Primera Division: High-level vs second-rate, at least according to the table. Nacional - Rentistas. Home win or a shock?
- Nacional have the most points (21) at home in Primera Division
- Rentistas have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Not a lot of time to rest for the host team, as they played a Primera Division fixture only three days ago. That game was an away game at Wanderers, so at least Nacional are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
This is a game between neighbours, usually meaning extra pressure and significance.
Nacional form and stats
Home games in the Primera Division have been a walk in the park for Nacional so far, with 21 points won from 8 matches; 7 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Gran Parque Central.
No payout for Nacional in their previous match, an away game at Wanderers that ended in defeat 0-1.
Ahead of that match, Nacional won a home game hosting Boston River (3-2).The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Nacional home games with this odds we find five games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in five wins, zero draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, five matches were won by at least two goals.
The Nacional manager M. Ligüera López has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. Defensively Nacional have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Rentistas form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Rentistas playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.
Rentistas won their last game, 3-1 versus Villa Espanola played at home.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Torque with the score of 2-1.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Rentistas played away with similar odds. This revealed two games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, one were draw and the home team won as expected one time.
Rentistas find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rentistas are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides encountered each other before this season: Rentistas - Nacional 1-1. Head to head data (for the last ten meetings): Nacional won four games, two matches ended with a tie and Rentistas got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  G. Bergessio 13 goals |   E. Rodríguez Lima 4 goals | E. Villar Vidal 4 goals |
Nacional missing players
Rentistas missing players
| Nacional | Rentistas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 13 | 9 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 33 | 21 | 11 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 21 |
| 21 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 91% | 95% |
| 82% | 73% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 77% |
| 45% | 55% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 55% | 55% |
| 14% | 18% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 5% | 9% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 45% | 36% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 64% | 59% |
| 32% | 55% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 14% |
| 23% | 9% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 18% | 32% |
| 5.2 | 5 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.6 | 6.1 |
| 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.5 | 5.4 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 8 | 8.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| 33% | 40% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 32% | 34% |
- 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 most points (21) at home in Primera Division
- Nacional haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rentistas have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plaza Colonia | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 36 |
| 2 | Nacional | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Penarol | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 27 |
| 5 | River Plate | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Torque | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | Fenix | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 21 |
| 8 | Cerro Largo | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 9 | Cerrito | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Sud America | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| 11 | Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Rentistas | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -9 | 16 |
| 13 | Boston River | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Deportivo Maldonado | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -11 | 14 |
| 15 | Progreso | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 11 |
| 16 | Villa Espanola | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 9 |