Cerro have claimed 10 of their 16 in total here at their familiar ground. Will they claim the win against Racing?
- Cerro have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Primera Division
- Racing have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
This could be an action-packed fixture with lots of action and energy as both contenders are well rested since they last played a game. Let's start!
Cerro form and stats
The story so far in the Primera Division for Cerro at their home stadium (Estadio Monumental Luis Tróccoli) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.
The home team returns to Estadio Monumental Luis Tróccoli after drawing with Fenix on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Nacional.This is expected to be a close game, with Cerro perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cerro as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Cerro has won 7 of these, drawn 5 and lost 1.
Not much happening? In this club's last 12 league matches, 11 have contained zero, one or two goals.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Cerro here at Estadio Monumental Luis Tróccoli in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 7 games). From these home matches, Cerro have conceded only 4 goals.
Racing form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera Division travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Racing are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Impressive finishing from Pin and Jorge secured the home win 4-1 against Plaza Colonia in their previous game. Yippee; their first win in the league after six rounds not winning. It's hard not to mention Pin's lethal finishing against Plaza Colonia. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
A 2-3 defeat away at Liverpool before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Racing playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 3 Racing wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
Racing are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 7 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Racing have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other previously this season, with the final score Cerro - Racing 1-0 logged in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Cerro victories, three draws and three Racing wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Gorocito Resende 6 goals | J. Rivero Pin 4 goals |   L. Rodríguez Cardoso 3 goals |
Cerro missing players
Racing missing players
| Cerro | Racing | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 19 |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 21 |
| 76% | 62% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 65% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 76% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 29% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 38% | 24% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 12% | 12% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 59% |
| 41% | 62% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 29% |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 4.9 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 2.9 | 2.4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 8.8 | 8.1 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 40% | 43% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 50% | 48% |
| 7.3 | 6.4 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
- Cerro have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) 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 | Fenix | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 12 |
