statistics playing at home this season for Sportivo Ameliano are 2-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).

No payout for Sportivo Ameliano in their previous match, an away game at Nacional Asuncion that ended in defeat 0-1. The first loss after going undefeated through three league matches.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Sportivo Luqueno in a game that was won 2-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sportivo Ameliano have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 2 and lost 0.

Sportivo has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.

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Tacuary form and stats

Tacuary have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Division 1, after 1-0-7 (8 played).

Tacuary had fun at their own home (Estadio Defensores del Chaco) last time out, beating Libertad 3-0.

Before that game, the win at home against Oriente Petrolero in the Copa Sudamericana (3-1). We have checked recent matches where Tacuary have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 3 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

A tale of few goals? 9 of this club's latest 10 league fixtures have had two goals or less.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Tacuary's away games in the league this season with only {1 goals} from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Tacuary struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Interested in a bet on both teams to score (or not)? Believe it or not, the previous occasion both teams found the net in one of the away team's league matches was the last time they met today's opposition Sportivo Ameliano! Tacuary - Sportivo Ameliano 1-3, eleven games ago. Previous seven meetings involving these teams: Sportivo Ameliano won three, Tacuary triumphed in three and we saw one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 4 red cards from the last seven duels.

Top Goalscorers

Sportivo AmelianoE. Sarquis
E. Sarquis
6 goals
TacuaryI. Valdez
I. Valdez
4 goals
Sportivo AmelianoF. Vera
F. Vera
3 goals

Sportivo Ameliano missing players

Tacuary missing players

Sportivo Ameliano Tacuary
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 8 1 Played P 2 8 16
5 2 0 Won W 0 1 3
7 3 0 Drew D 0 0 2
4 3 1 Lost L 2 7 11
20 10 0 Scored S 0 1 9
21 14 3 Conceded C 6 12 20
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
75% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 38% 50%
44% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 12% 25%
25% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 12% 12%
6% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
62% 62% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 19%
25% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 25%
19% 25% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 88% 62%
 
4.2 4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.2 4.3
4.4 5.1 2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 7.2 6.6
1.9 2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3 2.5
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 4 5
 
8.8 9.1 8 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7.1 7.6
3.7 3.6 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3 3.1
34% 34% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 4% 18%
 
10 12 11 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 9.9 9.7
4 5 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.5 5.6 4.8
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Sportivo Ameliano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sportivo Ameliano have scored more than double the goals of Tacuary.
  • Tacuary have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Tacuary have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Tacuary have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Division 1
  • Tacuary have the fewest points (3) away in Division 1
  • Tacuary have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Division 1
  • Tacuary have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Division 1
  • Tacuary have the fewest scored goals (9) in Division 1
  • Tacuary have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Division 1
  • Tacuary have the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Division 1
  • Tacuary have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Tacuary 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 16 12 2 2 31 11 8 7 1 0 17 2 8 5 1 2 14 9 20 38
2 Cerro Porteno 16 10 5 1 31 20 8 4 4 0 16 9 8 6 1 1 15 11 11 35
3 Guarani 16 7 6 3 21 15 8 4 3 1 11 8 8 3 3 2 10 7 6 27
4 Sportivo Trinidense 16 7 4 5 23 16 8 4 2 2 12 7 8 3 2 3 11 9 7 25
5 Olimpia 16 6 5 5 22 17 8 3 3 2 12 8 8 3 2 3 10 9 5 23
6 Sportivo Ameliano 16 5 7 4 20 21 8 2 3 3 10 14 8 3 4 1 10 7 -1 22
7 Nacional Asuncion 16 6 4 6 15 16 8 2 2 4 7 9 8 4 2 2 8 7 -1 22
8 Sportivo Luqueno 16 5 6 5 20 20 8 4 3 1 9 4 8 1 3 4 11 16 0 21
9 General Caballero JLM 17 4 4 9 17 24 9 4 0 5 13 13 8 0 4 4 4 11 -7 16
10 Guairena 17 2 6 9 10 24 8 1 2 5 4 11 9 1 4 4 6 13 -14 12
11 Resistencia 16 3 3 10 11 26 8 1 2 5 4 14 8 2 1 5 7 12 -15 12
12 Tacuary 16 3 2 11 9 20 8 2 2 4 8 8 8 1 0 7 1 12 -11 11

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.