Cerro Largo - Torque: Small difference between teams in Primera Division clash

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Fri 04.September
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla (9000 seats)

Cerro Largo and Torque are both riding high in the Primera Division with their 5th and 4th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Cerro Largo form and stats

Overall Primera Division stats at home this season for Cerro Largo are 3-2-0 (wins-draw-losses). Cerro Largo has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Municipal Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Cerro Largo's last game was hosting River Plate (placed 15th) and winning 2-1. Prior to that, an away loss at Penarol.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Cerro Largo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won four, drawn zero and lost one.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Cerro as they have a new game in only two days, a Primera Division match thankfully also at home. Nacional are visiting.

A decent goal production from Cerro in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. 5 goals have been conceded.

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Torque form and stats

As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Torque have produced an overall stat of 3-0-1 so far.

Torque's previous game was their home loss versus Rentistas (1-3). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Deportivo Maldonado at their stadium, the result 3-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Torque playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were six Torque wins, three draws and one defeat.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Fenix in just two days.

The Torque manager P. Marini has got the team scoring on the road, with 8 away goals in 4 league matches. It's not easy to score on Torque as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's two Cerro victories, two draws and three Torque wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

TorqueG. Del Prete
G. Del Prete
8 goals

Cerro Largo missing players

Torque missing players

Cerro Largo Torque
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 5 1 Played P 1 4 9
3 3 0 Won W 0 3 4
4 2 1 Drew D 0 0 1
2 0 0 Lost L 1 1 4
11 8 1 Scored S 0 8 14
11 5 1 Conceded C 2 3 12
89% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 60% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
33% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 56%
22% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 33%
11% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
56% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 56%
22% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 33%
33% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 25% 11%
 
3.9 4 7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.2 3.8
6.9 6.4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.8 4.4
3.7 3.4 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2.9
4 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
82 52 12 Total Shots T S 13 49 100
38 24 5 Shots on Target S O 3 19 39
29% 33% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 42% 36%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • All of Torque's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Cerro Largo have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Cerro Largo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Torque have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Torque haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wanderers 9 5 4 0 12 4 5 2 3 0 7 4 4 3 1 0 5 0 8 19
2 Rentistas 9 4 5 0 16 8 5 2 3 0 7 2 4 2 2 0 9 6 8 17
3 Nacional 9 4 4 1 14 11 4 2 2 0 7 4 5 2 2 1 7 7 3 16
4 Torque 9 4 1 4 14 12 5 1 1 3 6 9 4 3 0 1 8 3 2 13
5 Cerro Largo 9 3 4 2 11 11 5 3 2 0 8 5 4 0 2 2 3 6 0 13
6 Progreso 9 3 3 3 13 11 4 2 1 1 6 4 5 1 2 2 7 7 2 12
7 Penarol 9 3 3 3 11 11 6 3 2 1 9 6 3 0 1 2 2 5 0 12
8 Deportivo Maldonado 9 3 3 3 11 14 4 1 1 2 4 6 5 2 2 1 7 8 -3 12
9 Defensor Sporting 9 3 3 3 8 14 4 2 1 1 5 5 5 1 2 2 3 9 -6 12
10 Plaza Colonia 10 2 5 3 7 7 4 1 2 1 4 3 6 1 3 2 3 4 0 11
11 Liverpool 9 2 4 3 11 13 6 2 3 1 7 6 3 0 1 2 4 7 -2 10
12 Danubio 9 3 1 5 8 10 4 1 0 3 3 5 5 2 1 2 5 5 -2 10
13 Boston River 9 2 3 4 7 12 4 0 2 2 3 6 5 2 1 2 4 6 -5 9
14 Fenix 9 1 5 3 15 15 4 1 1 2 8 6 5 0 4 1 7 9 0 8
15 River Plate 8 1 4 3 10 11 4 0 2 2 5 7 4 1 2 1 5 4 -1 7
16 Cerro 9 1 4 4 7 11 4 1 2 1 4 4 5 0 2 3 3 7 -4 7

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.