Guaraní and General Díaz face each other in Estadio Rogelio Lorenzo Livieres, in a match for the 20th round of the Professional Division. General Diaz won at home by (3-1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 09-09-2018. The history of direct confrontations disputed in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 9 matches won 6, drew 2 and lost 1. But the last time these two teams played a game in this stadium, in 14- 05-2018, for the Professional Division, the two teams tied by (2-2). R. Bogarín (10 ‘) and G. Esparza (20’) scored the goals of the game, for Guaraní, and D. Ocampo (58 ‘) and R. Leichtweis (61’), for General Diaz. The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 9th and 11th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 6th ranked in home games and the 12th as a visitor.
Guarani:
After 11 wins, 11 draws and 18 losses, the home team is currently in the 9 th position, with 21 points won. In the last match, they won in February 3, at home (5-0), after in the previous match they lost (3-2), in a match against the Sun of America. This is a team that usually plays better at home, where they have won 15 points, against only 6 points in away matches. In the last 10 home matches for the championship, the Guaraní won 4, tied 4 and lost 2, for which they won 16 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (8 out of 20 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 40 matches in this competition, he only managed 3 comebacks in the 21 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Both in the Clausura and in general the Guaraní was always a coadjutant, so he reaches the final part of the season without great pretensions, but it is evident that he will do everything to obtain better numbers. The team’s idea is to get good results, mainly within their domains, being that in the current round is not different. On the other hand, when facing a team that struggles against relegation may even have some difficulties, so if you really want to win the victory you will need to have a perfect performance. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
General Díaz:
After 10 wins, 12 draws and 19 losses, the away team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 18 points won. In their last match, they won Independiente FBC at home (2-1), after in the previous match they lost out in a match against Cerro Porteño, by (3-1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they have won 14 points, against only 4 in their away games. For the championship, General Diaz won 4 points out of 30 possible, after 4 draws and 6 losses in the last 10 matches he played as a visitor.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 13 away matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (8 out of 20 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 41 matches in this competition, they have only won 1 of the 26 matches in which they have conceded the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 away matches for this competition: they have scored 9 of their 24 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The current season was full of ups and downs for General Diaz, but the Clausura in is being very bad for himself, since it is the second worst team so far and without a doubt that does not like it. It is precisely for this reason that he looks for an improvement in the missing games, since he wants more positive numbers, so he will do everything to get good results. Even far from his dominions it is an obligation to add the three points and he knows that he can make it a reality, so he hopes to play with objectivity and efficiency to leave the field victorious. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
PREDICTION: Guarani to win @ 1.80
