The host team, Nacional, should be the favourites in this match, but Boston River have exhibited both ability and fearlessness. Read more about the fixture!
- Nacional have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Primera Division
- Boston River have won significantly more corners away than at home.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
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.
Nacional form and stats
As mentioned below, Nacional are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Primera Division games.
Nacional are returning here after visiting Plaza Colonia and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Suárez, Rodríguez and Zabala scored the goal(s).
Before that, a strong away victory at Miramar Misiones. A Copa Uruguay game.
It should be noted that a look at the 21 most recent league matches shows that 16 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
The manager Aquino will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to River Plate in only three days.
Nacional are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estadio Gran Parque Central in their league games, having scored an impressive 8 goals in 3 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Nacional have only let in 1 goal at home.
Boston River form and stats
The visitors are W2-D2-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division.
Boston River go into this game after a win, the home game against Albion that ended 1-0.
Previously, the Copa Uruguay victory away at Central de San Jose.
Lacking goals? 8 of this club's last 10 league rounds have had two or less goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Boston's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Nacional have put together a streak of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (3-1-0) when playing Boston River.The former H2H match ended Nacional - Boston River 2-0, earlier this season. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Rodríguez Rosano 11 goals |  E. Gigliotti 8 goals | F. Fagúndez 8 goals |
Nacional missing players
Boston River missing players
| Nacional | Boston River | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 60 | 32 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 37 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 26 |
| 93% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 90% |
| 70% | 80% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 57% | 66% |
| 47% | 47% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 29% | 34% |
| 27% | 27% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 10% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 30% | 33% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | 38% |
| 67% | 67% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 50% | 48% |
| 10% | 7% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 29% | 24% |
| 6 | 5.7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
| 3.8 | 2.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13.8 | 13.4 | 14.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.8 | 6.2 | 7.1 |
| 6.1 | 6 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 33% | 36% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 37% | 41% |
| 7.6 | 5.3 | 5.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 7.1 | 9.2 |
| 2.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
- Boston River have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Nacional have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Nacional have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Primera Division
- Nacional have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Primera Division
- Nacional have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in Primera Division
- Nacional have the most clean sheets (10) at home in Primera Division
- Nacional have the most clean sheets (20) in Primera Division
- Nacional have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Primera Division
- Nacional have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Primera Division
- Nacional have the the best goal difference (+7) at home in Primera Division
- Nacional have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Nacional is in the best form (6-0-0) in Primera Division
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | River Plate | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 18 |
| 2 | Nacional | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 | Deportivo Maldonado | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Defensor Sporting | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Danubio | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Boston River | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Albion | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Penarol | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Plaza Colonia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 11 | Fenix | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Cerro Largo | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 6 |
| 13 | Wanderers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 14 | Rentistas | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 15 | Torque | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 16 | Cerrito | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -14 | 2 |
