Evenly matched teams: Cerro Largo vs Plaza Colonia match preview

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Mon 25.October
Match begins: 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Raúl Saturnino Goyenola (8000 seats)

This is shaping out to be an appealing fixture as Cerro Largo have their supposed home advantage, while Plaza Colonia have an edge of 16 points in the Primera Division table.

Insights:
  • Cerro Largo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Plaza Colonia have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Primera Division

Cerro have less rest than Plaza Colonia in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Primera Division game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Sud América.

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Cerro Largo form and stats

4 victories, 0 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Cerro Largo have to build on here at Estadio Raúl Saturnino Goyenola in the Primera Division.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 181 minutes.

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

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Progreso in a game that was won 1-0.

Cerro Largo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Raúl Saturnino Goyenola with 13 goals in 7 league matches. Cerro have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Plaza Colonia form and stats

The strength of Plaza Colonia on their travels this season is incredible with 22 points collected from 8 Primera Division away games. Plaza Colonia has 7-1-0 on the road, with 12 goals scored and 3 conceded.

The Colonia goalkeeper Nicolas Guirin Chialvo is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 186 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Colonia's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus River Plate that finished 0-0.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Liverpool at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Plaza Colonia are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. Colonia are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 3 goals away.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date logged result involving both these squads is the Plaza Colonia - Cerro Largo 1-1 played earlier this season. Head to head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Cerro won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Plaza Colonia have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Cerro Largo missing players

Plaza Colonia missing players

Cerro Largo Plaza Colonia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 3 11 22
9 6 1 Won W 2 8 13
6 2 1 Drew D 1 2 6
7 3 2 Lost L 0 1 3
31 19 6 Scored S 5 16 32
25 12 6 Conceded C 3 7 16
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 86%
77% 82% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 55% 59%
55% 55% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 45% 45%
23% 27% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 18% 18%
5% 9% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
55% 64% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 45% 45%
27% 27% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 55% 55%
27% 9% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 14%
 
5.5 5.7 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.6 4
4.7 5.5 7.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 6 5
2.5 2.9 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.6 2.9
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
9.2 8.3 8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 7.1 7.7
3.8 3.7 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.3 3.5
37% 46% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 44% 42%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Cerro Largo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Plaza Colonia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 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 América 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.