Nacional Asunción and Cerro Porteño meet forces, in a match for the 7th round of the Professional Division. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which has 9 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in the last 16 matches. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 04-23-2017, ended with the victory of Nacional Asunción by (2-0). In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Nacional Asuncion :
After 6 wins, 11 draws and 11 losses, the home team is currently in the 7 th position, with 6 points won. In their last match, they lost with Guaraní out by (3-2), after in the previous match they tied for (1-1) at home, in a match against Sportivo Luqueño. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 16 goals scored and 22 suffered. For the championship, Nacional Asunción won 7 points out of 30 possible, after 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 28 matches in this competition, they only won 1 comeback in the 14 matches where they suffered the first goal.
The National is doing a campaign that places him in the second half of the qualifying table and has the objective of raising some positions, so he does not want to lose points in front of his fans. As such, he is aware that it is necessary to make good exhibitions and not make mistakes if he wants to achieve good results, even more when he faces a rival that is better classified, so he must have peace and concentration during the ninety minutes. For this meeting the coach Roberto must present his best starting eleven.
Cerro Porteno :
After 12 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses, the away team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 5 points won. In the last match, they have tied at home against Olimpia by (1-1), after in the previous match they have tied at home, in a match against Libertad, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins and 9 losses in away matches, with 20 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 15 conceded. In the last away game in this competition, they lost for (3-2) against Independiente FBC. In the last 10 games away for the championship, Cerro Porteño has 2 wins and 8 losses, so they have won 6 points out of 30 possible. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not displayed great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 27 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 14 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
Cerro Porteno, as we know, is one of the largest teams in the country. At this moment, he is among the first classified, so even playing away from home will try to get a good result to continue making a good campaign. It will be a fairly balanced game, since the two teams want to achieve a good result, so that whoever errs less and is more efficient should get a good result. For this game, coach Leonel Alvarez will have to play what he has of the best available.
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