Sportivo Luqueño and River Plate have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Division 1.
Sportivo Luqueño and River Plate should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
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. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Feliciano Cáceres.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 223 minutes without scoring a league goal. Valdeci was the last player to find the net.
Sportivo are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Cerro Porteno. 0-0 away at River Plate before that.
Sportivo Luqueño are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 11 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. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
River Plate form and stats
As the visiting team in Division 1 matches, River Plate have produced an overall stat of 3-3-5 so far.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Division 1 home defeat versus 12 de Octubre with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Sportivo Luqueño.
The attacking power of River Plate when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. River have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the River Plate - Sportivo 0-0 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Sportivo, two draws and three wins for River Plate. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  I. Pitta Saldívar 7 goals |  D. Pérez Mambreani 5 goals | M. González Cabral 4 goals |
Sportivo Luqueño missing players
River Plate missing players
| Sportivo Luqueño | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 22 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 24 |
| 34 | 14 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 32 |
| 83% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 87% |
| 61% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 74% |
| 52% | 55% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 52% |
| 26% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 17% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 43% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 48% |
| 26% | 18% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 30% |
| 48% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 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 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 187 | 89 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 98 | 217 |
| 66 | 34 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 43 | 87 |
| 33% | 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 19% | 28% |
- Sportivo Luqueño has the most points from losing position (11) 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 | Guaraní | 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 Asuncion | 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 Díaz | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -24 | 14 |