12 October 2026, 22:20 UTC

Nacional Asuncion vs Deportivo Recoleta Division Profesional - Clausura prediction & result

Estadio Arsenio Erico
Referee: Mario Alberto Diaz De Vivar
Full time1 – 0

Final score: Nacional Asuncion 1-0 Deportivo Recoleta.

Before kick-off the model made it 70% Nacional Asuncion, 19% draw, 11% Deportivo Recoleta — fair odds of 1.43, 5.26 and 9.09.

Most likely scoreline: 2-0.

The model called the result correctly.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

Nacional Asuncion at 70%: of 505 settled 65–100% forecasts, 68.3% came in (average 72.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Nacional Asuncion98%Draw2%Deportivo Recoleta0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 1 goal, and a card each of the 2 sendings-off. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

•Hugo Adrián Benítez
41'
41'
Wilfrido Baez
42'
Pedro David Ríos Galeano
⚽Hugo Adrián Benítez (pen)
43'
45'
🔁Ronal Iván Domínguez Colmánout: José Espínola
52'
🔁Renzo José Martino Campuzanoout: R. Ortiz
53'
🔁Wilfrido Baezout: Manuel Shupp Astigarraga
⚽Leandro Mezaassist: Carlos Espinola
56'
67'
Juan Franco
🔁Sebastian Vargasout: Gaston Benitez
68'
🔁Leandro Mezaout: Jordan·Santacruz
76'
🔁Hugo Adrián Benítezout: Ignacio Bailone
76'
76'
🔁Aldo Walmor González Románout: Thiago Vidal
79'
🔁R. Ortizout: Kevin Daniel Parzajuk Rodríguez
🔁Josué Colmánout: Hugo Valdez
85'
🔁Fabrizio Jaraout: Roberto Carlos Ramírez Antúnez
85'
87+3'
89+1'
Rodrigo Melgarejo
90+1'
Rodrigo Melgarejo
90+3'

Match stats — Nacional Asuncion vs Deportivo Recoleta

56%Possession44%
13Shots11
6On target4
6Corners7
2.26xG0.91

Goals against chances

Nacional Asuncion1 from 2.26 xGless than the chances were worth
Deportivo Recoleta0 from 0.91 xGless than the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Nacional Asuncion 4-2-3-1
  • 30S. RojasG
  • 23C. EspínolaD
  • 22R. MelgarejoD
  • 3M. CoronelD
  • 29S. VargasD
  • 8F. JaraM
  • 15Á. Cardozo LucenaM
  • 33O. GaonaM
  • 13L. MezaM
  • 10J. ColmánM
  • 9H. BenítezF
Substitutes
  • 20Rodolfo ArguelloD
  • 11Matías Facundo Almeida MartínezF
  • 7I. BailoneF
  • 5G. BenítezD
  • 39D. CaballeroF
  • 36F. PelozoF
  • 32F. PumpidoM
  • 25Roberto Carlos Ramírez AntúnezM
  • 17J. SantacruzM
Coach: V. Bernay
Deportivo Recoleta 4-4-2
  • 13O. ToledoG
  • 2F. A. Echeguren ZarzaD
  • 5N. MarottaD
  • 32L. MonzónD
  • 18P. RiosD
  • 36B. FerreiraM
  • 7R. DomínguezM
  • 38J. FrancoM
  • 17W. BáezM
  • 25Renzo José Martino CampuzanoF
  • 33A. GonzálezF
Substitutes
  • 8F. GaleanoM
  • 21C. GarayM
  • 1A. MarsegnoG
  • 15B. MedinaD
  • 23J. NúñezD
  • 9R. OrtizF
  • 11K. ParzajukF
  • 4M. PereiraD
  • 31M. ShuppM
Coach: J. González

Form going into Nacional Asuncion vs Deportivo Recoleta

Nacional Asuncion

All competitions we cover

  • D1-1away to Olimpia6 October 2026

Deportivo Recoleta

All competitions we cover

  • L1-2Libertad Asuncion3 October 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Division Profesional - Clausura table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
4Nacional Asuncion199552614+1232
11Deportivo Recoleta1944112133-1216

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Nacional Asuncion vs Deportivo Recoleta

  • 3 August 2026Deportivo Recoleta 3–2 Nacional AsuncionDivision Profesional - Clausura
  • 24 April 2026Nacional Asuncion 2–1 Deportivo RecoletaDivision Profesional - Apertura
  • 5 March 2026Nacional Asuncion 1–1 Deportivo RecoletaCONMEBOL Sudamericana
  • 26 February 2026Deportivo Recoleta 2–2 Nacional AsuncionDivision Profesional - Apertura
  • 27 November 2025Deportivo Recoleta 0–0 Nacional AsuncionDivision Profesional - Clausura

Leading scorers: Nacional Asuncion and Deportivo Recoleta

Nacional Asuncion

GoalsAssists

  • H. Benítez66
  • I. Valdez61

Deportivo Recoleta

GoalsAssists

  • A. Wlk131
  • A. González51

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Nacional Asuncion beat Deportivo Recoleta 1–0. The model had made a win for Nacional Asuncion its most likely outcome, at 70%, so the call held; the score it named was 2–0. The goal: Leandro Meza 56' for Nacional Asuncion. Sent off: (Nacional Asuncion) 87+3', Rodrigo Melgarejo (Nacional Asuncion) 90+3'. On expected goals it finished 2.26–0.91.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Nacional Asuncion a 83.9% chance to finish in the top four: 87.6% after a win, 72.7% after a draw, 68.5% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 87.6%, 3.7 points higher than before the match.

For Deportivo Recoleta the question was the chance to finish in the bottom three, 90.1% going in: 78.6% after a win, 87.5% after a draw, 91.9% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 91.9%, 1.8 points higher than before the match.

Read from our Division Profesional - Clausura season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

How the call on Nacional Asuncion v Deportivo Recoleta has moved

First published on 2 Oct at 62% / 23% / 15% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 6 updates, it read 70% / 19% / 11%: the biggest move is Nacional Asuncion's chance of winning, up 8 points.

  1. Nacional Asuncion win70%▲ +8
  2. Draw19%▼ −4
  3. Deportivo Recoleta win11%▼ −4

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.