Sp. Luqueno – Guarani Prediction & Picks (19.05.2018)

Sportivo Luqueño and Guaraní face each other in a match for the 18th round of the Professional Division. Sportivo Luqueño won out by (1-4) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 03-15-2018. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which has 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 15 matches. Despite being a match between 10th and 9th of the table, it is actually a match between the 10th classified in home matches and the 5th as a visitor.

Sportivo Luqueño:

The home team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 17 points won, after 4 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against General Díaz, by (2-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Nacional Asunción by (0-2). Interestingly, this is a team that has had more positive results outside of its stadium, since it has won 9 points in away matches and only 8 in its stadium. For the league, Sportivo Luqueño won 8 points out of 24 possible points, after 1 win, 5 draws and 2 losses in the last 8 home matches.

For this competition, he does not win in his stadium 5 matches ago. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (3 out of 8 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 17 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback.

If Sportivo Luqueño is not currently in a better position in the table, it is his fault, since the constant oscillations hurt him. That said, it is clear that you need to be more regular if you want to climb the table, since that happens mainly through home games. That being the case, he hopes to have a great performance and without making mistakes, because that would be a victory in this round. For this match coach Fernando Ortiz will not be able to count on G. Barreto, who will serve a suspension.

Guaraní:

After 5 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses, the away team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 18 points won. In their last match, they tied with General Diaz at home (2-2), after having lost out in the previous match, in a match against Independiente FBC, by (2-1). This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since it has won 10 points out of 8 and 8 at their stadium, with 9 goals scored and 12 conceded in away matches, against 12 goals scored and 20 conceded at home. For the championship, the Guarani won 10 points out of 24 possible, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 8 away matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-1 (3 out of 8 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it was not very strong defensively. In 17 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 9 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

What the Guarani has been presenting so far is far below what was expected and from now on you should start thinking about the Clausura, so you must use the missing rounds to try to show an evolution for the next phase of the championship. If he manages to have a good performance, the chances of getting a good result will increase considerably and that is what he wants, but it is clear that if he continues with the weak performance it would not be a surprise a defeat. If you can at least draw, it’s something you can not claim. For this match coach Fernando Burgo will not be able to count on P. Velazquez, who will serve a suspension.