Match Report
The table read 2nd (Nacional Asunción, 39 pts) against 1st (Olimpia, 46 pts), 7 points apart. Olimpia's recent output lagged their position: 8th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Nacional Asunción ran at 1.41 scored and 1 conceded, Olimpia at 1.62 and 0.81.
Nacional Asunción carried a 10-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 15 games: 7 Nacional Asunción wins, 4 for Olimpia, 4 draws, at 2.87 goals per meeting. Only 20% of these meetings ended in a home win. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
Estadio Arsenio Erico staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. On the scoreboard, Nacional Asunción led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Nacional Asunción: Josué Colmán (27'), Roque Santa Cruz (62')
Key stats
Possession: Nacional Asunción 27% · Olimpia 73% · Total shots: 6-18 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 3-11