Plaza Colonia vs Deportivo Maldonado: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sat 29.August
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parque Cincuentenario Juan Gaspar Prandi (6500 seats)

Plaza Colonia and Deportivo Maldonado have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Primera Division.

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.

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Plaza Colonia form and stats

Plaza Colonia have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Primera Division. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.

Plaza Colonia are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 199 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by R. Quintana). The Colonia goalkeeper Luis Ivan Cartes Maidana is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 404 minutes without conceding a goal in the Primera Division.

Colonia drew their last game, 0-0 away at Boston River (placed 16th). In the match before that, Colonia hosted Nacional and drew the game 0-0.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Colonia as they have a new game in only one day, a Primera Division match thankfully also at home. Liverpool are visiting.

Colonia has scored 3 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Defensively Colonia have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Deportivo Maldonado form and stats

Playing away, Deportivo Maldonado have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Primera Division this season.

Maldonado failed to get anything from their last game, a Primera Division home match vs Torque (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 0-3. Prior to that result Deportivo Maldonado won their away game at River Plate. The scoreline was 1-0.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only one day as another away game awaits: The Primera Division trip to Boston River.

The visiting Deportivo Maldonado have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games. As for defending, Maldonado rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 7 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Plaza Colonia, three draws and two wins for Deportivo Maldonado. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Deportivo MaldonadoC. Pereyra
C. Pereyra
9 goals

Plaza Colonia missing players

Deportivo Maldonado missing players

Plaza Colonia Deportivo Maldonado
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 3 0 Played P 1 4 8
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
4 2 0 Drew D 1 2 3
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 3
6 3 0 Scored S 1 5 9
5 1 0 Conceded C 1 7 13
75% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
38% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 88%
12% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
12% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 12%
25% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 62%
50% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 25%
50% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 12%
 
4.9 3.7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.8 4.6
4.6 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 12 6.8 5.9
2.9 2.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.2 3.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
72 30 0 Total Shots T S 6 34 66
25 14 0 Shots on Target S O 4 14 27
24% 21% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 36% 33%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Deportivo Maldonado has the most conceded goals in the second half (8)
  • Deportivo Maldonado have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Deportivo Maldonado haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Plaza Colonia has the fewest conceded goals (1) at home
  • Plaza Colonia has the fewest matches over the total-line (1)
  • Plaza Colonia has the most matches under the total-line (7)
  • Plaza Colonia have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Plaza Colonia have won significantly less corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rentistas 7 3 4 0 13 7 4 2 2 0 7 2 3 1 2 0 6 5 6 13
2 Torque 8 4 1 3 13 9 4 1 1 2 5 6 4 3 0 1 8 3 4 13
3 Wanderers 7 3 4 0 8 4 4 1 3 0 5 4 3 2 1 0 3 0 4 13
4 Nacional 8 3 4 1 12 10 4 2 2 0 7 4 4 1 2 1 5 6 2 13
5 Progreso 8 3 3 2 12 9 3 2 1 0 5 2 5 1 2 2 7 7 3 12
6 Liverpool 7 2 4 1 10 9 5 2 3 0 6 4 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 10
7 Cerro Largo 7 2 4 1 9 8 4 2 2 0 6 4 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 10
8 Plaza Colonia 8 2 4 2 6 5 3 1 2 0 3 1 5 1 2 2 3 4 1 10
9 Penarol 7 2 3 2 9 9 4 2 2 0 7 4 3 0 1 2 2 5 0 9
10 Deportivo Maldonado 8 2 3 3 9 13 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 1 2 1 5 7 -4 9
11 Fénix 8 1 5 2 14 13 3 1 1 1 7 4 5 0 4 1 7 9 1 8
12 Defensor Sporting 7 2 2 3 5 12 3 2 0 1 4 4 4 0 2 2 1 8 -7 8
13 River Plate 7 1 4 2 9 9 4 0 2 2 5 7 3 1 2 0 4 2 0 7
14 Danubio 8 2 1 5 6 9 4 1 0 3 3 5 4 1 1 2 3 4 -3 7
15 Cerro 7 1 3 3 5 8 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 0 1 3 2 6 -3 6
16 Boston River 8 1 3 4 5 11 4 0 2 2 3 6 4 1 1 2 2 5 -6 6

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.