River Plate have journeyed here for an entertaining fight against the hosting Cerrito. Get smart on the match with this full Primera Division preview!
- Cerrito have the fewest scored goals (1) in Primera Division
- River Plate is in the best form (5-1-0) in Primera Division
This is a game between neighbours, usually meaning increased stress and importance.
The hosts Cerrito saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Copa Uruguay. That game was an away game at Mar de Fondo, so at least Cerrito are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Cerrito form and stats
The total Primera Division stats playing at home this season for Cerrito, who have the fewest scored goals (1) in Primera Division, are 0-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Stress levels are on the rise for Cerrito's attacking players as they have now played 248 minutes without scoring in a league game. Correa was their last goal scorer.
Cerrito are returning here after visiting Mar de Fondo in a Copa Uruguay fixture and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Rentistas (0-3).It should be added that a glance at the 10 most recent league matches shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
Cerrito are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at Liverpool awaits in four days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Cerrito at home in the league. 0 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches. When Cerrito hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Cerro Largo, Torque, Wanderers, Plaza Colonia and Rentistas), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
River Plate form and stats
Playing away, River Plate, who have the most points (12) away in Primera Division, have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the Primera Division this season.
River Plate play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 5-0 victory visiting Cerro Largo (placed 15th). As mentioned above, River was the only team on the pitch versus Cerro Largo in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
Before that, the Copa Uruguay win away at Juventud de Colonia.
River Plate create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 11 goals in 4 travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
This was the result when the teams met previously this season; River Plate - Cerrito 3-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - four - five (Cerrito wins - draws - River Plate wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Borbas 12 goals | M. Ocampo Ornizún 5 goals | N. Sosa Sánchez 3 goals |
Cerrito missing players
River Plate missing players
| Cerrito | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 6 | 14 | 27 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 20 | 40 |
| 47 | 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 24 |
| 85% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 79% | 81% |
| 63% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 71% | 70% |
| 48% | 38% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 64% | 52% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 21% | 22% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 14% | 11% |
| 26% | 31% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 57% | 56% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 83% | 36% | 37% |
| 70% | 69% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 26% |
| 4.1 | 4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.2 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| 5 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 10 | 8 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 7.5 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8.6 | 9 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 17% | 18% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 36% | 37% |
| 10.4 | 10.8 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 10.2 | 9.6 |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
- Cerrito have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Cerrito have the fewest scored goals (1) in Primera Division
- Cerrito have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Primera Division
- Cerrito is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- River Plate have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- River Plate have scored more than double the goals of Cerrito.
- River Plate have the most points (12) away in Primera Division
- River Plate have the most scored goals (11) away in Primera Division
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Primera Division
- River Plate is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | River Plate | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 3 | Defensor Sporting | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Deportivo Maldonado | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Albion | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Danubio | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Boston River | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Penarol | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Fénix | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 | Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 12 | Plaza Colonia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Rentistas | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 14 | Torque | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 3 |
| 15 | Cerro Largo | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 3 |
| 16 | Cerrito | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 2 |
