Jul 1, 2012

Sol de America - Olimpia

Paraguay Primera Division, Apertura

Two of the most in-form teams of the league will face each other tonight, in what could prove to be a title-clincher. Sol de America must be the most surprising team this season, as they were in the leading pack for most of the season, and even though at the start they were only making points against the lower teams, recently this has changed, as they have won 5 of their last 6 games, including a 1-0 win at Libertad and a 3-2 win at home with Nacional. They showed they can play against the big teams, they are an offensive-minded team with an average defense, so usually we can expect goals when they are playing. They don't have any objectives for the remaining of the tournament, but I'm expecting high motivation, as a big prize-money is expected from Cerro Porteno is they manage to put a stumble in Olimpia's way. On the other hand, Olimpia could clinch the title if they win and Cerro doesn't, and Sol's style of play should suit them. They have been rather underish lately, but it's not a big surprise, since pretty much all their opponents refused to play, choosing rather to lock themselves in defense. It's a bit of a risk here, but I think the chances to see at least 3 goals are quite high. GL!

over 2.5 goals @ 1.96, 4/10
Result: 0-1, LOST

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