Tacuary vs Libertad: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Paraguay Division 1
Competition: Sat 12.November
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio River Plate (3000 seats)

Both these squads are sailing pretty smoothly so far, Libertad having a 3 point lead on Tacuary in the tables. Get ready!

Insights:
  • Libertad have the most scored goals in the second half (47) in Division 1

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Tacuary and Libertad.

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Tacuary form and stats

6 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Tacuary have to build on here at Estadio River Plate in the Division 1. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Tacuary, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Tacuary's last game was hosting Libertad (placed 4th) and winning 1-0. Yegros was on the receiving end of a red card in the Tacuary-Libertad match, being sent off in the 90th minute. The game was drawn at that point, but the home side still managed to pull off a 1-0 victory.

Prior to that, an away loss at Guarani.

Tacuary are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Tacuary have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Libertad form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Libertad so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-7 (win-draw-lose).

Libertad play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Tacuary (placed 5th). That defeat was their first after three consecutive league matches winning points. Libertad were so close to getting something from the game against Tacuary, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal one minutes into overtime.

Prior to that match, a home win 4-2 against Guaireña.

The attacking power of Libertad when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Libertad have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These sides encountered each other earlier on this campaign: Tacuary - Libertad 1-0. Perez (Tacuary) was sent off by the referee when these teams last played each other. Statistics for the previous ten meetings featuring these two sides are: one win for Tacuary, five draws and four wins for Libertad. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

LibertadL. Melgarejo Sanabria
L. Melgarejo Sanabria
18 goals
LibertadO. Cardozo Marín
O. Cardozo Marín
12 goals
LibertadR. Santa Cruz Cantero
R. Santa Cruz Cantero
12 goals

Tacuary missing players

Libertad missing players

Tacuary Libertad
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
44 22 6 Played P 6 22 44
15 10 4 Won W 3 11 28
8 6 0 Drew D 0 3 7
21 6 2 Lost L 3 8 9
43 27 9 Scored S 9 37 84
54 22 8 Conceded C 12 27 41
93% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 98%
66% 64% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 73% 70%
36% 36% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 55% 52%
16% 18% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 41% 41%
7% 9% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 14% 14%
30% 45% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 41% 39%
27% 32% 17% Clean Sheets C S 17% 27% 43%
50% 32% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 32% 20%
 
4.8 4.5 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 5 5.1
4.9 4.8 7.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 4.5 4.6
2.4 2.1 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.7
9 8 0 Red cards R C 1 6 11
 
9.4 10.3 9 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 10.5 11.1
3.8 4.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 4.8 5.1
25% 28% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 35% 38%
 
9.7 9.8 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11 8.7 7
4.3 4 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 3.5 2.8
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Libertad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Libertad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Libertad have the most scored goals in the second half (47) in Division 1
  • Libertad haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Olimpia 22 15 4 3 42 19 11 8 3 0 19 7 11 7 1 3 23 12 23 49
2 Cerro Porteño 22 14 6 2 32 13 11 7 3 1 19 8 11 7 3 1 13 5 19 48
3 Nacional Asunción 22 13 6 3 30 16 11 6 3 2 13 6 11 7 3 1 17 10 14 45
4 Libertad 22 10 4 8 35 27 11 7 3 1 25 11 11 3 1 7 10 16 8 34
5 Tacuary 22 9 4 9 27 25 11 6 3 2 15 9 11 3 1 7 12 16 2 31
6 General Caballero JLM 21 8 3 10 26 26 10 5 2 3 13 12 11 3 1 7 13 14 0 27
7 Guaireña 22 7 6 9 26 31 11 6 1 4 17 13 11 1 5 5 9 18 -5 27
8 Sportivo Ameliano 21 8 2 11 25 30 10 7 0 3 16 9 11 1 2 8 9 21 -5 26
9 Guarani 21 6 5 10 21 28 11 5 2 4 17 14 10 1 3 6 4 14 -7 23
10 Sol de America 21 5 5 11 21 33 11 4 3 4 13 13 10 1 2 7 8 20 -12 20
11 Resistencia 21 5 5 11 16 32 10 3 2 5 7 16 11 2 3 6 9 16 -16 20
12 12 de Octubre 21 3 2 16 16 37 11 2 1 8 8 17 10 1 1 8 8 20 -21 11

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.