Primera Division preview: Can Cerro Largo edge out victory against Cerro?

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sun 02.Jul
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla (9000 seats)

The hosts, Cerro Largo, should be favourites in this match, but Cerro have revealed both competence and intrepidity. Read more about the game!

Insights:
  • Cerro Largo have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Primera Division
  • Cerro have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Primera Division

This should be an action-packed game with lots of fun and excitement as both squads are well recovered since they last played a game. Get this show on the road!

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Cerro Largo form and stats

The overall Primera Division results at home this season for Cerro Largo are 4-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).

An away draw last time out for Cerro, facing Deportivo Maldonado in a game that ended 0-0.

Before that game, the home loss against Liverpool with the scoreline 1-3.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cerro Largo handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

From these home matches, Cerro Largo have conceded only 7 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Cerro form and stats

Cerro have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-3-4 (8 played). The guesting team now have four draws in a row when competing away from home.

Home advantage was not enough for Cerro in their previous game as they lost hosting Racing, 1-2. Before that defeat this side had won at least one point from six league games in a row.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Fénix that ended 0-0.

Cerro 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, 3 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.

A tale of few goals? 9 of this club's most recent 10 league matches have contained two goals or less.

Cerro struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Cerro Largo have not lost in the last 7 matches (5-2-0) against Cerro.

The last head to head encounter ended Cerro - Cerro 0-0, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

Cerro LargoH. Silveira Pereira
H. Silveira Pereira
5 goals
CerroL. Rodríguez Cardoso
L. Rodríguez Cardoso
3 goals
CerroM. Abero Villan
M. Abero Villan
3 goals

Cerro Largo missing players

Cerro missing players

Cerro Largo Cerro
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 3 9 18
6 4 2 Won W 0 1 3
9 3 0 Drew D 1 4 9
3 2 1 Lost L 2 4 6
17 9 4 Scored S 1 8 15
16 10 4 Conceded C 6 12 19
61% 78% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 78%
50% 56% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 67%
44% 56% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 28%
17% 22% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 11%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 6%
33% 44% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 44% 39%
56% 44% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 39%
50% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 44% 44%
 
4.8 4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.7 5.3
5.7 5.9 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.8 4.8
3.4 3.2 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.4 2.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
8.3 7.7 8.7 Shots (avg) S ( 3.3 6.2 5.7
3.3 3.2 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 2.3 2
28% 31% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 38% 42%
 
9.2 9.3 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 9 8.1 7.1
3.3 3.1 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.3 4.4 3.1
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Cerro Largo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cerro Largo have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Primera Division
  • Cerro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cerro have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) 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 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 Cerro 15 3 7 5 13 16 7 2 4 1 5 4 8 1 3 4 8 12 -3 16
11 Torque 15 3 5 7 15 24 8 0 3 5 4 15 7 3 2 2 11 9 -9 16
12 Plaza Colonia 15 4 4 7 15 25 8 3 2 3 11 9 7 1 2 4 4 16 -10 16
13 Danubio 15 3 6 6 20 19 7 3 3 1 12 4 8 0 3 5 8 15 1 15
14 Racing 15 3 6 6 13 17 8 0 5 3 4 9 7 3 1 3 9 8 -4 15
15 Boston River 15 2 6 7 15 23 7 1 3 3 6 11 8 1 3 4 9 12 -8 15
16 Fénix 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.