Progreso fights Cerro in Primera Division battle

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sun 16.August
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parque Abraham Paladino (8000 seats)

The season is still fairly new and the Primera Division table has to be read with caution. So far Progreso find themselves in 4th position and Cerro are placed 9th.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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

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Progreso form and stats

The first Primera Division game here at Parque Abraham Paladino resulted in a draw. Last season Progreso's home game statistics were 3 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats from 8 games. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Progreso.

Progreso shared the glory with Fénix in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Preceding that game was the away draw at Liverpool that finished 1-1.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Progreso at home in the league. 2 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Cerro form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Primera Division for Cerro with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

Impressive finishing from C. Cruz secured the home win 1-0 against Plaza Colonia in their previous game. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Torque that ended 1-1.

2 goals so far away for Cerro, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

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

Top Goalscorers

ProgresoG. Alles Vila
G. Alles Vila
10 goals
ProgresoM. Riquero Beretta
M. Riquero Beretta
8 goals
ProgresoR. Viega Alves
R. Viega Alves
8 goals

Progreso missing players

Cerro missing players

Progreso Cerro
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 1 0 Played P 1 2 4
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
3 1 0 Drew D 1 1 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
7 2 0 Scored S 1 2 3
5 2 0 Conceded C 1 3 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 75%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 25%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
7 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.5 3.8
4 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 8 9 7.2
2.5 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
49 11 0 Total Shots T S 7 16 36
27 5 0 Shots on Target S O 1 5 13
26% 40% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 40% 23%
Progreso Last season Cerro
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
37 19   Played P   19 37
17 8   Won W   4 9
12 7   Drew D   6 7
8 4   Lost L   9 21
57 26   Scored S   19 31
46 17   Conceded C   28 52
89% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 97%
73% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 68%
54% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 30%
30% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 19%
14% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 8%
54% 47%   BTTS BTTS   53% 38%
30% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 22%
27% 32%   Failed to Score F T   32% 43%
 
5.2 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   6.3 5.9
4.4 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.8 5.7
3 3.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.3 3
13 7   Red cards R C   8 11
 
379 203   Total Shots T S   159 328
182 107   Shots on Target S O   71 133
28% 24%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 20%

  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 4 3 1 0 10 4 3 2 1 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 6 10
2 Wanderers 4 2 2 0 5 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 8
3 Torque 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 7
4 Progreso 4 1 3 0 7 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 1 2 0 5 3 2 6
5 River Plate 4 1 3 0 6 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 6
6 Cerro Largo 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 6
7 Liverpool 4 1 3 0 4 3 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 6
8 Peñarol 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 5
9 Cerro 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 5
10 Defensor Sporting 4 1 2 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 -1 5
11 Boston River 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 4
12 Fénix 4 0 3 1 5 7 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 -2 3
13 Nacional 4 0 3 1 5 7 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 3
14 Plaza Colonia 4 0 2 2 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 2
15 Deportivo Maldonado 4 0 2 2 4 8 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 5 -4 2
16 Danubio 4 0 1 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -4 1
Last season 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 15 11 1 3 27 10 8 6 1 1 16 5 7 5 0 2 11 5 17 34
2 Peñarol 15 10 4 1 21 10 7 7 0 0 10 3 8 3 4 1 11 7 11 34
3 Progreso 15 9 4 2 22 14 8 3 3 2 9 8 7 6 1 0 13 6 8 33
4 Plaza Colonia 15 9 2 4 16 9 8 5 1 2 8 4 7 4 1 2 8 5 7 29
5 Cerro Largo 15 8 2 5 22 17 7 4 1 2 12 9 8 4 1 3 10 8 5 26
6 River Plate 15 6 4 5 20 19 8 5 1 2 13 10 7 1 3 3 7 9 1 22
7 Liverpool 15 5 6 4 14 13 7 2 3 2 5 5 8 3 3 2 9 8 1 21
8 Boston River 15 6 3 6 18 19 7 2 2 3 10 14 8 4 1 3 8 5 -1 21
9 Defensor Sporting 15 6 2 7 25 22 7 3 2 2 11 8 8 3 0 5 14 14 3 20
10 Wanderers 15 5 4 6 19 18 7 3 0 4 7 7 8 2 4 2 12 11 1 19
11 Racing 15 4 3 8 20 26 7 3 2 2 14 11 8 1 1 6 6 15 -6 15
12 Cerro 15 4 3 8 14 22 8 3 0 5 6 11 7 1 3 3 8 11 -8 14
13 Danubio 15 3 4 8 14 21 8 1 3 4 8 12 7 2 1 4 6 9 -7 13
14 Fénix 15 2 5 8 17 27 8 2 3 3 12 14 7 0 2 5 5 13 -10 11
15 Juventud 15 2 5 8 13 23 8 1 4 3 7 11 7 1 1 5 6 12 -10 11
16 Rampla Juniors 15 2 4 9 16 28 7 1 2 4 7 11 8 1 2 5 9 17 -12 10

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.