Division 1 preview: Can Sportivo Luqueño edge out victory against Resistencia?

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Competition: Paraguay Division 1
Competition: Sat 05.Aug
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Feliciano Cáceres (25000 seats)

A total of 22 fixtures are done and Sportivo Luqueño are 10 points in front of Resistencia. How will it turn out?

Insights:
  • Resistencia have the fewest scored goals (14) in Division 1

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Sportivo Luqueño form and stats

Sportivo Luqueño have played 11 Division 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). Sportivo are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, having lost their two previous games here.

The followers are hoping that Sportivo Luqueño will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against General Caballero JLM.

Ahead of that match, Sportivo Luqueño lost 1-2 at home to Sportivo Ameliano.

Sportivo has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Sportivo Luqueño have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Resistencia form and stats

There's been little loot from Resistencia's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 11 away games in the Division 1. Resistencia only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws.

Resistencia's previous game was their home loss versus Cerro Porteño (0-1). That loss was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points.

A loss, in the Copa Paraguay away at 2 de Mayo, earlier. Looking at the earlier recent performances of Resistencia when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 5 matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 1 and winning 2 games.

The attacking power of Resistencia when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Resistencia's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 18 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet on the pitch this season, as the results database show this recent game: Resistencia - Sportivo Luqueño 1-1. Mendoza (Sportivo) was sent off by the referee when these teams met earlier this season. Previous two meetings between these sides: Sportivo Luqueño won one, Resistencia triumphed in zero and we saw one draw. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Sportivo LuqueñoM. Pérez Mosqueira
M. Pérez Mosqueira
9 goals
Sportivo LuqueñoP. Charpentier
P. Charpentier
5 goals
ResistenciaH. Lezcano González
H. Lezcano González
3 goals

Sportivo Luqueño missing players

Resistencia missing players

Sportivo Luqueño Resistencia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 3 12 26
6 4 1 Won W 1 3 6
10 5 2 Drew D 1 2 6
10 4 0 Lost L 1 7 14
31 14 3 Scored S 4 10 20
35 12 1 Conceded C 4 19 40
96% 92% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 92% 96%
77% 69% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 73%
42% 31% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 42% 35%
27% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 19%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 8%
58% 46% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 38%
27% 38% 67% Clean Sheets C S 67% 17% 15%
19% 23% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 58% 50%
 
4.8 4.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.7 4.8
4.5 4.8 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5 5
2.1 2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2 2.3
7 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 5
 
10.1 9.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 8.6 9.1
4.3 4.3 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.2 3.6
28% 25% 16% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 26% 21%
 
10.3 10.1 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 12.7 9.8 10.1
3.8 3.5 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.6 4.4
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Resistencia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Resistencia have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Division 1
  • Resistencia have the fewest scored goals (14) in Division 1
  • Resistencia have the most conceded goals (35) in Division 1
  • Resistencia have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Division 1
  • Resistencia have the the worst goal difference (-21) 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 Libertad 22 16 3 3 39 15 11 9 2 0 21 4 11 7 1 3 18 11 24 51
2 Cerro Porteño 22 11 8 3 40 29 11 5 5 1 21 13 11 6 3 2 19 16 11 41
3 Sportivo Trinidense 22 11 5 6 34 21 11 7 2 2 18 8 11 4 3 4 16 13 13 38
4 Guarani 22 8 9 5 29 24 11 4 4 3 14 14 11 4 5 2 15 10 5 33
5 Nacional Asuncion 22 9 6 7 23 21 11 4 3 4 11 10 11 5 3 3 12 11 2 33
6 Olimpia 22 8 7 7 32 26 11 4 4 3 18 13 11 4 3 4 14 13 6 31
7 Sportivo Ameliano 22 7 9 6 27 28 11 3 4 4 13 17 11 4 5 2 14 11 -1 30
8 Sportivo Luqueño 22 6 9 7 27 28 11 4 5 2 12 8 11 2 4 5 15 20 -1 27
9 General Caballero JLM 22 6 6 10 21 28 11 4 1 6 13 15 11 2 5 4 8 13 -7 24
10 Guairena 22 3 8 11 15 31 11 1 3 7 6 17 11 2 5 4 9 14 -16 17
11 Resistencia 22 4 5 13 14 35 11 2 3 6 6 17 11 2 2 7 8 18 -21 17
12 Tacuary 22 4 3 15 16 31 11 3 3 5 14 14 11 1 0 10 2 17 -15 15

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.