Primera Division game preview: Cerrito against Plaza Colonia

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sat 04.June
Match begins: 21:30 (UTC)
Venue: Parque Palermo (5500 seats)

Primera Division: We're previewing an engaging and important game involving Cerrito and Plaza Colonia at Parque Palermo. This duo need points like a fish needs water!

Insights:
  • Cerrito have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Primera Division
  • Plaza Colonia have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Primera Division

Cerrito and Plaza Colonia should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Cerrito form and stats

Cerrito's struggle is real here at Parque Palermo with only 5 points collected from 7 Primera Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-4. When Cerrito hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Cerro Largo, Cerrito, Torque, Albion and Rentistas), they have won 1 of 2 matches!

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 212 minutes without scoring a league goal. Vila was the last player to find the net.

Cerrito faced defeat in their previous match, away at Nacional (0-3).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Wanderers (0-2).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Cerrito here at Parque Palermo in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 7 games). Cerrito have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Plaza Colonia form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Plaza Colonia so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-3 (win-draw-lose).

Colonia won their last game, 1-0 versus Wanderers played at home.

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

They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Cerrito wins - draws - Plaza Colonia wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Plaza ColoniaD. Moura e Silva
D. Moura e Silva
3 goals
CerritoA. Vila
A. Vila
2 goals
CerritoF. Rodríguez Grandillo
F. Rodríguez Grandillo
2 goals

Cerrito missing players

Plaza Colonia missing players

Cerrito Plaza Colonia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 7 2 Played P 2 7 14
2 1 1 Won W 1 1 2
4 2 1 Drew D 1 3 6
8 4 0 Lost L 0 3 6
8 4 4 Scored S 6 7 11
21 10 3 Conceded C 1 6 14
86% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 71% 86%
57% 57% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 43% 50%
43% 43% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 29% 21%
21% 14% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 29% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 14% 7%
29% 29% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 29% 36%
21% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 43% 29%
64% 71% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 57% 50%
 
3.1 3.3 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.3 4.3
5.4 5.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 10 6.9 4.9
2.9 3.1 4.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.3 3.1
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
7 9 10 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 7.7 8.8
2.4 3 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 3.9 3.9
24% 19% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 55% 26% 20%
 
11.4 11.6 12 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 12.7 10.4
4.4 4.9 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.9 4
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Cerrito have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Cerrito have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Primera Division
  • Plaza Colonia have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Plaza Colonia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Plaza Colonia have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Primera Division
  • Plaza Colonia have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 14 9 2 3 20 8 6 5 0 1 10 2 8 4 2 2 10 6 12 29
2 Nacional 14 8 4 2 27 8 8 4 3 1 11 5 6 4 1 1 16 3 19 28
3 Deportivo Maldonado 14 8 2 4 20 14 6 4 0 2 9 6 8 4 2 2 11 8 6 26
4 Peñarol 14 7 5 2 10 5 6 4 1 1 6 3 8 3 4 1 4 2 5 26
5 Boston River 14 7 3 4 18 15 8 3 2 3 11 12 6 4 1 1 7 3 3 24
6 Fenix 14 7 2 5 15 15 8 5 1 2 9 7 6 2 1 3 6 8 0 23
7 Wanderers 14 5 6 3 15 9 6 2 3 1 5 4 8 3 3 2 10 5 6 21
8 Danubio 14 5 6 3 11 8 6 1 2 3 3 4 8 4 4 0 8 4 3 21
9 River Plate 14 5 5 4 20 15 9 4 4 1 14 7 5 1 1 3 6 8 5 20
10 Defensor Sporting 14 5 5 4 14 15 8 2 3 3 7 12 6 3 2 1 7 3 -1 20
11 Rentistas 14 4 1 9 15 21 6 1 1 4 4 10 8 3 0 5 11 11 -6 16
12 Plaza Colonia 14 2 6 6 11 14 7 1 3 3 4 8 7 1 3 3 7 6 -3 12
13 Torque 14 2 6 6 16 20 7 1 3 3 7 8 7 1 3 3 9 12 -4 12
14 Albion 14 2 4 8 16 31 8 1 3 4 11 17 6 1 1 4 5 14 -15 10
15 Cerro Largo 14 2 3 9 6 23 6 2 1 3 3 9 8 0 2 6 3 14 -17 9
16 Cerrito 14 2 4 8 8 21 7 1 2 4 4 10 7 1 2 4 4 11 -13 7

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.