Primera Division duel: Close contest expected between Boston River and Plaza Colonia

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Mon 22.November
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Parque Artigas (12000 seats)

Boston River come from a 2-1 result versus Sud America last game, a game to keep in mind. Next is this sturdy Plaza Colonia team.

Insights:
  • Boston River have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Plaza Colonia have the fewest conceded goals (7) 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

Overall Primera Division stats playing at home this season for Boston River are 2-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).

A strong away win for Boston against Sud America the last match, as J. Alberti and G. Álvarez were on target.

In the match before that, Boston hosted Progreso and drew the game 0-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Boston River perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Boston River as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Boston has won five of these, drawn four and lost seven.

The Boston River fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 7 matches. 8 goals have been conceded.

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Plaza Colonia form and stats

The away performances of Plaza Colonia have been very solid so far with 7 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in the Primera Division. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue.

There were no winners in Colonia's previous match, a Primera Division home game that ended 1-1 vs Fenix.

Before that, Colonia secured a home win against Deportivo Maldonado with the score 1-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Plaza Colonia in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Colonia, one draw and four defeats.

Colonia are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. The Colonia defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (3 goals in 8 games).

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these teams face each other this campaign, as the records show this recent match: Plaza Colonia - Boston 0-0. Previous ten meetings between these contenders: Boston won two, Plaza Colonia triumphed in four and we saw four draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Boston RiverF. Labandeira Castro
F. Labandeira Castro
8 goals
Boston RiverF. Rodríguez Calleriza
F. Rodríguez Calleriza
5 goals
Plaza ColoniaN. Dibble Aristimuño
N. Dibble Aristimuño
5 goals

Boston River missing players

Plaza Colonia missing players

Boston River Plaza Colonia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
7 4 0 Won W 4 8 15
8 3 2 Drew D 0 3 8
12 6 2 Lost L 0 2 4
34 15 5 Scored S 8 17 37
43 20 9 Conceded C 2 9 20
93% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 89%
74% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 54% 59%
48% 46% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 41%
30% 23% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 15% 15%
19% 15% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
63% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 46% 48%
22% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 46% 48%
22% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 15%
 
5.7 6.8 8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 3.9 4.1
4.9 4.9 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.8 5.4
2.5 2.5 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.8 2.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
9 8.7 8.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10 7.8 8
3.7 3.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.2 3.4
34% 37% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 40% 40%
 
9 8.4 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 7 8.4 7.8
3.5 3.5 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 3.2 2.9
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Boston River have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Plaza Colonia have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Primera Division
  • Plaza Colonia have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Primera Division
  • Plaza Colonia have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Primera Division
  • Plaza Colonia have the most clean sheets (6) away in Primera Division
  • Plaza Colonia have the most points (22) away in Primera Division
  • Plaza Colonia have the the best goal difference (+9) away in Primera Division

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plaza Colonia 15 11 3 1 20 7 7 4 2 1 8 4 8 7 1 0 12 3 13 36
2 Nacional 15 9 2 4 23 14 8 7 0 1 16 3 7 2 2 3 7 11 9 29
3 Penarol 15 7 7 1 22 10 8 5 3 0 16 4 7 2 4 1 6 6 12 28
4 Liverpool 15 8 3 4 38 20 7 5 2 0 23 8 8 3 1 4 15 12 18 27
5 River Plate 15 7 5 3 27 20 7 3 3 1 13 7 8 4 2 2 14 13 7 26
6 Torque 15 8 1 6 26 19 9 4 0 5 12 11 6 4 1 1 14 8 7 25
7 Fenix 15 6 3 6 20 22 7 3 1 3 9 10 8 3 2 3 11 12 -2 21
8 Cerro Largo 15 6 2 7 20 22 7 4 0 3 13 10 8 2 2 4 7 12 -2 20
9 Cerrito 15 5 4 6 14 15 7 3 2 2 7 4 8 2 2 4 7 11 -1 19
10 Sud America 15 5 3 7 15 22 7 2 3 2 8 9 8 3 0 5 7 13 -7 18
11 Wanderers 15 5 2 8 12 16 8 4 2 2 8 4 7 1 0 6 4 12 -4 17
12 Rentistas 15 4 4 7 12 21 8 1 1 6 5 15 7 3 3 1 7 6 -9 16
13 Boston River 15 3 5 7 14 19 7 2 2 3 7 8 8 1 3 4 7 11 -5 14
14 Deportivo Maldonado 15 3 5 7 11 22 8 1 3 4 6 12 7 2 2 3 5 10 -11 14
15 Progreso 15 2 5 8 13 26 7 1 2 4 7 14 8 1 3 4 6 12 -13 11
16 Villa Espanola 15 1 6 8 14 26 8 1 4 3 9 11 7 0 2 5 5 15 -12 9

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.