River Plate are flying at 5th, while Cerro Largo are loitering 6 points behind in the league table. Will they decrease the gap?
- River Plate have the most points from losing position (11) in Primera Division
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
River Plate form and stats
When playing at home in the Primera Division, River Plate have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 7 games.
River's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Deportivo Maldonado. Heartbreak for River in their last match as Deportivo Maldonado's E. Darias scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Prior to that, an away loss at Liverpool.The River fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 7 league matches. On the other hand, River have conceded 7 goals.
Cerro Largo form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cerro Largo so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
L. Otormín, Á. Cayetano and L. Di Yorio scored in Cerro Largo's previous match, the home game against Liverpool that ended 3-0.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Cerrito.The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Cerro struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The sides have played each other previously this season, with the match result Cerro Largo - River Plate 2-4 registered in the official records. Statistics for the previous ten meetings featuring these two participants are: six wins for River, two draws and two wins for Cerro Largo. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Arezo Martínez 13 goals |   L. Otormín Fumero 9 goals | T. Borbas 6 goals |
River Plate missing players
Cerro Largo missing players
| River Plate | Cerro Largo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 25 |
| 25 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 24 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 78% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 83% |
| 56% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 61% |
| 39% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 22% | 22% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 61% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 61% |
| 28% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 44% | 28% |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.8 | 9.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 36% | 34% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 24% | 34% |
- River Plate have the most points from losing position (11) in Primera Division
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Primera Division
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plaza Colonia | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 36 |
| 2 | Nacional | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Penarol | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 27 |
| 5 | River Plate | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Torque | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | Fenix | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 21 |
| 8 | Cerro Largo | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 9 | Cerrito | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Sud America | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| 11 | Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Rentistas | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -9 | 16 |
| 13 | Boston River | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Deportivo Maldonado | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -11 | 14 |
| 15 | Progreso | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 11 |
| 16 | Villa Espanola | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 9 |