The managers D. Santín and A. Capuccio are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Segunda Division league table.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Villa Española form and stats
4-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Segunda Division numbers at home for Villa Española so far this season. The Villa Española manager D. Santín might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The Villa Española fans got no joy from their last match, a Segunda Division game also here at Estadio Obdulio Varela: A 0-1 defeat against Cerrito. In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Cerrito.
Villa Española has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Villa Española have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Rentistas form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Rentistas playing as the away team in the Segunda Division this season. Visiting Rentistas has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Rentistas have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper . It's been 220 since they last conceded in Segunda Division.
Rentistas are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the Segunda Division against Sud America. A 0-0 draw at Sud America's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, Rentistas was the only team on the pitch versus Sud America in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Rentistas find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Rentistas have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Rentistas - Villa Española 1-1. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's 2 Villa Española victories, 2 draws and 2 Rentistas wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Candia 10 goals |   M. Callorda 8 goals |  S. López 7 goals |
Villa Española missing players
Rentistas missing players
| Villa Española | Rentistas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 32 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 32 |
| 26 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 19 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 62% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 71% |
| 38% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 12% |
| 12% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 21% |
| 4.4 | 5.5 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 3 | 3.4 | 6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 127 | 66 | 7 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 70 | 179 |
| 63 | 36 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 27 | 77 |
| 33% | 22% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 37% | 34% |
- Rentistas has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9)
- Rentistas has the most scored goals in the second half (21)
- Villa Española have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Villa Española have won significantly more corners at 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 | Torque | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 43 |
| 2 | Deportivo Maldonado | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 40 |
| 3 | Rentistas | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | Villa Española | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 36 |
| 5 | Cerrito | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | Sud America | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 30 |
| 7 | Atenas | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | Villa Teresa | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | -3 | 28 |
| 9 | Albion | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 27 |
| 10 | Central Espanol | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 24 |
| 11 | Bella Vista | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -17 | 20 |
| 12 | Tacuarembo | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 19 |