Primera Division match prediction: Little separates Torque and Liverpool in quality

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Thu 14.July
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Centenario (34000 seats)

Both Torque and Liverpool are itching for points in this game, despite the away side holding a 19 point lead so far.

Insights:
  • Torque have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Primera Division
  • Liverpool have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Primera Division

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Torque form and stats

With 1 Primera Division win, 4 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Torque are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Torque are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 191 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Allende).

Torque are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Albion.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Wanderers (0-1).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Torque have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 5 and lost 6.

Torque aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Centenario in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Liverpool form and stats

Playing away, Liverpool have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Primera Division this season.

199 minutes! That's how long the Liverpool goalkeeper Sebastian Javier Britos Rodriguez and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Liverpool won their last game, 2-0 versus Rentistas played at home.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Penarol at their stadium, the result 1-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Liverpool in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Liverpool, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Liverpool have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).

Head 2 Head

The latest archived result featuring both these squads is the Liverpool - Torque 2-0 played earlier this season. Torque-Liverpool H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Torque two wins, Liverpool six wins, two draws. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these clubs have sometimes been a bit rough, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

TorqueM. Allende Bravo
M. Allende Bravo
6 goals
LiverpoolA. Medina Silva
A. Medina Silva
6 goals
LiverpoolG. Carneiro Méndez
G. Carneiro Méndez
5 goals

Torque missing players

Liverpool missing players

Torque Liverpool
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 9 1 Played P 2 10 19
4 2 0 Won W 2 5 12
7 4 0 Drew D 0 2 3
8 3 1 Lost L 0 3 4
21 10 0 Scored S 3 11 26
24 9 1 Conceded C 1 7 11
95% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 89%
79% 78% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 40% 47%
42% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 37%
21% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 16%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 5%
68% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 30% 26%
11% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 58%
26% 22% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 26%
 
5.7 5.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.7 5.7
5.2 4.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5 4.8
3.1 2.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3.4 3.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 4 6
 
12.6 12.7 11 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 13.4 13
4.8 4.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 5.4 5.4
23% 23% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 20% 25%
 
9.1 8.8 6 Shots against (avg) S A 10 12 11
4.2 3.9 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 4.2 4.1
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Liverpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Liverpool have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Liverpool have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Primera Division
  • Torque have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Primera Division
  • Torque have the most conceded goals in the first half (14) 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 Liverpool 15 10 2 3 21 8 7 6 0 1 11 2 8 4 2 2 10 6 13 32
2 Nacional 15 8 4 3 28 10 8 4 3 1 11 5 7 4 1 2 17 5 18 28
3 Deportivo Maldonado 15 8 3 4 20 14 7 4 1 2 9 6 8 4 2 2 11 8 6 27
4 Boston River 15 8 3 4 20 16 8 3 2 3 11 12 7 5 1 1 9 4 4 27
5 Penarol 15 7 5 3 10 6 7 4 1 2 6 4 8 3 4 1 4 2 4 26
6 Danubio 15 6 6 3 13 9 7 2 2 3 5 5 8 4 4 0 8 4 4 24
7 Fenix 15 7 2 6 15 16 8 5 1 2 9 7 7 2 1 4 6 9 -1 23
8 River Plate 15 5 6 4 20 15 9 4 4 1 14 7 6 1 2 3 6 8 5 21
9 Wanderers 15 5 6 4 16 11 7 2 3 2 6 6 8 3 3 2 10 5 5 21
10 Defensor Sporting 15 5 5 5 14 16 8 2 3 3 7 12 7 3 2 2 7 4 -2 20
11 Rentistas 15 5 1 9 16 21 7 2 1 4 5 10 8 3 0 5 11 11 -5 19
12 Plaza Colonia 15 2 7 6 12 15 7 1 3 3 4 8 8 1 4 3 8 7 -3 13
13 Torque 15 2 7 6 16 20 8 1 4 3 7 8 7 1 3 3 9 12 -4 13
14 Cerro Largo 15 3 3 9 7 23 6 2 1 3 3 9 9 1 2 6 4 14 -16 12
15 Albion 15 2 5 8 16 31 8 1 3 4 11 17 7 1 2 4 5 14 -15 11
16 Cerrito 15 2 5 8 9 22 8 1 3 4 5 11 7 1 2 4 4 11 -13 8

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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.