The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Deportivo Maldonado are in the 8th position while the guesting Cerro worry at 16th.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Deportivo Maldonado form and stats
2-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Deportivo Maldonado so far this season.
The spoils were shared in Maldonado's previous game, also at home. Visiting Cerro (placed 16th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Prior to that, an away loss at Fénix.
Maldonado are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 5 games. On the other hand, Deportivo Maldonado have conceded 6 goals.
Cerro form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cerro, who have the the worst goal difference (-7) in Primera Division, so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Deportivo Maldonado (placed 8th) in their previous outing. The Primera Division match ended in a draw 0-0. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Boston River.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Cerro, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Pereyra 9 goals | L. Machado Mora 6 goals |
Deportivo Maldonado missing players
Cerro missing players
| Deportivo Maldonado | Cerro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 17 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 83% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 67% |
| 42% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 29% | 42% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 17% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 8% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 57% | 58% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 43% | 33% |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 5.2 | 4.5 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 99 | 45 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 50 | 97 |
| 37 | 18 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 19 | 36 |
| 32% | 28% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 16% | 25% |
- Cerro has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Primera Division
- Cerro has the most conceded goals (12) away in Primera Division
- Cerro has the the worst goal difference (-7) in Primera Division
- Cerro has the the worst goal difference (-8) away in Primera Division
- Cerro have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Cerro have yet to win a 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 | Rentistas | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | Nacional | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Cerro Largo | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Torque | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | Penarol | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 8 | Deportivo Maldonado | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 9 | Defensor Sporting | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 15 |
| 10 | Fénix | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Progreso | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Plaza Colonia | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | River Plate | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Danubio | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Boston River | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | Cerro | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 10 |