With the tense opening fixture done it’s time for the second Primera Division battle of the season. Boston River eagerly anticipate Cerro in front of their stadium regulars.
This is a game between neighbours, usually meaning more nervousness and importance.
There haven't been much to rest for the hosting team, as they performed in a Copa Libertadores fixture only three days earlier. This match was also played here at Estadio Municipal Parque Artigas. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Cerro have had more rest.
Boston River form and stats
The previous season, Boston River's league statistics were 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, ending with 7th spot in the Primera Division. Over these 15 matches they scored {21 goals} and gave away 15. Playing at home in the previous season Boston River delivered 3-2-2 (win-draw-lost) with {10 goals} and 7 conceded.
Boston's previous fixture was a Copa Libertadores game also played at home, finishing 3-1 against Zamora Futbol Club. The home side are looking to continue in that form. Urretaviscaya (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.21/10. Urretaviscaya signed up for two assists, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 28 successful passes (of 34 total).
In the game before, an away victory in the Primera Division match versus Racing with a 2-0 scoreline.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 Boston River have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Cerro form and stats
0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Cerro playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.
Cerro lost away at Penarol (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
A draw for Cerro before that, at their own venue hosting Rampla Juniors (0-0).Cerro are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.
It's early days yet, but Cerro has scored 0 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the preceeding nine meetings featuring these two sides are: four wins for Boston River, two draws and three wins for Cerro. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  D. González Álvarez 11 goals | P. Lacoste Icardi 4 goals |   E. Gómez Dutra 2 goals |
Boston River missing players
Cerro missing players
| Boston River | Cerro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Boston River | Last season | Cerro | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 37 | 19 | Played | P | 15 | 31 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 49 | 28 | Scored | S | 16 | 35 | ||
| 36 | 22 | Conceded | C | 16 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 87% | ||
| 68% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 58% | ||
| 41% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 42% | ||
| 16% | 26% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 26% | ||
| 11% | 16% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 6% | ||
| 41% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 45% | ||
| 43% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 42% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 26% | ||
| 3.8 | 2.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.9 | 3.3 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7.4 | 7.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.4 | 6.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | ||
| 42% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | ||
| 8.7 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 9.3 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Torque | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Nacional | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Deportivo Maldonado | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Cerro Largo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Boston River | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Penarol | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Fenix | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | River Plate | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Danubio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Defensor Sporting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 14 | La Luz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Cerro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Plaza Colonia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 34 |
| 2 | River Plate | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 17 | 30 |
| 3 | Deportivo Maldonado | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 28 |
| 5 | Danubio | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 6 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Boston River | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Penarol | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Cerro Largo | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 19 |
| 10 | Fenix | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -2 | 17 |
| 11 | Wanderers | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 16 |
| 12 | Albion | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 16 |
| 13 | Plaza Colonia | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -9 | 14 |
| 14 | Torque | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -12 | 13 |
| 15 | Rentistas | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -15 | 10 |
| 16 | Cerrito | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -18 | 9 |
