Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Guaraní (7th, 29 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Sportivo Luqueño (9th, 10 pts). The last five rounds placed Sportivo Luqueño no better than 21st for form, against 9th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, Guaraní ran at 1.23 scored and 1.05 conceded, Sportivo Luqueño at 1.1 and 2.
Across 18 recorded meetings, Guaraní have 8 wins to Sportivo Luqueño's 6, with 4 draws, at 2.78 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 39% of those meetings. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 67%. 3.8 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 2.78.
Estadio Lic. Erico Galeano Segovia, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. With 89 matches recorded and 1.7 yellow cards per game, D. Ojeda was the man in the middle. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Guaraní: Fernando Fernández (53') · Sportivo Luqueño: Marcelo Sebastián Ojeda Costa (64'), Lucas Morales (70')
Key stats
Possession: Guaraní 56% · Sportivo Luqueño 44% · Total shots: 10-12 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 4-4