A good game and three points is the only event that will satisfy the Nacional club members in this Estadio Gran Parque Central duel with Plaza Colonia, seeing as they have a healthy lead on the opposition in the Primera Division table.
- Nacional have the most scored goals (28) in Primera Division
- Plaza Colonia is in the worst form (0-4-2)
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Nacional form and stats
This stadium, Estadio Gran Parque Central, has been a fortress for Nacional in the Primera Division so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-1-0. The last three games played by Nacional, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
The spoils were shared in Nacional's previous game, also at home. Visiting Plaza Colonia travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Cerro Largo that finished 2-2.Nacional are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 11 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 8, drew 3 and lost 0.
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). Nacional have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {3 goals}.
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). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
Pereira (own goal) was the last player to score for the away team. Colonia haven't scored a league goal in the last 407 minutes.
Plaza Colonia are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Nacional.
A loss against River Plate was the result prior to that, in a home game.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. Colonia have conceded 16 goals in these games. Plaza Colonia has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The latest recorded match involving both these squads is the Nacional - Plaza Colonia 0-0 played previously this season. The match official had use for red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the sinner was Ayala (Plaza Colonia). Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - three - one (Nacional wins - draws - Plaza Colonia wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Ramírez Polero 14 goals |   O. Ebere 11 goals |  D. Zabala Morales 4 goals |
Nacional missing players
Plaza Colonia missing players
| Nacional | Plaza Colonia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 11 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 42 | 27 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| 21 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 26 | 43 |
| 80% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 77% | 88% |
| 68% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 69% | 76% |
| 60% | 67% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 46% | 48% |
| 40% | 42% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 46% | 36% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 16% |
| 40% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 46% | 60% |
| 48% | 58% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 20% |
| 32% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 46% | 32% |
| 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 5 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
| 3.4 | 4 | 3.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.6 |
| 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| 37% | 42% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 38% | 38% |
| 7.6 | 5.7 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 10.9 | 10.3 |
| 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
- 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 at home.
- 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 (6) 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 (22) 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
- 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 (26) in Primera Division
- Plaza Colonia have the the worst goal difference (-12) away in Primera Division
- Plaza Colonia is in the worst form (0-4-2)
| 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 |
