Balanced ball game between River Plate and Deportivo Maldonado expected

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Mon 13.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parque Federico Omar Saroldi (6000 seats)

River Plate greet Deportivo Maldonado for another exciting Primera Division game here at Parque Federico Omar Saroldi.

Insights:
  • River Plate have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Deportivo Maldonado have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) 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.

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River Plate form and stats

Perfect Primera Division season at home so far for River Plate 2 wins from 2 appearances.

The River regulars got no joy from their last game, a Copa Sudamericana duel also played here at Parque Federico Omar Saroldi: A 0-4 defeat against Penarol.

Before that, River Plate played out a Primera Division draw 0-0 when visiting Boston River.

This is expected to be a close game, with River Plate perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with River Plate as a small favourite), we find 14 games. River Plate has won 3 of these, drawn 4 and lost 7.

At Parque Federico Omar Saroldi, River Plate has the goal stats of 5-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Deportivo Maldonado form and stats

Things could have gone better for Deportivo Maldonado in their Primera Division away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.

Two away games in a row for Maldonado, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Penarol. That defeat was their first after four consecutive league rounds winning points.

A loss, in the Copa Libertadores away at Fortaleza, earlier. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Deportivo Maldonado in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Deportivo Maldonado, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Maldonado as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Deportivo Maldonado have avoided a loss in the last 4 fixtures (2-2-0) facing River Plate.

Top Goalscorers

Deportivo MaldonadoM. Cantera Mora
M. Cantera Mora
3 goals
River PlateJ. Dos Santos Duré
J. Dos Santos Duré
2 goals
RiverH. Rivero
H. Rivero
2 goals

River Plate missing players

Deportivo Maldonado missing players

River Plate Deportivo Maldonado
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 2 1 Played P 1 3 5
2 2 1 Won W 1 1 2
2 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
6 5 2 Scored S 1 2 6
4 2 0 Conceded C 0 2 5
60% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 80%
60% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 60%
40% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 40%
20% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
20% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 20%
40% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 60%
60% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 67% 40%
40% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 20%
 
4.6 4.5 7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.7 5
5.6 8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.7 6.6
2.8 4 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3 2.6
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.8 7.5 10 Shots (avg) S ( 7 6.7 9
3.4 3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 2 4
35% 83% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 33% 30%
 
7.4 7.5 7 Shots against (avg) S A 10 10 8.2
1.2 1 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 3 2.6
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • All of River Plate's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Deportivo Maldonado have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Primera Division
  • River Plate have won all their matches at home so far.
River Plate Last season Deportivo Maldonado
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
37 18   Played P   19 37
16 7   Won W   8 17
12 7   Drew D   8 12
9 4   Lost L   3 8
56 23   Scored S   25 47
33 13   Conceded C   19 37
84% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   84% 86%
70% 61%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   63% 65%
49% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 46%
22% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 19%
14% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 8%
51% 50%   BTTS BTTS   53% 59%
35% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   37% 30%
30% 33%   Failed to Score F T   26% 24%
 
5.6 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 3.8
5.3 5.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.8
2.9 3.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.5 3.3
3 1   Red cards R C   4 5
 
8.6 9.3   Shots (avg) S (   8.5 9
3.6 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.3 3.4
41% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   40% 38%
 
9.5 9.2   Shots against (avg) S A   8.8 9.5
3.3 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.1 3.3

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

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.