Primera Division preview: Can Boston River edge out victory against Wanderers?

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Mon 24.October
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Juan Antonio Lavalleja

Boston River have won 21 points running out as the hosts. Wanderers have got 15 points playing the role of visitors. What are the odds of this being a home win?

Insights:
  • Boston River have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wanderers have the fewest points (2) away in Primera Division

This is a battle between neighbours, usually meaning increased nervousness and importance.

Both teams have had plenty of rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's look for an active fixture!

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Boston River form and stats

The story so far in the Primera Division for Boston River at their home stadium (Estadio Juan Antonio Lavalleja) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Juan Antonio Lavalleja.

Boston River enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Torque's place. The match ended 2-0 with Olivera (2) scoring. Olivera has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three games in a row. Badass!

Before that, Boston had a home game versus Penarol which ended with a victory 2-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Boston River handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

The Boston River fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. Boston have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Wanderers form and stats

There's been little loot from Wanderers's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 6 away games in the Primera Division. Wanderers only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.

Maná and Castro scored in Wanderers's previous match, the home game against Plaza Colonia that ended 2-1. Castro came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Plaza Colonia last time out, making the manager Soto feel like a tactical genius.

Before that, Wanderers secured a home win against Cerrito with the score 2-1.

Wanderers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.

Wanderers are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {2 goals} from 6 away games. 7 goals have been conceded by Wanderers in these games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams face each other this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Wanderers - Boston River 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Boston victories, two draws and six Wanderers wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Boston RiverG. Rodríguez Rosano
G. Rodríguez Rosano
14 goals
Boston RiverA. Machado Aycaguer
A. Machado Aycaguer
6 goals
WanderersM. Ferreira Berrondo
M. Ferreira Berrondo
5 goals

Boston River missing players

Wanderers missing players

Boston River Wanderers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 17 36
18 9 4 Won W 1 4 13
7 3 1 Drew D 1 6 11
11 6 1 Lost L 3 7 12
47 26 8 Scored S 4 15 37
34 20 2 Conceded C 4 15 35
92% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 92%
67% 72% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 59% 58%
39% 44% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 18% 33%
14% 22% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 11%
11% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
39% 39% 17% BTTS BTTS 20% 41% 44%
44% 44% 67% Clean Sheets C S 20% 18% 28%
25% 22% 33% Failed to Score F T 60% 47% 36%
 
3.7 2.8 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.2 4.5
4.2 4.4 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.1 5.2
2.3 2.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 4.4 4
6 2 0 Red cards R C 1 3 11
 
7.3 7.8 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.6 7.5 7.5
3.1 3.2 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.2 3
42% 46% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 27% 34%
 
8.7 10.3 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11 9.5 9.7
3.3 3.9 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 3.9 3.6
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Boston River have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Boston River have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Wanderers have the fewest points (2) away in Primera Division
  • Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (2) 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 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 Liverpool 15 8 4 3 23 12 8 3 2 3 10 9 7 5 2 0 13 3 11 28
4 Deportivo Maldonado 14 7 6 1 16 10 8 5 2 1 10 6 6 2 4 0 6 4 6 27
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 Penarol 15 6 4 5 20 16 8 2 3 3 9 8 7 4 1 2 11 8 4 22
8 Boston River 14 6 3 5 19 13 6 3 1 2 8 5 8 3 2 3 11 8 6 21
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 Albion 14 4 4 6 10 16 6 2 2 2 4 5 8 2 2 4 6 11 -6 16
12 Wanderers 14 4 3 7 10 17 8 4 1 3 8 10 6 0 2 4 2 7 -7 15
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

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.