Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Sportivo Luqueño in 8th and Nacional Asunción in 7th place.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Copa Sudamericana match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Defensa y Justicia.
Sportivo Luqueño form and stats
When playing at home in the Division 1, Sportivo Luqueño have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 11 games. There’s a good atmosphere here at Estadio Feliciano Cáceres after three straight home wins.
The Sportivo goalkeeper Dante Nicolas Campisi is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 208 minutes without conceding a goal in the Division 1.
The home team returns to Estadio Feliciano Cáceres after being equal after 90 minutes with Defensa y Justicia on their last time out; the Copa Sudamericana game ended 1-1. Before that match, a Division 1 win away at General Diaz.
The manager H. López Mora will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sportivo San Lorenzo in only four days.
Sportivo Luqueño are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 11 games. On the other hand, Sportivo have conceded 14 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Nacional Asunción form and stats
There's been little loot from Nacional Asunción's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 11 away games in the Division 1. Nacional Asunción only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws. Nacional are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Sportivo San Lorenzo fixture. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Nacional have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the 12 de Octubre game.
Nacional's last game was the home draw against 12 de Octubre (1-1). Before that, Nacional travelled to Sportivo San Lorenzo and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
A new game in only four days for Nacional, the Division 1 home match versus Guarani. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Nacional have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sportivo Luqueño - Nacional Asunción 1-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Sportivo Luqueño, four draws and two wins for Nacional Asunción. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  I. Pitta Saldívar 7 goals |  J. Santacruz González 5 goals |  G. Beltrán Paredes 4 goals |
Sportivo Luqueño missing players
Nacional Asunción missing players
| Sportivo Luqueño | Nacional Asunción | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 25 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 25 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 25 |
| 34 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 25 |
| 84% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 92% | 88% |
| 60% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 69% | 72% |
| 48% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 8% | 32% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 44% |
| 32% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 23% | 36% |
| 44% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 46% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 203 | 97 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 99 | 224 |
| 76 | 40 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 32 | 80 |
| 33% | 38% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 28% | 31% |
- Nacional Asunción has the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Division 1
- Nacional Asunción has the most matches under the total-line (17) in Division 1
- 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 | Cerro Porteno | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 50 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 45 |
| 3 | Libertad | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 44 |
| 4 | Guarani | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 41 |
| 5 | River Plate | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 29 |
| 6 | Guairena | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Nacional Asunción | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 25 |
| 9 | 12 de Octubre | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -16 | 21 |
| 10 | Sol de America | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -17 | 19 |
| 11 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 26 | -18 | 16 |
| 12 | General Diaz | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -24 | 14 |