National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Torque or Progreso that keep their silverware dream alive.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
The hosts Torque saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Primera Division. This match was also played here at Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Progreso have had more rest.
Torque form and stats
0 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Torque have to build on here at Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera in the Primera Division.
The Torque crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Cerrito here at Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera.
In the fixture before, 0-0 away to Cerrito (Copa Uruguay). The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Torque handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Torque as they have a new game in only four days, a Primera Division match thankfully also at home. Wanderers are visiting.
Torque aren't scoring a lot here at Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera in the league, with only 3 goals from 5 games. Torque have conceded 11 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Progreso form and stats
Progreso are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Segunda Division, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Progreso has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Central Espanol for a 1-1 draw.
Previously, the Copa Uruguay win away at Rentistas. Progreso are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 7 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.
Progreso have the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Torque won four games, two matches ended with a tie and Progreso have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Palacios 6 goals |  L. Rodríguez Rosales 5 goals | R. González Núñez 4 goals |
Torque missing players
Progreso missing players
| Torque | Progreso | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 7 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Scored | S | 10 | 24 | ||
| 37 | 16 | Conceded | C | 9 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 5 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | ||
| 9.8 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8.7 | ||
| 4.6 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.1 | ||
| 23% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 29% | ||
| 10.2 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.9 | 8.1 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nacional | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | River Plate | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 | Deportivo Maldonado | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Defensor Sporting | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Danubio | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Peñarol | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Boston River | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 9 | Albion | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 10 | Fenix | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Cerro Largo | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 13 |
| 12 | Plaza Colonia | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 11 |
| 13 | Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 9 |
| 14 | Rentistas | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 7 |
| 15 | Torque | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Cerrito | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -18 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | La Luz | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | Progreso | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Atenas | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Juventud | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 5 | Cerro | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 6 | Villa Espanola | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
