Match Report
Libertad, 2nd on 19 points, faced a 27-point deficit to Olimpia (1st, 46). On recent form Olimpia sat only 8th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Olimpia were scoring 1.62 and conceding 0.81, Libertad 1.78 and 1.22, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Libertad. Over the last five, Olimpia had taken 12 of 15 points to Libertad's 4.
The sides have met 18 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Olimpia, 4 draws and 8 for Libertad, at 2.44 goals per meeting.
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, capacity 42,354, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Libertad: Rodrigo Villalba (75')
Key stats
Possession: Olimpia 58% · Libertad 42% · Total shots: 15-15 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 6-7