The visiting Cerro Porteño side should be favourites in this visit to Sportivo Luqueño, as the away team holds a 16 point advantage from their 20 league games this season.
The hosts Sportivo Luqueño saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Division 1. This match was also played here at Estadio Feliciano Caceres. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Cerro Porteño have had more rest.
Sportivo Luqueño form and stats
With {2 Division 1 wins}, 2 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Sportivo Luqueño are certainly not brimming with confidence. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Sportivo Luqueño, their manager C. Ayala and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 218 minutes without scoring a league goal. Jorge Nunez was the last player to find the net.
The Sportivo Luqueño fans got no joy from their last match, a Division 1 game also here at Estadio Feliciano Caceres: A 0-5 defeat against General Diaz (placed 8th). Before that, Sportivo Luqueño played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Libertad.
Sportivo Luqueño were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sportivo Luqueño here at Estadio Feliciano Caceres in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 10 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Sportivo Luqueño defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Cerro Porteño form and stats
As the visiting team in Division 1 matches, Cerro Porteño have produced an overall stat of 4-2-4 so far.
Cerro Porteño failed to get anything from their last game, a Division 1 home match vs Libertad (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 1-3. Prior to that result Cerro Porteño won their away game at River Plate. The scoreline was 2-1.
Cerro Porteño has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 10 games. Cerro Porteño have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Cerro Porteño - Sportivo Luqueño 1-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Sportivo Luqueño won 3, Cerro Porteño won 6 and 1 draw. 6 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Larrivey 12 goals |  D. Churín 11 goals |  N. Valdez 10 goals |
Sportivo Luqueño missing players
Cerro Porteño missing players
| Sportivo Luqueño | Cerro Porteño | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 42 | 21 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 21 | 42 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 44 | 22 | 6 | Scored | S | 10 | 38 | 86 |
| 63 | 38 | 14 | Conceded | C | 9 | 27 | 48 |
| 93% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 71% | 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 48% | 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 62% |
| 31% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 38% |
| 7% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 52% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 71% | 62% |
| 21% | 14% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | 36% |
| 33% | 29% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 5% | 5% |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 440 | 242 | 74 | Total Shots | T S | 82 | 213 | 511 |
| 161 | 87 | 25 | Shots on Target | S O | 33 | 98 | 231 |
| 27% | 25% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 34% | 35% |
- Cerro Porteño has the most matches over the total-line (25)
- Cerro Porteño have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cerro Porteño haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sportivo Luqueño has the fewest points (8) at home
- Sportivo Luqueño has the the worst goal difference (-12) at home
- Sportivo Luqueño have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Olimpia | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 34 | 50 |
| 2 | Libertad | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 44 |
| 3 | Cerro Porteño | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 34 |
| 4 | Guarani | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | Sol de America | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 28 |
| 6 | River Plate | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 23 |
| 7 | Nacional Asuncion | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 23 |
| 8 | General Diaz | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 9 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -13 | 19 |
| 10 | Deportivo Santani | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -16 | 19 |
| 11 | Deportivo Capiata | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -20 | 19 |
| 12 | Sportivo Luqueño | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -17 | 18 |