Juventud are considered as expected winners of this home game versus Tacuarembó, if the league standings are to be trusted. Or could we be in for a surprise?
- Juventud have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Tacuarembó have the most conceded goals (41) in Segunda Division
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Juventud form and stats
Juventud are steadily winning Segunda Division games and points here at Estadio Parque Artigas. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games.
Happy days for Juventud in their previous game, a fixture away at Atenas (placed 11th) that ended with a 2-1 victory.
In the game before, 1-1 away to Lavalleja de Minas (after extra-time, 3-1 on penalties) (Copa Uruguay). 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 Juventud have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 5 and lost 5.
Juventud has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Juventud have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Tacuarembó form and stats
There's been little loot from Tacuarembó's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the Segunda Division. Tacuarembó only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.
There were no winners in Tacuarembó's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Rentistas (placed 8th).
Prior to that match, the Tacuarembó manager Castro faced defeat when travelling to Atenas and losing 0-1.Tacuarembó are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
A new game in only four days for Tacuarembó, the Copa Uruguay home match versus Fenix. Busy days.
As for defending, Tacuarembó rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 16 goals from these away matches. Tacuarembó has visited these top teams four times, and 4 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The teams involved met each other earlier this match year: Tacuarembó - Juventud 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Juventud victories, two draws and four Tacuarembó wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Bittencourt Correa 14 goals |   U. Amaral Benítez 5 goals |  J. Oliveira da Silva 5 goals |
Juventud missing players
Tacuarembó missing players
| Juventud | Tacuarembó | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 32 |
| 27 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | 41 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 68% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 58% | 50% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 33% | 33% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 75% | 25% | 21% |
| 40% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 58% | 62% |
| 40% | 67% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 24% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 25% | 17% |
| 3.4 | 2.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.8 | 2.4 |
| 5.4 | 6.6 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.4 | 2.2 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.6 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7.2 | 7.2 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 7.8 | 3.9 |
| 3 | 3.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.8 |
| 39% | 43% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 35% | 74% |
| 8.2 | 8.8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 8.4 | 4.2 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
- Juventud have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Tacuarembó have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tacuarembó have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Segunda Division
- Tacuarembó have the most conceded goals (41) in Segunda Division
- Tacuarembó have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in Segunda Division
- Tacuarembó have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Segunda Division
- Tacuarembó have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Tacuarembó 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 | Uruguay Montevideo | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 49 |
| 2 | Miramar Misiones | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 49 |
| 3 | Progreso | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 45 |
| 4 | Juventud | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 41 |
| 5 | Oriental | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 37 |
| 6 | Rampla Juniors | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 35 |
| 7 | Albion | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| 8 | Rentistas | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Cerrito | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -11 | 28 |
| 10 | Tacuarembó | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 26 |
| 11 | Atenas | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 25 |
| 12 | Bella Vista | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -13 | 24 |
| 13 | Sud América | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -12 | 20 |
| 14 | Potencia | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -16 | 16 |
