It's round two of the Division Intermedia season and important points to play for. Check out our in-depth preview of Rubio Ñú-Sportivo Luqueño!
Rubio Ñú and Sportivo Luqueño 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.
Rubio Ñú form and stats
Last season, Rubio Ñú's league results were 9 wins, 12 draws and 13 losses, results that produced 13th spot in the Division Intermedia. Over these 34 matches they scored 34 goals and conceded 44. Playing at home in the previous season Rubio Ñú delivered 7-6-4 (win-draw-lost) with 20 goals and 19 conceded.
It's back home for Rubio, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Martin Ledesma away with the result 2-0.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Tacuary (0-4).Sportivo Luqueño form and stats
Let's have a look at how Sportivo Luqueño performed last season in the Division 1: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 5 victories, 3 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 19 and conceded 29 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 0 and lost 7 with 4/13 goals scored/conceded.
The club members enjoyed Sportivo Luqueño's previous game versus River Plate (placed 12th), a 2-1 win played at home.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Guairena.Head 2 Head
Data for the former ten meetings featuring these two teams are: two wins for Rubio Ñú, four draws and four wins for Sportivo Luqueño. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.Rubio Ñú missing players
Sportivo Luqueño missing players
| Rubio Ñú | Sportivo Luqueño | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rubio Ñú | Last season | Sportivo Luqueño | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Drew | D | 2 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Lost | L | 11 | 17 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Scored | S | 10 | 35 | ||
| 44 | 19 | Conceded | C | 27 | 56 | ||
| 85% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 86% | ||
| 59% | 65% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 61% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 39% | 50% | ||
| 29% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 31% | ||
| 9% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 17% | ||
| 41% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 22% | 39% | ||
| 29% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 31% | ||
| 44% | 35% | Failed to Score | F T | 56% | 44% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 7.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.9 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 33% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 9.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Independiente FBC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Rubio Ñú | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 de Febrero | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Pastoreo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Sportivo Luqueño | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Sportivo Trinidense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Deportivo Santaní | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Fernando de la Mora | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Atletico Colegiales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 11 | Atyra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | River Plate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Guarani de Trinidad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | 2 de Mayo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Martin Ledesma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Sportivo Iteno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | General Caballero JLM | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 67 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 36 | 73 |
| 2 | Resistencia | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 44 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 61 |
| 3 | Tacuary | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 57 |
| 4 | Sportivo Ameliano | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 56 |
| 5 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 16 | 53 |
| 6 | Sportivo Trinidense | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 52 |
| 7 | Independiente FBC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 51 |
| 8 | 3 de Febrero | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 48 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 48 |
| 9 | Fernando de la Mora | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 45 |
| 10 | Atyra | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 45 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 43 |
| 11 | Guarani de Trinidad | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 41 |
| 12 | Deportivo Santaní | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -4 | 41 |
| 13 | Rubio Ñú | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -10 | 39 |
| 14 | Deportivo Capiata | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 34 | 47 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 39 |
| 15 | Sportivo Iteno | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -13 | 39 |
| 16 | 2 de Mayo | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | -16 | 36 |
| 17 | General Diaz | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 53 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 29 | -28 | 24 |
| 18 | Fulgencio Yegros | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 54 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 32 | -29 | 21 |
| Last season | 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 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 38 |
| 2 | Guarani | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 36 |
| 3 | Sol de America | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | Libertad | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | 12 de Octubre | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -4 | 21 |
| 6 | Sportivo Luqueño | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 21 |
| 7 | Nacional Asuncion | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -8 | 20 |
| 8 | Olimpia | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | -5 | 18 |
| 9 | Guairena | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 18 |
| 10 | River Plate | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -13 | 17 |