Primera Division: Cerro Largo - Racing match guide and numbers

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sat 15.Jul
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla (9000 seats)

Cerro Largo look forward to facing Racing with hopes of securing all three points. Will they? Read our in-depth preview!

Insights:
  • Cerro Largo have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Primera Division
  • Racing have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Cerro Largo and Racing 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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Cerro Largo form and stats

Cerro Largo have collected 15 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 4-3-1.

A nice win for Cerro last time playing, versus Fénix. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Gonzalez and Brasil scoring for the victors. What a relief, as that was the first league victory after going winless in seven games in a row.

Ahead of that match, Cerro Largo lost 0-1 at home to Cerro.

This is expected to be a close game, with Cerro Largo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cerro Largo as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Cerro Largo has won 7 of these, drawn 4 and lost 2.

Cerro are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Municipal Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Racing form and stats

3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Racing playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.

Racing delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Nacional in their previous game.

A 0-3 defeat away at Fénix before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Racing in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Racing, 0 draws and 4 defeats.

Possible goal fest! This team have played 5 consecutive league matches all having three or more than three goals (over 2.5 goals).

Racing have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Racing have conceded 8 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: Cerro Largo - Racing 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Cerro Largo wins - draws - Racing wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 8 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

RacingL. Gorocito Resende
L. Gorocito Resende
6 goals
CerroH. Silveira Pereira
H. Silveira Pereira
5 goals
RacingJ. Rivero Pin
J. Rivero Pin
4 goals

Cerro Largo missing players

Racing missing players

Cerro Largo Racing
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 11 3 Played P 1 10 20
7 5 2 Won W 0 4 5
9 3 1 Drew D 0 1 7
4 3 0 Lost L 1 5 8
19 11 5 Scored S 1 13 23
18 12 3 Conceded C 3 15 27
65% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
50% 55% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 80%
45% 55% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 40%
15% 18% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 30% 25%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 10%
35% 45% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 60%
50% 36% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 15%
50% 36% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 30%
 
4.8 4.2 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.7 4.8
5.5 5.5 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5 4.8
3.2 3 3.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 2.8 2.7
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 3 5
 
8.3 7.8 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.8 7.5
3.3 3.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 2.5 2.3
29% 31% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 52% 50%
 
9.3 9.6 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 7 7 7.5
3.4 3.4 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.2 3
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
  • Racing have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Racing haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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.