Sportivo Luqueño vs Nacional Asunción match preview

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Competition: Paraguay Division 1
Competition: Sat 31.July
Match begins: 21:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Feliciano Cáceres (25000 seats)

Sportivo Luqueño will hope their home comforts are enough to get a result from this difficult encounter with high-flying Nacional Asunción.

Insights:
  • Sportivo Luqueño is in the worst form (1-1-4)
  • Nacional Asunción have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Division 1

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Sportivo Luqueño form and stats

3 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Sportivo Luqueño have to build on here at Estadio Feliciano Cáceres in the Division 1.

Sportivo are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Sol de America.

In the match before that, Sportivo hosted Cerro Porteno and drew the game 0-0.

A decent goal production from Sportivo in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded.

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Nacional Asunción form and stats

3 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Nacional Asunción playing as the away team in the Division 1 this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Guairena game have they lost an away game, meaning Nacional has taken points from seven away matches in a row.

Nacional's last game was the home draw against Guarani (1-1).

A 2-2 draw at 12 de Octubre's stadium before that.

The travelling fans enjoy Nacional's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 9 league matches away. As opposed to that, Nacional have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Nacional Asunción - Sportivo Luqueño 1-0 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sportivo three wins, four draws and Nacional Asunción three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Nacional AsunciónL. Villagra Enciso
L. Villagra Enciso
11 goals
Nacional AsunciónC. Arrua
C. Arrua
6 goals
SportivoE. Borja
E. Borja
3 goals

Sportivo Luqueño missing players

Nacional Asunción missing players

Sportivo Luqueño Nacional Asunción
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 4 10 20
5 3 1 Won W 1 3 8
4 4 0 Drew D 3 6 8
11 3 1 Lost L 0 1 4
20 15 5 Scored S 6 18 29
31 16 5 Conceded C 5 12 22
90% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 90% 95%
60% 70% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 80% 75%
50% 70% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 70% 50%
30% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 30%
15% 20% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 5%
40% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 75% 70% 55%
25% 30% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 20% 30%
45% 30% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 20% 20%
 
4.8 5.4 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 3.9 5
5.5 4.9 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 5.1 3.8
2.2 1.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.9 1.6
4 1 0 Red cards R C 2 4 5
 
8.1 9.6 14 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 8.9 9.9
3 3.6 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.7 4.2
34% 42% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 49% 35%
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Nacional Asunción have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nacional Asunción have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Division 1
  • Nacional Asunción have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sportivo Luqueño have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sportivo Luqueño have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Division 1
  • Sportivo Luqueño is in the worst form (1-1-4)

  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 18 12 2 4 36 15 9 5 2 2 14 9 9 7 0 2 22 6 21 38
2 Olimpia 18 10 3 5 34 23 9 4 3 2 19 13 9 6 0 3 15 10 11 33
3 Nacional Asunción 18 8 6 4 26 19 9 5 1 3 10 9 9 3 5 1 16 10 7 30
4 Cerro Porteno 18 8 4 6 24 22 9 5 2 2 13 9 9 3 2 4 11 13 2 28
5 Guairena 18 6 8 4 20 14 9 3 4 2 8 5 9 3 4 2 12 9 6 26
6 Guarani 18 7 4 7 24 27 9 4 1 4 11 16 9 3 3 3 13 11 -3 25
7 12 de Octubre 18 5 7 6 20 25 9 2 4 3 9 16 9 3 3 3 11 9 -5 22
8 Sportivo Luqueño 18 5 3 10 19 29 9 3 3 3 15 16 9 2 0 7 4 13 -10 18
9 Sol de America 18 3 5 10 18 28 9 0 2 7 4 18 9 3 3 3 14 10 -10 14
10 River Plate 18 2 6 10 13 32 9 1 2 6 5 15 9 1 4 4 8 17 -19 12

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.