Primera Division prediction and pre-match guide: Wanderers small expected to overwhelm Rentistas

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sat 23.July
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera (10000 seats)

The home followers bank on a victory in this match, as the home advantage could mean an extra goal versus a struggling visitor. Wanderers are in 9th position while the guesting Rentistas sweat at 11th.

Insights:
  • Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rentistas have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

Wanderers have less rest than Rentistas in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Primera Division game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Fenix, so at least Wanderers are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Wanderers form and stats

The story so far in the Primera Division for Wanderers at their home stadium (Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

Wanderers lost their last game at Fenix after a 0-1 scoreline. The first defeat after going unbeaten through five league games.

Before that, Wanderers drew at home versus Peñarol.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Wanderers handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats.

Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this club's last 12 league games, 9 have contained zero, one or two goals.

Wanderers aren't scoring a lot here at Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera in the league, with only 6 goals from 7 games. Wanderers have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Rentistas form and stats

3 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Rentistas playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season. It's looking increasingly bleak for Rentistas who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Deportivo Maldonado was the last time a defeat was avoided.

Rentistas have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 335 minutes ago. Rolin was the goal scorer.

The manager Herrera was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Complejo Deportivo Rentistas. Rentistas suffered a 0-1 loss to Fenix.

A 0-2 defeat away at Liverpool before that.

Rentistas are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 8 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.

A tale of few goals? 8 of this side's last 10 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.

Rentistas have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Rentistas have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The squads have faced each other already this season, with the match result Rentistas - Wanderers 1-3 logged in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - three - zero (Wanderers wins - draws - Rentistas wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being brutal, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

WanderersM. Méndez Acosta
M. Méndez Acosta
11 goals
RentistasH. Silveira Pereira
H. Silveira Pereira
5 goals
RentistasL. Acevedo Tabárez
L. Acevedo Tabárez
4 goals

Wanderers missing players

Rentistas missing players

Wanderers Rentistas
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 3 10 20
8 4 2 Won W 1 3 5
8 4 1 Drew D 0 0 2
5 2 0 Lost L 2 7 13
24 11 3 Scored S 2 12 18
17 9 1 Conceded C 3 16 29
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
52% 40% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 70% 60%
29% 30% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 40%
14% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 20%
5% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 5%
43% 40% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 40% 35%
38% 50% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 20% 25%
29% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 40% 45%
 
4.8 4.9 7.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.8 3.6
5 4.3 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.4 5.5
4 3.8 4.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.2 3.5
9 7 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
8.6 8.9 9 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.1 8.3
4.1 3.7 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 4 2.9
28% 30% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 30% 31%
 
11 12 12 Shots against (avg) S A 9.7 11 10.9
4.4 4.6 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 5.1 4.5
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Rentistas have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rentistas haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 Peñarol 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

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.