Deportivo Maldonado supporters put their faith in manager Machado to deliver victory against Plaza Colonia

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Fri 18.Aug
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel (22000 seats)

Deportivo Maldonado have taken 12 of their 20 in total here at their precious home ground. Will they win more points against Plaza Colonia?

Insights:
  • Deportivo Maldonado have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Primera Division
  • Plaza Colonia have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Primera Division

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Deportivo Maldonado form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel as Deportivo Maldonado have scored 9 goals to get 12 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Primera Division are 3-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).

The club members are hoping that Deportivo Maldonado will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the match against Racing.

Preceding that match was the home game against Cerro that was lost 1-2.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Deportivo Maldonado have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 4 games) they have won 1 time, drawn 3 and lost 0.

The Maldonado fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Deportivo Maldonado have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Plaza Colonia form and stats

Plaza Colonia have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-2-4 (7 played). Plaza Colonia has drawn their two previous away games.

Plaza Colonia has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Cerro for a 0-0 draw.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Liverpool that ended 2-2.

We have checked recent matches where Colonia have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were 4 victories, 7 draws and 5 defeats.

Observe! Both teams have scored at least one goal in 10 of this club's latest 11 league games.

The attacking power of Plaza Colonia when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. For Plaza Colonia, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The 4 most recent games involving these sides have all ended as Maldonado wins. More of the same or streak broken?

Plaza Colonia - Deportivo Maldonado 1-3 was the output when these two contenders formerly did battle, some time ago this season. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Plaza ColoniaO. Ebere
O. Ebere
11 goals
Deportivo MaldonadoC. Spinelli
C. Spinelli
4 goals
Deportivo MaldonadoT. Fernández
T. Fernández
3 goals

Deportivo Maldonado missing players

Plaza Colonia missing players

Deportivo Maldonado Plaza Colonia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 9 5 Played P 3 11 22
6 3 3 Won W 1 1 4
7 5 2 Drew D 1 4 8
9 1 0 Lost L 1 6 10
25 11 10 Scored S 1 8 24
36 8 6 Conceded C 2 26 42
82% 67% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 91% 95%
73% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 82% 86%
50% 33% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 55% 55%
41% 22% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 55% 41%
23% 22% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 27% 18%
55% 56% 80% BTTS BTTS 0% 55% 68%
32% 44% 20% Clean Sheets C S 67% 18% 14%
32% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 36% 23%
 
5 6.1 7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 4.4 4.4
5 5.2 5.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.8 6.1
2.2 1.6 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 3.5 3.2
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
9.6 10.9 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9 7.1 7.7
4 4.9 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 1.7 2.7
29% 25% 34% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 42% 41%
 
10 9.8 7.4 Shots against (avg) S A 7.7 11.5 10.5
4.2 3.6 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.3 4.8 4.6
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Deportivo Maldonado have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Primera Division
  • Deportivo Maldonado have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Plaza Colonia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Plaza Colonia have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Primera Division
  • Plaza Colonia have the the worst goal difference (-12) away in Primera Division

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Penarol 15 10 4 1 25 11 9 7 2 0 15 4 6 3 2 1 10 7 14 34
2 Nacional 15 8 5 2 28 11 7 6 1 0 18 3 8 2 4 2 10 8 17 29
3 Defensor Sporting 15 6 7 2 27 14 8 2 5 1 14 11 7 4 2 1 13 3 13 25
4 Cerro Largo 15 6 7 2 13 10 8 4 3 1 8 7 7 2 4 1 5 3 3 25
5 Liverpool 15 6 5 4 24 19 7 5 1 1 15 8 8 1 4 3 9 11 5 23
6 Wanderers 15 6 5 4 16 12 7 1 2 4 5 8 8 5 3 0 11 4 4 23
7 River Plate 15 5 5 5 17 19 7 5 0 2 13 10 8 0 5 3 4 9 -2 20
8 Deportivo Maldonado 15 5 5 5 18 23 6 3 3 0 9 5 9 2 2 5 9 18 -5 20
9 La Luz 15 5 4 6 23 27 9 3 2 4 17 20 6 2 2 2 6 7 -4 18
10 Cerro 15 3 7 5 13 16 7 2 4 1 5 4 8 1 3 4 8 12 -3 16
11 Torque 15 3 5 7 15 24 8 0 3 5 4 15 7 3 2 2 11 9 -9 16
12 Plaza Colonia 15 4 4 7 15 25 8 3 2 3 11 9 7 1 2 4 4 16 -10 16
13 Danubio 15 3 6 6 20 19 7 3 3 1 12 4 8 0 3 5 8 15 1 15
14 Racing 15 3 6 6 13 17 8 0 5 3 4 9 7 3 1 3 9 8 -4 15
15 Boston River 15 2 6 7 15 23 7 1 3 3 6 11 8 1 3 4 9 12 -8 12
16 Fenix 15 3 3 9 11 23 7 1 3 3 3 6 8 2 0 6 8 17 -12 12

Read more about Primera Division

The Liga Profesional de Primera División is the highest football league in Uruguay. It was founded in 1900 and turned professional in 1932. The league has 16 teams and play a season from February to November, divided into three parts: Torneo Apertura, Torneo Intermedio and Torneo Clausura.