About Match
Cerro Porteño go into the game 3rd in the table on 38 points; Nacional Asunción sit 2nd on 39 — a 1-point gap. The last five rounds place Cerro Porteño no better than 16th for form, against 3rd in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.43/0.9 for Cerro Porteño and 1.41/1 for Nacional Asunción (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.24. A win here leaves Cerro Porteño on 41 points and up to 2nd, overtaking Nacional Asunción, other results permitting.
Nacional Asunción arrive on a run of four straight wins. Over the last five, Cerro Porteño have taken 7 of 15 points to Nacional Asunción's 13.
The head-to-head ledger counts 16 games: 9 Cerro Porteño wins, 3 for Nacional Asunción, 4 draws, at 2.88 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 31% of those meetings.
The match takes place at Estadio General Pablo Rojas (capacity 45,876).