Primera Division match preview and statistics: Progreso fight Cerro Largo

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Date: Thu 21.November
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Parque Abraham Paladino (8000 seats)

A key match in Primera Division as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 2nd position and the visitors placed 5th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Progreso and Cerro Largo should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Progreso form and stats

The story so far in the Primera Division for Progreso at their home stadium (Parque Abraham Paladino) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Happy days for Progreso in their previous game, a Primera Division match away at Fenix (placed 15th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Preceding that match was the home game against Nacional that was lost 0-1.

Progreso have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Parque Abraham Paladino with 9 goals in 6 league matches. 7 goals have been conceded.

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Cerro Largo form and stats

3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Cerro Largo playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.

The supporters enjoyed Cerro Largo's previous game versus Racing (placed 11th), a Primera Division 2-1 win played at home. Before that, Cerro Largo travelled to Fenix and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Cerro Largo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 6 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Cerro Largo have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Cerro Largo - Progreso 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Progreso 0 wins, 4 draws and Cerro Largo 4 victories. As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cerro LargoJ. Dos Santos
J. Dos Santos
13 goals
ProgresoG. Alles
G. Alles
9 goals
ProgresoM. Riquero
M. Riquero
8 goals

Progreso missing players

Cerro Largo missing players

Progreso Cerro Largo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 3 Played P 3 16 34
16 8 0 Won W 1 6 19
11 6 1 Drew D 0 3 6
7 3 2 Lost L 2 7 9
53 26 1 Scored S 2 21 53
43 16 3 Conceded C 4 20 32
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
76% 76% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 69% 71%
56% 53% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 41%
29% 24% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 24%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 19% 18%
56% 53% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 56% 44%
29% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 44%
24% 24% 67% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 18%
 
5.1 5.2 3 Corners For (avg) C F 3 5.4 5.3
4.6 4.1 7 Corners Against (avg) C A 8 7.3 6.3
2.9 3.2 2.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.3 3.4 3
11 7 3 Red Cards R C 0 6 8
Key stats this season:
  • Cerro Largo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Nacional 11 9 0 2 19 5 6 5 0 1 12 2 5 4 0 1 7 3 14 27
2 Progreso 12 8 3 1 18 11 6 3 2 1 9 7 6 5 1 0 9 4 7 27
3 Penarol 11 8 2 1 17 8 5 5 0 0 6 1 6 3 2 1 11 7 9 26
4 Plaza Colonia 12 8 1 3 13 6 7 5 0 2 8 4 5 3 1 1 5 2 7 25
5 Cerro Largo 12 6 2 4 19 15 6 3 1 2 11 9 6 3 1 2 8 6 4 20
6 Liverpool 12 4 6 2 12 11 5 2 3 0 5 3 7 2 3 2 7 8 1 18
7 Defensor Sporting 12 5 2 5 19 14 5 2 2 1 7 3 7 3 0 4 12 11 5 17
8 Wanderers 12 4 3 5 17 15 5 2 0 3 5 4 7 2 3 2 12 11 2 15
9 River Plate 12 4 3 5 16 17 7 4 1 2 12 10 5 0 2 3 4 7 -1 15
10 Boston River 12 4 3 5 14 17 6 1 2 3 7 13 6 3 1 2 7 4 -3 15
11 Racing 12 3 3 6 15 20 5 2 2 1 11 8 7 1 1 5 4 12 -5 12
12 Cerro 12 3 3 6 10 16 7 3 0 4 6 9 5 0 3 2 4 7 -6 12
13 Danubio 12 2 4 6 9 14 7 0 3 4 5 10 5 2 1 2 4 4 -5 10
14 Juventud 12 1 5 6 9 17 6 0 4 2 3 6 6 1 1 4 6 11 -8 8
15 Fenix 12 1 5 6 12 21 7 1 3 3 9 12 5 0 2 3 3 9 -9 8
16 Rampla Juniors 12 1 3 8 9 21 5 0 1 4 3 8 7 1 2 4 6 13 -12 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.