There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Division 1 table so far. Here's the Sportivo Luqueño - Nacional Asunción latest:
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Sportivo Luqueño form and stats
With {2 Division 1 wins}, 4 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Sportivo Luqueño are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Sportivo lost their last game at Olimpia (placed 2nd) after a 0-7 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Sportivo Luqueño won a home game hosting 12 de Octubre (2-1).
As you see from the result above, Sportivo Luqueño suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sportivo Luqueño have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won three, drawn six and lost three.
Sportivo Luqueño are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 10 games. Sportivo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nacional Asunción form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nacional Asunción so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-4 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Nacional Asunción, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team. Three has not been a lucky number for Nacional as they have been defeated three times in a row since the 12 de Octubre match.
Nacional's previous game was their home loss versus River Plate (1-2). Prior to that match, the Nacional manager R. Torres faced defeat when travelling to Cerro Porteno and losing 0-1.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nacional Asunción playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were one Nacional Asunción win, four draws and four defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Nacional as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. Nacional have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Nacional Asunción - Sportivo 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Sportivo Luqueño victories, five draws and two Nacional Asunción wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Pitta Saldívar 7 goals |   G. Beltrán Paredes 4 goals | E. Zaracho Zorrilla 3 goals |
Sportivo Luqueño missing players
Nacional Asunción missing players
| Sportivo Luqueño | Nacional Asunción | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 21 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 20 |
| 32 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 19 |
| 85% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 90% | 85% |
| 65% | 70% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 70% |
| 60% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 10% | 35% |
| 30% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 30% | 35% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 45% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 167 | 84 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 77 | 178 |
| 61 | 33 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 23 | 59 |
| 34% | 36% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 30% | 34% |
- Nacional Asunción has the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Division 1
- Nacional Asunción has the most matches under the total-line (13) in Division 1
- Sportivo Luqueño has the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Division 1
- Sportivo Luqueño has the most points from losing position (11) 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 | Cerro Porteno | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 49 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 44 |
| 3 | Libertad | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 43 |
| 4 | Guaraní | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 37 |
| 5 | River Plate | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 28 |
| 6 | Guairena | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Nacional Asunción | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -11 | 21 |
| 9 | 12 de Octubre | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -16 | 20 |
| 10 | Sol de America | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -17 | 18 |
| 11 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 26 | -18 | 15 |
| 12 | General Díaz | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -23 | 13 |