Possible nail-biting contest in Cerro Largo - River Plate game

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Mon 25.July
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla (9000 seats)

14th- against 8th position might not sound all that hot. But look: We have the facts and figures that makes Cerro Largo - River Plate (even) more engrossing!

Insights:
  • Cerro Largo have the fewest scored goals (7) in Primera Division
  • River Plate have scored more than double the goals of Cerro Largo.

River Plate could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Primera Division game only four sleeps ago.

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Cerro Largo form and stats

Cerro Largo have played 6 Primera Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 182 minutes without scoring a league goal. Benguche was the last player to find the net.

Cerro faced defeat in their previous match, away at Boston River (0-2).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Nacional that ended 0-0.

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 8 games. Cerro Largo has won 5 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.

Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 12 latest league games highlights that 10 of them had goals from both sides.

Cerro Largo have scored 3 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. Cerro have conceded 9 from these games.

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River Plate form and stats

River Plate have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-2-3 (6 played).

River Plate played 1-1 against Defensor Sporting in their previous match.

A 0-0 draw at Plaza Colonia's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by River Plate in our archives, and the results are: 9 wins for River Plate, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

River have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Cerro Largo and River Plate have met before this season: River Plate - Cerro Largo 1-1. Last ten meetings with these contenders: Cerro won three, River Plate were winners in four and we saw three draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

River PlateT. Borbas
T. Borbas
7 goals
River PlateN. Sosa Sánchez
N. Sosa Sánchez
3 goals
River PlateM. Ocampo Ornizún
M. Ocampo Ornizún
3 goals

Cerro Largo missing players

River Plate missing players

Cerro Largo River Plate
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 8 1 Played P 3 9 21
5 3 0 Won W 1 2 7
5 2 1 Drew D 2 3 8
11 3 0 Lost L 0 4 6
11 4 0 Scored S 1 9 27
27 9 0 Conceded C 0 12 21
90% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 33% 78% 81%
62% 38% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 67%
19% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 56% 48%
5% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 24%
5% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 10%
24% 12% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 56% 57%
33% 62% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 33% 33%
52% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 67% 33% 29%
 
5.1 6.5 8 Corners for (avg) C F 8.3 6.2 5.7
5.8 4.5 8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 4.8 5.6
2.8 2.9 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.8 3.2
6 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
9 8.4 6 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 8.9 9.5
3.1 3.2 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.6 3.9
17% 15% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 28% 33%
 
9.3 8.1 5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 12.1 10.5
3.6 3.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 4.2 3.7
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Cerro Largo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Cerro Largo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cerro Largo have the fewest scored goals (3) at home in Primera Division
  • Cerro Largo have the fewest scored goals (7) in Primera Division
  • Cerro Largo have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Primera Division
  • Cerro Largo have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Primera Division
  • Cerro Largo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • River Plate have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • River Plate have scored more than double the goals of Cerro Largo.

  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 15 10 2 3 21 8 7 6 0 1 11 2 8 4 2 2 10 6 13 32
2 Nacional 15 8 4 3 28 10 8 4 3 1 11 5 7 4 1 2 17 5 18 28
3 Deportivo Maldonado 15 8 3 4 20 14 7 4 1 2 9 6 8 4 2 2 11 8 6 27
4 Boston River 15 8 3 4 20 16 8 3 2 3 11 12 7 5 1 1 9 4 4 27
5 Penarol 15 7 5 3 10 6 7 4 1 2 6 4 8 3 4 1 4 2 4 26
6 Danubio 15 6 6 3 13 9 7 2 2 3 5 5 8 4 4 0 8 4 4 24
7 Fenix 15 7 2 6 15 16 8 5 1 2 9 7 7 2 1 4 6 9 -1 23
8 River Plate 15 5 6 4 20 15 9 4 4 1 14 7 6 1 2 3 6 8 5 21
9 Wanderers 15 5 6 4 16 11 7 2 3 2 6 6 8 3 3 2 10 5 5 21
10 Defensor Sporting 15 5 5 5 14 16 8 2 3 3 7 12 7 3 2 2 7 4 -2 20
11 Rentistas 15 5 1 9 16 21 7 2 1 4 5 10 8 3 0 5 11 11 -5 19
12 Plaza Colonia 15 2 7 6 12 15 7 1 3 3 4 8 8 1 4 3 8 7 -3 13
13 Torque 15 2 7 6 16 20 8 1 4 3 7 8 7 1 3 3 9 12 -4 13
14 Cerro Largo 15 3 3 9 7 23 6 2 1 3 3 9 9 1 2 6 4 14 -16 12
15 Albion 15 2 5 8 16 31 8 1 3 4 11 17 7 1 2 4 5 14 -15 11
16 Cerrito 15 2 5 8 9 22 8 1 3 4 5 11 7 1 2 4 4 11 -13 8

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.