Primera Division prediction and preview: Progreso modest favorites to beat Plaza Colonia

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sun 23.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parque Abraham Paladino (8000 seats)

The new season is about to kick off and the fans are tingling with excitement. It’s all to play for as Progreso welcome Plaza Colonia for the opening game at Parque Abraham Paladino. Read on!

The visiting Plaza Colonia played their last game only four days ago, a Primera Division match. That game was also an away game, at Liverpool. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Progreso form and stats

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Progreso's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won one match, drawn one and lost zero.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Progreso, who have participated in one training match. Progreso have won 1 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 0 games.

Last season, Progreso's league statistics were 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, resulting in a 3rd position in the Primera Division. Over these 15 matches they scored 22 goals and conceded 14. Playing at home last season Progreso managed 3-3-2 (win-draw-lost) with 9 goals and 8 conceded.

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Plaza Colonia form and stats

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Plaza Colonia playing away, we found two games. Results were zero away wins, one draw and one home win.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Zamora Futbol Club in just four days.

Let's have a look at how Plaza Colonia performed last season in the Primera Division: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 16 and conceded 9 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 1 and lost 2 with 8/5 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Progreso-Plaza Colonia H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Progreso four wins, Plaza Colonia four wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

ProgresoG. Alles Vila
G. Alles Vila
10 goals
ProgresoM. Riquero Beretta
M. Riquero Beretta
8 goals

Progreso missing players

Plaza Colonia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Progreso Plaza Colonia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 1 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
3 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 100%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 3 3
10 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
30% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Progreso Last season Plaza Colonia
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
37 19   Played P   18 37
17 8   Won W   7 16
12 7   Drew D   5 8
8 4   Lost L   6 13
57 26   Scored S   18 40
46 17   Conceded C   21 37
89% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 89%
73% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   56% 49%
54% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   39% 38%
30% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 22%
14% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 11%
54% 47%   BTTS BTTS   33% 35%
30% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 43%
27% 32%   Failed to Score F T   28% 32%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
3 3.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.8
13 7   Red cards R C   1 6
 
379 203   Total Shots T S   128 264
182 107   Shots on Target S O   48 108
28% 24%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 34%

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

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

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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.