Can Boston River defeat Plaza Colonia in Estadio Municipal Parque Artigas clash?

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Mon 15.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Parque Artigas (12000 seats)

Important battle in the cellar of the Primera Division, with both Boston River and Plaza Colonia feeling more worry than delight. This game is a typical "six-pointer" with the host team placed 14th and the away team in 13th position.

Insights:
  • Plaza Colonia have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Primera Division

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Boston River form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Primera Division this season. Boston River have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses from their games here at Estadio Municipal Parque Artigas.

The Boston coach Varela and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Cerro Largo (placed 4th). Opportunity lost for Boston River in the Cerro Largo match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.

Ahead of that match, Boston River lost 1-3 at home to Liverpool.

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 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.

Boston River have scored {5 league goals} here from 6 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Boston River defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Plaza Colonia form and stats

There's been little loot from Plaza Colonia's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the Primera Division. Plaza Colonia only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.

Colonia's last game was the home draw against Cerro (1-1).

Before that, Plaza Colonia travelled to Racing and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Plaza Colonia 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, 5 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 14 matches.

Plaza Colonia are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {3 goals} from 6 away games. Colonia have conceded 15 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Boston River have avoided defeat in the last 5 fixtures (1-4-0) facing Plaza Colonia.

Top Goalscorers

Plaza ColoniaO. Ebere
O. Ebere
7 goals
Boston RiverC. Olivera Ibarra
C. Olivera Ibarra
4 goals
Boston RiverM. Acuña Maciel
M. Acuña Maciel
3 goals

Boston River missing players

Plaza Colonia missing players

Boston River Plaza Colonia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 6 2 Played P 2 6 14
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 4
5 2 1 Drew D 1 1 3
7 3 1 Lost L 1 4 7
14 5 3 Scored S 1 3 14
22 10 6 Conceded C 6 15 24
86% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
64% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 86%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 50%
36% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 29%
14% 17% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 17% 7%
50% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 57%
29% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 14%
36% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 29%
 
5.6 5.5 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4.3 4.1
5.2 3.3 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.8 6.2
2.6 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3 3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 2 3 3
 
8.3 9.7 12 Shots (avg) S ( 2.5 6.7 7.9
3.8 4.8 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 0.8 2.6
26% 17% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 60% 39%
 
10.9 11 13 Shots against (avg) S A 12 9.7 9.4
4.6 5 7.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.8 4.1
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Plaza Colonia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Plaza Colonia have the fewest scored goals (3) away 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 Torque 15 3 5 7 15 24 8 0 3 5 4 15 7 3 2 2 11 9 -9 16
11 Danubio 15 3 6 6 20 19 7 3 3 1 12 4 8 0 3 5 8 15 1 15
12 Racing 14 3 6 5 13 16 8 0 5 3 4 9 6 3 1 2 9 7 -3 15
13 Plaza Colonia 14 4 3 7 14 24 8 3 2 3 11 9 6 1 1 4 3 15 -10 15
14 Boston River 14 2 5 7 14 22 6 1 2 3 5 10 8 1 3 4 9 12 -8 14
15 Cerro 14 2 7 5 12 16 6 1 4 1 4 4 8 1 3 4 8 12 -4 13
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.