Delightful dogfight as daring Torque duel with determined Plaza Colonia

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Mon 23.May
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Centenario (34000 seats)

Very important shoot-out in the bottom part of the Primera Division, with both Torque and Plaza Colonia enduring more worry than happiness. This match is a real "six-pointer" with the host team positioned 12th and the away team in 15th spot.

Insights:
  • Torque haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Plaza Colonia is in the worst form (0-1-5)

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Torque form and stats

Torque's struggle is real here at Estadio Centenario with only 5 points collected from 6 Primera Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-3.

The Torque coach Ledesma and his pawns return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Wanderers (placed 5th). A painful moment in the game against Wanderers was the missed penalty kick from Allende in the 38th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.

Before that, Torque played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Cerrito.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Torque have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 4 and lost 1.

7 goals have been conceded. Torque has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Plaza Colonia form and stats

Plaza Colonia have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-2-3 (6 played). With the Plaza Colonia losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

Barrandeguy was the last player to score for the away team. Colonia haven't scored a league goal in the last 331 minutes.

Plaza Colonia failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Penarol (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 0-1.

Prior to that match, the Colonia manager Porley faced defeat when travelling to Liverpool and losing 0-1.

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 6 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 17 matches.

Colonia are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Data for the preceeding ten meetings between these two participants are: three wins for Torque, four draws and three wins for Plaza Colonia. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

TorqueS. Guerrero Martínez
S. Guerrero Martínez
4 goals
TorqueM. Allende Bravo
M. Allende Bravo
3 goals
TorqueR. Orihuela Barcos
R. Orihuela Barcos
2 goals

Torque missing players

Plaza Colonia missing players

Torque Plaza Colonia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 6 3 Played P 1 6 12
2 1 1 Won W 1 1 1
5 2 1 Drew D 0 2 5
5 3 1 Lost L 0 3 6
14 6 4 Scored S 5 6 9
16 7 3 Conceded C 0 5 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 83%
92% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 33% 50%
42% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 33% 25%
17% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 33% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 17% 8%
75% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 17% 33%
8% 17% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 25%
17% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 58%
 
5.1 4.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.2 4.2
5.3 4 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.8 4.4
3 2.7 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.3 3.1
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11.8 11.3 13 Shots (avg) S ( 9 7.3 8
4.2 3.3 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 3.7 3.5
28% 30% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 83% 27% 21%
 
9.6 9 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 8 13 11
4.7 3.7 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.7 3.9
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Plaza Colonia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Plaza Colonia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Plaza Colonia is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Torque haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 13 8 2 3 18 7 6 5 0 1 10 2 7 3 2 2 8 5 11 26
2 Nacional 13 7 4 2 24 8 7 3 3 1 8 5 6 4 1 1 16 3 16 25
3 Deportivo Maldonado 13 8 1 4 19 13 6 4 0 2 9 6 7 4 1 2 10 7 6 25
4 Penarol 13 7 4 2 10 5 6 4 1 1 6 3 7 3 3 1 4 2 5 25
5 Wanderers 13 5 6 2 15 8 6 2 3 1 5 4 7 3 3 1 10 4 7 21
6 Boston River 13 6 3 4 15 14 7 2 2 3 8 11 6 4 1 1 7 3 1 21
7 Fenix 13 6 2 5 13 14 7 4 1 2 7 6 6 2 1 3 6 8 -1 20
8 River Plate 13 5 4 4 20 15 8 4 3 1 14 7 5 1 1 3 6 8 5 19
9 Defensor Sporting 13 5 4 4 13 14 7 2 2 3 6 11 6 3 2 1 7 3 -1 19
10 Danubio 13 4 6 3 9 7 6 1 2 3 3 4 7 3 4 0 6 3 2 18
11 Rentistas 13 4 1 8 14 19 6 1 1 4 4 10 7 3 0 4 10 9 -5 16
12 Torque 12 2 5 5 14 16 6 1 2 3 6 7 6 1 3 2 8 9 -2 11
13 Albion 13 2 4 7 15 29 7 1 3 3 10 15 6 1 1 4 5 14 -14 10
14 Cerro Largo 13 2 3 8 5 21 5 2 1 2 2 7 8 0 2 6 3 14 -16 9
15 Plaza Colonia 12 1 5 6 9 13 6 0 3 3 3 8 6 1 2 3 6 5 -4 8
16 Cerrito 13 2 4 7 8 18 7 1 2 4 4 10 6 1 2 3 4 8 -10 7

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.