After four games we know a little more about the qualities of River Plate and Nacional in this fresh Primera Division season. Read our match preview!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
River Plate form and stats
Two Primera Division home games so far for River Plate, who are yet to win here at Parque Federico Omar Saroldi. Only 2 points so far. River Plate have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Happy days for River Plate in their previous game, a Primera Division match away at Danubio (placed 16th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Defensor Sporting that ended 1-1.
At Parque Federico Omar Saroldi, River Plate has the goal stats of 3-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Nacional form and stats
The Primera Division season is young and Nacional have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far. The last three matches for Nacional have all ended in a draw.
Nacional's last game was the home draw against Penarol (1-1). A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Estudiantes Merida.
Nacional have the goal stats of 2-4 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: River won two, Nacional won three and five draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Bergessio 20 goals |   M. Alonso Vallejo 6 goals |
River Plate missing players
Nacional missing players
| River Plate | Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 3.5 | 4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.2 |
| 4 | 5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2 | 4.2 |
| 3.2 | 4 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | 13 | 6 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 15 | 28 |
| 13 | 7 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 46% | 43% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 40% | 38% |
| River Plate | Last season | Nacional | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 18 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 10 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 | 27 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | ||
| 53 | 19 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | ||
| 89% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 45% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 55% | 61% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 32% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5.3 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 334 | 177 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 5 | ||
| 145 | 84 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | ||
| 27% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | ||
| 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 | Penarol | 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 | Penarol | 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 |