Most would pick Tacuary in this fixture versus 12 de Octubre, but the visitors will resist to the finish. Here's our complete match preview!
- Tacuary have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Division 1
- 12 de Octubre have the fewest scored goals (10) 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!
Tacuary form and stats
Tacuary have played 8 Division 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Tacuary are returning here after visiting Resistencia and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Valdez (2) and Salinas scored the goal(s). A huge relief, as that was the first league win after failing to win six games in a row.
Before that game, the home loss against General Caballero JLM with the scoreline 0-3.It should be considered that a glance at the 11 most recent league games reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
There will be little rest for Tacuary after this match as they are travelling to Sol de América for a Division 1 game in only four days.
Tacuary aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in the league, with only {7 goals} from 8 games. Tacuary are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
12 de Octubre form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for 12 de Octubre so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-6 (win-draw-lose).
Octubre's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Guaireña that finished 0-0.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Libertad that ended 2-2.12 de Octubre are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 9 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 17 matches.
The attacking power of 12 de Octubre when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Octubre struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Here's the end result when the squads met previously this campaign; 12 de Octubre - Tacuary 0-2. Numbers for the prior ten meetings between these two contenders are: five wins for Tacuary, two draws and three wins for 12 de Octubre. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Valdez 9 goals | M. Fernández 4 goals | M. Batallini 4 goals |
Tacuary missing players
12 de Octubre missing players
| Tacuary | 12 de Octubre | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 39 | 19 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 19 | 39 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 20 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 32 | 19 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 48 | 20 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 30 | 66 |
| 92% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 84% | 87% |
| 64% | 63% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 63% | 64% |
| 31% | 32% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 47% | 46% |
| 13% | 16% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 26% | 28% |
| 5% | 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 5% | 5% |
| 23% | 42% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 42% | 44% |
| 28% | 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 26% | 23% |
| 56% | 37% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 47% | 46% |
| 5 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9.2 | 10 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 7.1 | 8.1 |
| 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| 23% | 24% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 23% |
| 9.8 | 9.9 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 10.6 | 10.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
- 12 de Octubre have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- 12 de Octubre have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 12 de Octubre have the fewest scored goals (10) in Division 1
- 12 de Octubre have the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) in Division 1
- 12 de Octubre have the fewest scored goals in the second half (15) in Division 1
- 12 de Octubre have the most conceded goals in the first half (34) in Division 1
- 12 de Octubre have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Division 1
- 12 de Octubre is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Tacuary have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tacuary have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) 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 | Nacional Asuncion | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 38 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | Cerro Porteno | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 35 |
| 4 | Libertad | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Guaireña | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | General Caballero JLM | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 7 | Tacuary | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 8 | Guarani | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -5 | 20 |
| 9 | Resistencia | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 20 |
| 10 | Sol de América | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 18 |
| 11 | Sportivo Ameliano | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -5 | 17 |
| 12 | 12 de Octubre | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -16 | 8 |
