Nacional favourites for feisty fight facing Wanderers

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Thu 24.June
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Gran Parque Central (34000 seats)

Nacional perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Wanderers can look both up and down from their 6th position.

Insights:
  • Nacional have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Primera Division

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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Nacional form and stats

Nacional must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Primera Division games here at Estadio Gran Parque Central.

Nacional drew their last game, 1-1 away at Boston River (placed 15th).

Before that, Nacional had a home game versus Fenix which ended with a victory 3-1.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Nacional's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played seven games, won four matches, drawn two and lost one.

The manager A. Capuccio Díaz will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Rentistas in only three days.

A decent goal production from Nacional in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. Nacional have conceded 3 in these home matches.

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Wanderers form and stats

Things could have gone better for Wanderers in their Primera Division away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

Wanderers go into this game after a win, the home game against Villa Española that ended 3-0.

Prior to that match, the Wanderers manager J. Carreño Izquierdo faced defeat when travelling to Torque and losing 1-2.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Wanderers when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing one time, drawing one and winning one game.

It's early days yet, but Wanderers has scored 2 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Nacional victories, two draws and two Wanderers wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NacionalG. Bergessio
G. Bergessio
7 goals
NacionalA. Trezza Hernández
A. Trezza Hernández
2 goals
WanderersN. Quagliata Platero
N. Quagliata Platero
2 goals

Nacional missing players

Wanderers missing players

Nacional Wanderers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 1 2 6
4 2 0 Won W 0 1 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
1 1 1 Lost L 1 1 1
11 5 1 Scored S 1 2 6
6 3 2 Conceded C 2 2 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 67%
83% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 33%
67% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 33%
33% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
83% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 17%
17% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 83%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
3.8 5.3 6 Corners for (avg) C F 6 6 4.2
8 6 2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.5 3.2
3.2 2.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 3.5 2.7
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.2 13 10 Shots (avg) S ( 13 9.5 11.2
5.3 6.3 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.5 3
34% 26% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 40% 33%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Nacional have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Nacional have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Nacional have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Nacional haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wanderers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Wanderers have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Primera Division
  • Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Primera Division
  • Wanderers have the most clean sheets (5) in Primera Division
  • Wanderers have won significantly more corners away than 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 7 5 1 1 10 5 3 2 0 1 4 3 4 3 1 0 6 2 5 16
2 Liverpool 7 5 0 2 23 10 3 3 0 0 13 2 4 2 0 2 10 8 13 15
3 River Plate 7 4 1 2 14 9 3 2 0 1 7 3 4 2 1 1 7 6 5 13
4 Nacional 6 4 1 1 11 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 3 2 1 0 6 3 5 13
5 Torque 6 4 0 2 8 4 3 2 0 1 4 2 3 2 0 1 4 2 4 12
6 Wanderers 6 3 2 1 6 2 4 2 2 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 11
7 Cerrito 7 3 2 2 9 7 4 2 1 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 11
8 Peñarol 6 2 4 0 10 3 4 2 2 0 10 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 7 10
9 Cerro Largo 7 3 1 3 10 12 3 2 0 1 7 6 4 1 1 2 3 6 -2 10
10 Deportivo Maldonado 6 2 2 2 6 9 3 1 1 1 4 5 3 1 1 1 2 4 -3 8
11 Fenix 7 2 1 4 8 13 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 1 0 3 6 10 -5 7
12 Sud America 7 2 1 4 5 11 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 1 0 3 2 8 -6 7
13 Rentistas 6 1 1 4 3 10 4 0 0 4 0 8 2 1 1 0 3 2 -7 4
14 Progreso 6 0 3 3 2 10 3 0 1 2 2 6 3 0 2 1 0 4 -8 3
15 Boston River 7 0 2 5 7 14 3 0 1 2 3 5 4 0 1 3 4 9 -7 2
16 Villa Española 6 0 2 4 4 11 3 0 2 1 3 5 3 0 0 3 1 6 -7 2

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.