Primera Division duel: Close contest expected between Fénix and Cerro Largo

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sun 03.April
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Parque Capurro (10000 seats)

Fénix - Cerro Largo: Primera Division cellar sides scrapping for points and greatness. Check out all the relevant numbers and news before the game!

Insights:
  • Fénix haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Cerro Largo have the fewest scored goals (3) in Primera Division

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Fénix and Cerro Largo.

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Fénix form and stats

Three Primera Division home games done for Fénix, who are not happy collecting 3 points from these matches.

A nice win for Fénix last time playing, versus Cerro Largo. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Estoyanoff and Casas scoring for the victors.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at River Plate.

This is expected to be a close game, with Fénix perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Fénix as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Fénix has won six of these, drawn four and lost four.

Fénix has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 3 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Fénix defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Cerro Largo form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest scored goals (3) in Primera Division, on their Primera Division travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Cerro Largo lost away at Fénix (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Cerrito.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cerro Largo playing away and similar expectations, we found 20 relevant matches. Results were seven Cerro Largo wins, five draws and eight defeats.

Cerro Largo are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games. As for defending, Cerro rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 6 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Fénix five wins, two draws and Cerro Largo three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less. The matches between these sides have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

FénixF. Estoyanoff Poggio
F. Estoyanoff Poggio
2 goals
FénixD. Casas López
D. Casas López
1 goals
FénixD. Vega Martínez
D. Vega Martínez
1 goals

Fénix missing players

Cerro Largo missing players

Fénix Cerro Largo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
7 4 0 Played P 1 5 7
3 2 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 1 2 2
3 2 0 Lost L 0 3 4
7 3 0 Scored S 1 2 3
10 5 0 Conceded C 1 8 13
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 71%
43% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 29%
14% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
43% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 40% 29%
29% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
29% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 60% 57%
 
6 6.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4 4.7
4.3 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.6 5.1
2.1 1.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 2.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
10.9 10.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.4 8.3
3.4 3.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3 2.9
29% 21% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 13% 15%
 
7.3 6.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 18 11.4 10.1
3.1 2.8 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.4 4.7
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Cerro Largo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Cerro Largo have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Cerro Largo have the fewest points (2) away in Primera Division
  • Cerro Largo have the fewest scored goals (3) in Primera Division
  • Cerro Largo have the the worst goal difference (-4) away in Primera Division
  • Cerro Largo have the the worst goal difference (-8) in Primera Division
  • Cerro Largo have yet to win a game away.
  • Cerro Largo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Fénix have scored more than double the goals of Cerro Largo.
  • Fénix 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 Boston River 7 4 2 1 10 4 4 1 2 1 4 2 3 3 0 0 6 2 6 14
2 Deportivo Maldonado 6 4 1 1 11 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 3 1 0 9 4 5 13
3 Wanderers 7 3 4 0 9 4 3 2 1 0 4 2 4 1 3 0 5 2 5 13
4 River Plate 7 3 2 2 12 9 5 2 2 1 9 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 11
5 Danubio 7 3 2 2 5 4 3 0 1 2 0 2 4 3 1 0 5 2 1 11
6 Liverpool 6 3 1 2 8 2 3 2 0 1 5 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 6 10
7 Rentistas 7 2 1 4 8 12 3 0 1 2 1 6 4 2 0 2 7 6 -4 10
8 Nacional 7 2 3 2 10 7 4 1 2 1 4 4 3 1 1 1 6 3 3 9
9 Penarol 7 2 3 2 4 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 9
10 Defensor Sporting 7 2 2 3 6 10 4 1 1 2 4 8 3 1 1 1 2 2 -4 8
11 Plaza Colonia 7 1 4 2 7 4 3 0 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 5 1 3 7
12 Fénix 6 2 1 3 5 10 3 1 0 2 1 5 3 1 1 1 4 5 -5 7
13 Torque 6 1 3 2 8 8 4 0 2 2 4 6 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 6
14 Albion 7 1 3 3 9 15 4 0 2 2 6 9 3 1 1 1 3 6 -6 6
15 Cerro Largo 6 1 2 3 3 11 2 1 0 1 1 5 4 0 2 2 2 6 -8 5
16 Cerrito 6 2 0 4 4 9 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 1 0 2 2 4 -5 3

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.