Another action-packed fixture in Division 1 as Sportivo San Lorenzo welcome Cerro Porteño

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Competition: Paraguay Division 1
Competition: Fri 02.October
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Gunther Vogel (5000 seats)

The visiting Cerro Porteño side should be favourites in this visit to Sportivo San Lorenzo, as the away team holds a 34 point advantage from their 21 league games this season.

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 San Lorenzo form and stats

2 victories, 7 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Sportivo San Lorenzo, who have the fewest scored goals (17) in Division 1, have to build on here at Estadio Gunther Vogel in the Division 1.

Sportivo lost their last game at Libertad (placed 3rd) after a 0-3 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Sportivo won a home game hosting General Diaz (2-1).

Sportivo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 10 games. Sportivo have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cerro Porteño form and stats

Cerro Porteño's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Cerro Porteño, who have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Division 1, collect 21 points from their 10 away matches in the Division 1. 6 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). In general it has been a productive period now for Porteño as they haven't lost any of their last 14 games. Porteño are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.

D. Churín, E. Giménez and A. Duarte scored in Porteño's previous match, the home game against River Plate that ended 3-1. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Libertad that ended 0-0.

Cerro Porteño have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 14 goals have been scored. Porteño are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 5 goals away.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Cerro Porteño - Sportivo 4-1. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: two - two - five (Sportivo wins - draws - Cerro Porteño wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cerro PorteñoD. Churín
D. Churín
7 goals
Cerro PorteñoÓ. Ruiz Roa
Ó. Ruiz Roa
4 goals
Cerro PorteñoC. Aquino
C. Aquino
4 goals

Sportivo San Lorenzo missing players

Cerro Porteño missing players

Sportivo San Lorenzo Cerro Porteño
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 3 10 21
2 2 0 Won W 3 6 15
9 7 2 Drew D 0 3 4
10 1 1 Lost L 0 1 2
17 10 4 Scored S 8 14 36
35 9 5 Conceded C 2 5 13
81% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 90%
71% 70% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 50% 57%
48% 30% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 30% 43%
24% 10% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 20% 29%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 10% 14%
57% 70% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 40% 48%
24% 30% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 50% 43%
38% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 30% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.9
5 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
233 124 28 Total Shots T S 47 118 225
70 31 9 Shots on Target S O 19 47 99
24% 32% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 30% 36%
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Cerro Porteño has the fewest conceded goals (13) in Division 1
  • Cerro Porteño has the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Division 1
  • Cerro Porteño has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Division 1
  • Cerro Porteño has the most clean sheets (5) away in Division 1
  • Cerro Porteño have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Cerro Porteño have scored more than double the goals of Sportivo San Lorenzo.
  • Cerro Porteño is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Sportivo San Lorenzo has the fewest scored goals (17) in Division 1
  • Sportivo San Lorenzo has the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Division 1
  • Sportivo San Lorenzo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

  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 Porteño 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 Guarani 21 11 7 3 29 15 10 4 5 1 11 6 11 7 2 2 18 9 14 40
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 Asuncion 21 6 6 9 20 20 10 4 2 4 13 8 11 2 4 5 7 12 0 24
8 Sportivo Luqueno 21 6 6 9 22 32 11 3 4 4 13 14 10 3 2 5 9 18 -10 24
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 Diaz 21 3 4 14 19 43 11 2 3 6 10 19 10 1 1 8 9 24 -24 13

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.