Possible nail-biting contest in Cerro Largo - Torque game

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sun 31.July
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla (9000 seats)

Brand new|Fresh|New season, fresh|new potential|opportunities: Here's what you should|need to|must know before the Cerro Largo - Torque match!

Insights:
  • Cerro Largo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Torque have scored more than double the goals of Cerro Largo.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Cerro Largo form and stats

Last season, Cerro Largo's league statistics were 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses, resulting in 8th spot in the Primera Division. From these 15 matches they scored 20 goals and conceded 22. Playing as the home team in the former season Cerro Largo managed 4-0-3 (win-draw-lost) with 13 goals and 10 conceded.

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 9 games. Cerro Largo has won 5 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.

Some stats: A review of the 13 latest league games highlights that 11 of them had at least one goal from each side.

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Torque form and stats

Let's have a look at how Torque performed last season in the Primera Division: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats. In total they scored 26 and conceded 19 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 1 and lost 1 with 14/8 goals scored/conceded.

Those three points felt good as this team had gone four league matches without winning.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Torque in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Torque, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

Head 2 Head

This was the scoreline when the participants played each other previously this season; Torque - Cerro Largo 1-1. Cerro-Torque H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Cerro Largo two wins, Torque two wins, six draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these clubs have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

TorqueT. Palacios
T. Palacios
4 goals
Cerro LargoC. Tizón Correa
C. Tizón Correa
2 goals
Cerro LargoA. Max
A. Max
2 goals

Cerro Largo missing players

Torque missing players

Cerro Largo Torque
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 9 3 Played P 2 11 22
5 3 0 Won W 1 2 5
6 3 2 Drew D 0 4 8
11 3 1 Lost L 1 5 9
11 4 0 Scored S 3 12 26
27 9 2 Conceded C 3 16 28
86% 67% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
59% 33% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 82%
18% 22% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 45% 41%
5% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 27% 23%
5% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
23% 11% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 73% 68%
36% 67% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
55% 56% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 27% 23%
 
5.2 6.7 6 Corners for (avg) C F 9.5 5.8 6
5.8 4.6 6 Corners against (avg) C A 9.5 5.6 5.2
2.8 2.9 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3.5 3.1
6 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9 8.2 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 15 12.1 12.7
3.1 3.2 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.5 4.6 5.2
16% 14% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 24% 23%
 
9 7.7 9 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 9.5 9.6
3.5 3 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.3 4
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 won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Torque have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Torque have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Torque have scored more than double the goals of Cerro Largo.
  • Torque 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 Albion 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 3
2 Deportivo Maldonado 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Boston River 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
4 Plaza Colonia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Cerrito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cerro Largo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Danubio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Defensor Sporting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Fenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Penarol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 River Plate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Torque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Nacional 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
16 Rentistas 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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.