Plaza Colonia fights Nacional in Primera Division battle

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sun 23.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parque Cincuentenario Juan Gaspar Prandi (6500 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Plaza Colonia have their presumed home advantage while Nacional are ahead 1 point in the Primera Division table.

It's no vacation for neither Colonia nor Nacional 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.

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Plaza Colonia form and stats

Only two Primera Division home games for Plaza Colonia so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Luis Ivan Cartes Maidana not having conceded a league goal in 224 minutes.

Colonia are returning here after visiting Danubio in a Primera Division game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Defensor Sporting in a game that was won 2-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Colonia as they are travelling to their away game against Boston River in the Primera Division. That match is three days after this one.

Early season league goal statistics from Plaza Colonia's 2 home games: 3 goals, 1 conceded.

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Nacional form and stats

Nacional are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Primera Division, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).

Nacional won their last game, 2-0 versus Torque played at home. Preceding that game was the away victory against River Plate with the score of 3-2.

A new game in only three days for Nacional, the Primera Division home match versus Progreso. Busy days.

Nacional are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. The Nacional manager G. Munúa Vera has some worries about the defense as 6 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

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

Top Goalscorers

NacionalG. Bergessio
G. Bergessio
20 goals

Plaza Colonia missing players

Nacional missing players

Plaza Colonia Nacional
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
6 2 0 Played P 0 3 6
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
6 3 0 Scored S 0 5 10
5 1 0 Conceded C 0 6 9
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
17% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 50%
17% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 67% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 17%
33% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 67%
33% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 17%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 17%
 
4.8 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 8.3 6.5
4.8 6.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 1.7 3.8
2.8 2.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.7 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
54 18 0 Total Shots T S 0 27 47
19 9 0 Shots on Target S O 0 10 21
32% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 48%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • All of Nacional's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Plaza Colonia's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Nacional have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Nacional have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Nacional 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 have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Plaza Colonia have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Plaza Colonia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 Progreso 7 3 3 1 11 7 3 2 1 0 5 2 4 1 2 1 6 5 4 12
3 Wanderers 6 2 4 0 7 4 3 0 3 0 4 4 3 2 1 0 3 0 3 10
4 Cerro Largo 6 2 4 0 9 7 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 10
5 Nacional 6 2 3 1 10 9 3 1 2 0 5 3 3 1 1 1 5 6 1 9
6 Penarol 7 2 3 2 9 9 4 2 2 0 7 4 3 0 1 2 2 5 0 9
7 Deportivo Maldonado 7 2 3 2 9 10 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 1 2 1 5 7 -1 9
8 Plaza Colonia 6 2 2 2 6 5 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 1 1 2 3 4 1 8
9 Defensor Sporting 6 2 2 2 5 7 3 2 0 1 4 4 3 0 2 1 1 3 -2 8
10 Liverpool 6 1 4 1 9 9 4 1 3 0 5 4 2 0 1 1 4 5 0 7
11 River Plate 7 1 4 2 9 9 4 0 2 2 5 7 3 1 2 0 4 2 0 7
12 Torque 6 2 1 3 8 9 3 0 1 2 3 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 -1 7
13 Cerro 6 1 3 2 5 7 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 0 1 2 2 5 -2 6
14 Fenix 6 0 5 1 9 11 2 0 1 1 2 4 4 0 4 0 7 7 -2 5
15 Boston River 6 1 2 3 5 9 3 0 1 2 3 6 3 1 1 1 2 3 -4 5
16 Danubio 7 1 1 5 4 9 3 0 0 3 1 5 4 1 1 2 3 4 -5 4

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.