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 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
It's no vacation for neither Progreso 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.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Progreso form and stats
When playing at home in the Primera Division, Progreso have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games. Progreso haven’t lost a game in 14 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Nacional, 105 days ago.
Happy days for Progreso in their previous game, a Primera Division match away at River Plate (placed 10th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Cerro.
A decent goal production from Progreso in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 5 league matches. 6 goals have been conceded.
Nacional form and stats
3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Nacional, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Primera Division, playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.
The supporters enjoyed Nacional's previous game versus Fénix (placed 15th), a Primera Division 2-0 win played at home. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Cerro Largo.
Nacional are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. Nacional are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Nacional - Progreso 4-2 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 1 - 0 - 5 (Progreso wins - draws - Nacional wins). As for goals, 8 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Bergessio 17 goals |   M. Riquero 8 goals |  E. González 7 goals |
Progreso missing players
Nacional missing players
| Progreso | Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 15 | 32 |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 51 | 26 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 24 | 63 |
| 41 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 28 |
| 91% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 78% | 81% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 87% | 81% |
| 56% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 47% |
| 31% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 28% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 16% |
| 56% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 47% | 41% |
| 31% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 47% | 53% |
| 22% | 19% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 13% | 9% |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 4 |
- Nacional have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | Progreso | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Penarol | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Plaza Colonia | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Defensor Sporting | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Cerro Largo | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Boston River | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | Wanderers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | River Plate | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 | Cerro | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 11 |
| 12 | Danubio | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 9 |
| 13 | Racing | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Juventud | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 15 | Fénix | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 16 | Rampla Juniors | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 3 |