River Plate favourites for feisty fight facing Plaza Colonia

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sat 11.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parque Federico Omar Saroldi (6000 seats)

With the volatile opening fixture out of the way it’s time for the second Primera Division clash of the season. River Plate eagerly anticipate Plaza Colonia in front of their home support.

Both sides have had sufficient rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's aim for an animated game!

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River Plate form and stats

Last season, River Plate's league results were 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, producing 2nd place in the Primera Division. Over these 15 matches they scored {29 goals} and let in 12. Appearing at their own stadium in the previous season River Plate delivered 2-2-2 (win-draw-lost) with {5 goals} and 4 conceded.

The regulars are hoping that River will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Cerro Largo (placed 6th). Heartbreak for River Plate in their last match as Cerro Largo's Galletto scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

Ahead of that match, River Plate won a home game hosting Torque (2-1).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does River Plate handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

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Plaza Colonia form and stats

Let's have a look at how Plaza Colonia performed last season in the Primera Division: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 2 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 11 and conceded {20 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 1 and lost 3 with 5/6 goals scored/conceded.

The manager Cetrullo was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici. Colonia suffered a 0-1 loss to Deportivo Maldonado (placed 7th).

A 1-3 loss hosting Cerrito before that.

Plaza Colonia are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.

Head 2 Head

River Plate have won at least one point in the last 4 matches (2-2-0) facing Plaza Colonia.

Top Goalscorers

RiverJ. Dos Santos Duré
J. Dos Santos Duré
1 goals

River Plate missing players

Plaza Colonia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
River Plate Plaza Colonia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 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%
0% 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% 0% 100%
 
6 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 7
2 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 5
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 10
6 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 6
17% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
6 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 7
2 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 5
River Plate Last season Plaza Colonia
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
37 18   Played P   19 37
16 7   Won W   5 8
12 7   Drew D   5 11
9 4   Lost L   9 18
56 23   Scored S   16 29
33 13   Conceded C   20 42
84% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 89%
70% 61%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   53% 57%
49% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   26% 27%
22% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 16%
14% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 3%
51% 50%   BTTS BTTS   37% 38%
35% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   32% 30%
30% 33%   Failed to Score F T   42% 43%
 
5.6 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3.4 3.8
5.3 5.9   Corners against (avg) C A   6.7 5.5
2.9 3.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.8 2.9
3 1   Red cards R C   1 3
 
8.6 9.3   Shots (avg) S (   6.1 7.4
3.6 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.3 2.8
41% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 28%
 
9.5 9.2   Shots against (avg) S A   10.1 9.9
3.3 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 4.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wanderers 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Fénix 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 Boston River 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Penarol 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Nacional 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Cerro Largo 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Deportivo Maldonado 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Torque 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Danubio 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 River Plate 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
11 Liverpool 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
12 Plaza Colonia 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Defensor Sporting 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
14 La Luz 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
15 Racing 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Cerro 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
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 10 4 1 26 9 7 5 2 0 13 3 8 5 2 1 13 6 17 34
2 River Plate 15 9 3 3 29 12 6 2 2 2 5 4 9 7 1 1 24 8 17 30
3 Deportivo Maldonado 15 8 6 1 19 11 8 5 2 1 10 6 7 3 4 0 9 5 8 30
4 Liverpool 15 8 4 3 23 12 8 3 2 3 10 9 7 5 2 0 13 3 11 28
5 Danubio 15 6 7 2 19 10 8 3 5 0 12 5 7 3 2 2 7 5 9 25
6 Defensor Sporting 15 7 4 4 18 12 7 2 1 4 8 9 8 5 3 0 10 3 6 25
7 Boston River 15 6 4 5 21 15 7 3 2 2 10 7 8 3 2 3 11 8 6 22
8 Penarol 15 6 4 5 20 16 8 2 3 3 9 8 7 4 1 2 11 8 4 22
9 Cerro Largo 15 5 4 6 11 18 9 3 2 4 8 14 6 2 2 2 3 4 -7 19
10 Fénix 15 4 5 6 13 15 7 1 2 4 3 8 8 3 3 2 10 7 -2 17
11 Wanderers 15 4 4 7 12 19 8 4 1 3 8 10 7 0 3 4 4 9 -7 16
12 Albion 15 4 4 7 11 19 7 2 2 3 5 8 8 2 2 4 6 11 -8 16
13 Plaza Colonia 15 4 2 9 11 20 8 1 1 6 6 14 7 3 1 3 5 6 -9 14
14 Torque 15 4 1 10 12 24 7 1 1 5 4 13 8 3 0 5 8 11 -12 13
15 Rentistas 15 3 1 11 16 31 8 2 0 6 9 16 7 1 1 5 7 15 -15 10
16 Cerrito 15 2 3 10 10 28 7 0 2 5 3 14 8 2 1 5 7 14 -18 9

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 Wanderers 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Fénix 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 Boston River 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Penarol 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Nacional 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Cerro Largo 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Deportivo Maldonado 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Torque 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Danubio 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 River Plate 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
11 Liverpool 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
12 Plaza Colonia 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Defensor Sporting 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
14 La Luz 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
15 Racing 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Cerro 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 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.