Olimpia and Cerro Porteño face at Defensores del Chaco Stadium, in a match for the 17th round of the Professional Division. The two teams tied (1-1), on 26-08-2017, in the previous match for this edition of the league. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 6 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses in the last 18 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 26-08-2017, in a match for the Professional Division that ended in a draw by (1-1). The goals of the match were scored by Walter González (26 ‘), for Olimpia, and A. Oviedo (78’), for Cerro Porteño. Despite being a match between 3rd and 1st of the table, it is actually a match between the 2nd classified in home games and the 7th as a visitor.
Olimpia Asuncion :
The home team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 27 points won, after 16 wins, 15 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Sol de América, by (2-2). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Guaraní by (3-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 17 points in away matches, with 29 goals scored and 20 conceded, against 19 points won at their stadium, with 29 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Olimpia has won 5, tied 4 and lost 1, for which they have won 19 points out of 30 possible. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their home matches, as 17 of the last 19 matches they played for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 38 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 11 times and never got the comeback.
The days are passing and Olimpia is at the top of the table and wants to stay that way, so much so that its great goal is to have a good regularity of results to be in the first place when the championship ends. The team is aware that it can beat any opponent and the current confrontation is not different, so you want to have control of the game to make your life easier and try to get three more points. For this match coach Aldo Bobadilla will not be able to count on Aldo Bobadilla, who will serve a suspension.
Cerro Porteno :
The away team is currently in the 1 st position of the league, with 30 points won, after 20 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Libertad, by (2-3). In the last match, they won in a home match against Deportivo Capiatá, by (2-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 10 points in away matches and 20 at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 25 conceded at home, against 28 goals scored and 15 conceded at home. In the last 10 away matches for the championship, Cerro Porteño has 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, for which they have won 13 points out of 30 possible. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 37 matches in this competition, he only managed 3 comebacks in the 15 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Cerro Porteño had a great evolution in the Paraguayan championship and reaches the final days fighting for the title, so much that even acting away from their domains awaits a favorable result. It is clear that by facing a direct competitor and at home the difficulties increase, so in this case even a draw is a good result, but is aware that if you have a high level performance you can even win. For this match, coach Leonel Alvarez must bring to the field what he has of the best available.
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