Primera Division duel: Close contest expected between Cerro and Racing

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Mon 15.May
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Monumental Luis Tróccoli (25000 seats)

Crucial fight in the bottom section of the Primera Division, with both Cerro and Racing enduring more anxiety than pleasure. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home side positioned 15th and the away team in 12th position.

Insights:
  • Cerro have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Primera Division
  • Racing have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Primera Division

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

This has all the signs of an engaging game with lots of fun and energy as both contenders are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!

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Cerro form and stats

The story so far in the Primera Division for Cerro at their home stadium (Estadio Monumental Luis Tróccoli) is 1 win, 4 draws and 1 defeat. The last three games played by Cerro, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

The Cerro manager Ferreira and his pawns return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Plaza Colonia (placed 13th).

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

Low on goals? Looking at this club's last 10 league games, 8 have had zero, one or two goals.

Cerro have scored {4 league goals} here from 6 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Cerro have conceded only 4 goals.

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Racing form and stats

The visitors are W3-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division.

Racing might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Penarol proved too strong as Racing slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Parque Osvaldo Roberto.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Plaza Colonia.

Low-scoring game? 8 of this team's last 10 league matches have seen two goals or less.

Racing are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. 7 goals have been conceded by Racing in these games.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between these contenders: Cerro won four, Racing triumphed in three and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

RacingL. Gorocito Resende
L. Gorocito Resende
6 goals
CerroM. Abero Villan
M. Abero Villan
3 goals
CerroL. Rodríguez Cardoso
L. Rodríguez Cardoso
2 goals

Cerro missing players

Racing missing players

Cerro Racing
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 6 1 Played P 1 6 14
2 1 1 Won W 1 3 3
7 4 0 Drew D 0 1 6
5 1 0 Lost L 0 2 5
12 4 2 Scored S 1 9 13
16 4 0 Conceded C 0 7 16
79% 50% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
71% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 83% 79%
29% 17% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 21%
14% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 14%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
36% 17% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 57%
36% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 33% 21%
50% 67% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 29%
 
4.4 5.3 1 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.5 4.8
4.2 4.2 9 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3.3 3.5
3.4 2.7 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.8 2.6
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
6.1 5.7 6 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.8 8.1
2.1 1.7 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.3 2.3
41% 40% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 45% 41%
 
6.9 5 5 Shots against (avg) S A 5 6.8 7.1
3.2 1.3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2.8 2.6
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Cerro have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Primera Division
  • Cerro have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Racing have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Racing have scored at least twice as many goals away as Cerro have scored home.
  • Racing have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Racing have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Primera Division
  • 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 Torque 15 3 5 7 15 24 8 0 3 5 4 15 7 3 2 2 11 9 -9 16
11 Danubio 15 3 6 6 20 19 7 3 3 1 12 4 8 0 3 5 8 15 1 15
12 Racing 14 3 6 5 13 16 8 0 5 3 4 9 6 3 1 2 9 7 -3 15
13 Plaza Colonia 14 4 3 7 14 24 8 3 2 3 11 9 6 1 1 4 3 15 -10 15
14 Boston River 14 2 5 7 14 22 6 1 2 3 5 10 8 1 3 4 9 12 -8 14
15 Cerro 14 2 7 5 12 16 6 1 4 1 4 4 8 1 3 4 8 12 -4 13
16 Fenix 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.