Nacional are enjoying their stay in the top league places while Plaza Colonia are more concerned with escaping relegation. Who will get the points?
- Nacional have the most scored goals (28) in Primera Division
- Plaza Colonia have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in Primera Division
There have been little to rest for the hosts, as they were involved in a Copa Libertadores match only four days earlier. Thankfully the previous game, versus Metropolitanos, was also a home game here at Estadio Gran Parque Central. The away team is better rested.
Nacional form and stats
Home games in the Primera Division have been a walk in the park for Nacional so far, with 19 points won from 7 matches; 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Nacional has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estadio Gran Parque Central. We remember; it was Cerro Largo.
Nacional's previous fixture was a Copa Libertadores game also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Metropolitanos. The home team hope to to continue in that form. Defender Polenta got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.04/10. Polenta scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 2 of 5 duels.
A Primera Division defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Liverpool.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Nacional home games with this odds we find 9 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 7 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 6 matches were won by at least two goals.
It should be added that a peek at the 12 latest league matches shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Nacional are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (18 goals in 7 games). As for guarding their own goal, Nacional have only let in {3 goals} at home.
Plaza Colonia form and stats
There's been little loot from Plaza Colonia's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Primera Division. Plaza Colonia only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
There were no winners in Colonia's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Fenix.
Prior to that match, the Plaza Colonia manager Leal faced defeat when travelling to Racing and losing 1-4.Sports betting statistic: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 9 of this club's latest 10 league matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Plaza Colonia as they have only managed to score 4 times from 7 away games in the league. For Colonia, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting ended Plaza Colonia - Nacional 2-1, earlier this season. Nacional-Plaza Colonia H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Nacional seven wins, Plaza Colonia one win, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  J. Ramírez Polero 12 goals |   O. Ebere 9 goals | E. Gigliotti 3 goals |
Nacional missing players
Plaza Colonia missing players
| Nacional | Plaza Colonia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 33 | 22 | 10 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 33 |
| 83% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 88% | 89% |
| 67% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 39% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 39% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 50% | 62% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 12% | 11% |
| 28% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 22% |
| 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9.1 | 9.1 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 7 | 7.7 |
| 4.4 | 5.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
| 41% | 52% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | 41% |
| 7.7 | 5.5 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
- Nacional have not yet lost a game at home.
- Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nacional have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Nacional have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Plaza Colonia have scored away.
- Nacional have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Primera Division
- Nacional have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Primera Division
- Nacional have the most scored goals (18) at home in Primera Division
- Nacional have the most scored goals (28) in Primera Division
- Nacional have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Primera Division
- Nacional have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Primera Division
- Nacional have the the best goal difference (+17) in Primera Division
- Nacional have won significantly less 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 (20) in Primera Division
- Plaza Colonia have the the worst goal difference (-12) away in Primera Division
- Plaza Colonia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 20 |
| 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 | 15 |
| 16 | Fenix | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 12 |
