Primera Division match preview: Villa Española versus Progreso

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sat 15.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Obdulio Varela (8000 seats)

New season, new opportunities: Here's what you need to know before the Villa Española - Progreso match!

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

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Villa Española form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Villa Española as they were promoted from Segunda Division last season. Happy days that were secured through 10 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses from 22 games. The team scored 20 goals at home last season and conceded 15. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

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Progreso form and stats

Let's have a look at how Progreso performed last season in the Primera Division: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 21 and conceded 20 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 2 and lost 4 with 8/10 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Española, two draws and three wins for Progreso. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Villa Española missing players

Progreso missing players

Villa Española Progreso
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 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%
0% 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% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Villa Española Last season Progreso
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
22 11   Played P   18 37
10 5   Won W   7 10
7 3   Drew D   3 11
5 3   Lost L   8 16
35 20   Scored S   25 45
24 15   Conceded C   26 52
91% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 92%
73% 91%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 73%
55% 73%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   61% 57%
32% 36%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 30%
18% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 8%
55% 64%   BTTS BTTS   67% 57%
32% 27%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 22%
23% 9%   Failed to Score F T   22% 30%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.7 2.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.3
2 1   Red cards R C   5 8
 
8.6 9.2   Shots (avg) S (   10.2 9.6
4.4 4.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 4.3
38% 42%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 28%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Boston River 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Cerrito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Cerro Largo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Deportivo Maldonado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Fenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Penarol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Plaza Colonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Progreso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Rentistas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 River Plate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sud América 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Torque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Villa Española 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Cerrito 22 11 8 3 38 23 11 5 5 1 18 9 11 6 3 2 20 14 15 41
2 Villa Española 22 10 7 5 35 24 11 5 3 3 20 15 11 5 4 2 15 9 11 37
3 Juventud 22 7 11 4 24 17 11 4 6 1 12 6 11 3 5 3 12 11 7 32
4 Rampla Juniors 22 8 8 6 27 23 11 6 2 3 15 11 11 2 6 3 12 12 4 32
5 Racing 22 7 9 6 25 26 11 3 5 3 13 13 11 4 4 3 12 13 -1 30
6 Sud América 22 7 7 8 30 33 11 3 3 5 14 17 11 4 4 3 16 16 -3 28
7 Central Espanol 22 7 6 9 25 25 11 5 3 3 18 11 11 2 3 6 7 14 0 27
8 Rocha 22 6 9 7 20 23 11 3 5 3 9 10 11 3 4 4 11 13 -3 27
9 Villa Teresa 22 6 8 8 19 29 11 2 5 4 7 13 11 4 3 4 12 16 -10 26
10 Atenas 22 5 9 8 23 29 11 4 3 4 15 14 11 1 6 4 8 15 -6 24
11 Tacuarembo 22 6 5 11 19 27 11 3 4 4 8 12 11 3 1 7 11 15 -8 23
12 Albion 22 5 7 10 22 28 11 4 3 4 14 13 11 1 4 6 8 15 -6 22
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 Liverpool 15 10 4 1 34 13 6 4 2 0 15 9 9 6 2 1 19 4 21 34
2 Penarol 15 8 5 2 20 12 6 2 2 2 8 7 9 6 3 0 12 5 8 29
3 Torque 15 7 5 3 30 14 7 2 3 2 8 5 8 5 2 1 22 9 16 26
4 Nacional 15 7 5 3 19 16 8 3 3 2 12 12 7 4 2 1 7 4 3 26
5 Plaza Colonia 15 7 4 4 28 16 8 6 1 1 17 2 7 1 3 3 11 14 12 25
6 Boston River 15 7 1 7 23 26 8 4 0 4 14 14 7 3 1 3 9 12 -3 22
7 Fenix 15 5 7 3 25 24 9 3 5 1 17 14 6 2 2 2 8 10 1 21
8 River Plate 15 5 4 6 19 23 8 3 3 2 12 12 7 2 1 4 7 11 -4 21
9 Deportivo Maldonado 15 4 6 5 21 27 8 2 2 4 11 14 7 2 4 1 10 13 -6 18
10 Wanderers 15 3 6 6 22 31 7 2 2 3 11 17 8 1 4 3 11 14 -9 18
11 Cerro Largo 15 4 4 7 15 17 7 2 3 2 7 7 8 2 1 5 8 10 -2 16
12 Progreso 15 5 3 7 17 22 7 0 3 4 4 12 8 5 0 3 13 10 -5 15
13 Danubio 15 4 3 8 17 23 8 2 1 5 6 14 7 2 2 3 11 9 -6 15
14 Cerro 15 3 5 7 16 21 8 1 3 4 7 10 7 2 2 3 9 11 -5 14
15 Defensor Sporting 15 2 8 5 15 21 8 1 4 3 8 13 7 1 4 2 7 8 -6 14
16 Rentistas 15 2 4 9 12 27 7 2 0 5 5 9 8 0 4 4 7 18 -15 10

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.