More points have been won by Nacional so far, with their 2nd place in the Primera Division table and welcoming Deportivo Maldonado (who are in 8th).
- Nacional have the most scored goals (28) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Maldonado have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Primera Division
It's no vacation for neither Nacional nor Deportivo Maldonado as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Nacional form and stats
6-1-0 is the performance here at Estadio Gran Parque Central so far in the Primera Division, giving Nacional a total of 19 from their 7 games here. Outstanding results!
In their previous game, the manager Rivero led his Nacional to a defeat away at Boston River. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Gran Parque Central. Until that match this club had gone six consecutive league matches without a loss.
Before that, Nacional had a home game versus Cerro which ended with a victory 2-1.Nacional are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estadio Gran Parque Central in their league games, having scored an impressive 18 goals in 7 matches. Nacional have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {3 goals}.
Deportivo Maldonado form and stats
Deportivo Maldonado have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 2-2-5 (9 played).
Deportivo Maldonado are looking to quickly end their 303 minutes long goal drought in the Primera Division.
Deportivo Maldonado's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus River Plate that finished 0-0.
A loss against Penarol was the result prior to that, in a home game.{9 goals} so far away for Deportivo Maldonado, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 18. All from 9 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have met each other already this season, with the match result Nacional - Deportivo Maldonado 4-0 registered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Nacional won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Deportivo Maldonado got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 8 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Ramírez Polero 14 goals |   T. Fernández 6 goals |  F. Martínez Berroa 5 goals |
Nacional missing players
Deportivo Maldonado missing players
| Nacional | Deportivo Maldonado | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 28 |
| 13 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 11 |
| 46 | 29 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| 25 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 10 | 31 | 41 |
| 82% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 79% |
| 71% | 69% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 68% |
| 61% | 69% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 53% | 43% |
| 36% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 47% | 32% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 18% |
| 43% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 53% | 50% |
| 43% | 54% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 32% |
| 32% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 5 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 5 | 4.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 9.2 | 10.3 |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 35% | 41% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 29% | 25% |
| 8.3 | 6.4 | 4.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 10.2 | 9.5 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
- Deportivo Maldonado have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Deportivo Maldonado have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Deportivo Maldonado have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Maldonado have the most conceded goals (18) away in Primera Division
- Deportivo Maldonado have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Primera Division
- Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nacional have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Nacional have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Primera Division
- Nacional have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Primera Division
- Nacional have the fewest matches under the total-line (11) in Primera Division
- Nacional have the most scored goals (18) at home in Primera Division
- Nacional have the most scored goals (28) in Primera Division
- Nacional have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Primera Division
- Nacional have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Primera Division
- Nacional have the the best goal difference (+17) 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 | 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 | Liverpool | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| 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 | 12 |
| 16 | Fenix | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 12 |
