Torque fights Boston River in Primera Division battle

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sun 23.August
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Centenario (34000 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Primera Division, Torque holding 11th place and Boston River lying 15th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

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.

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

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Torque form and stats

Three Primera Division home games done for Torque, who are not happy collecting 1 point from these matches.

No payout for Torque in their previous match, an away game at Nacional that ended in defeat 0-2. Before that game, the home loss against Danubio with the scoreline 1-2.

Torque are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at Deportivo Maldonado awaits in three days.

Torque are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 3 goals in 3 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Torque with 6 goals conceded in these matches.

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Boston River form and stats

Things could have gone better for Boston River in their Primera Division away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.

Boston River played 1-1 against River Plate in their previous match. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Penarol's place.

After this away game Boston return home for a Primera Division game against Plaza Colonia. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Boston as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. 3 goals have been conceded by Boston River in these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Torque three wins, two draws and Boston River five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

TorqueG. Del Prete
G. Del Prete
8 goals
Boston RiverF. Rodríguez Calleriza
F. Rodríguez Calleriza
6 goals

Torque missing players

Boston River missing players

Torque Boston River
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 3 2 Played P 1 3 6
2 0 0 Won W 1 1 1
1 1 1 Drew D 0 1 2
3 2 1 Lost L 0 1 3
8 3 2 Scored S 2 2 5
9 6 3 Conceded C 1 3 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 83%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 83%
50% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 33% 33%
33% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 17%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 33% 50%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 17%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 50%
 
4.2 4.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 9 5.3 5.3
4.7 4.3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 6.7 6.3
2.8 4 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3.7 3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
69 30 17 Total Shots T S 11 29 50
26 12 5 Shots on Target S O 3 5 11
31% 25% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 40% 45%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • All of Torque's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Torque have yet to win a game at home.
  • 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 Rentistas 6 3 3 0 11 5 4 2 2 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 6 12
2 Wanderers 6 2 4 0 7 4 3 0 3 0 4 4 3 2 1 0 3 0 3 10
3 Cerro Largo 6 2 4 0 9 7 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 10
4 Progreso 6 2 3 1 10 7 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 1 2 1 6 5 3 9
5 Nacional 6 2 3 1 10 9 3 1 2 0 5 3 3 1 1 1 5 6 1 9
6 Plaza Colonia 6 2 2 2 6 5 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 1 1 2 3 4 1 8
7 Penarol 6 2 2 2 7 7 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 0 1 2 2 5 0 8
8 Defensor Sporting 6 2 2 2 5 7 3 2 0 1 4 4 3 0 2 1 1 3 -2 8
9 River Plate 6 1 4 1 9 8 3 0 2 1 5 6 3 1 2 0 4 2 1 7
10 Liverpool 6 1 4 1 9 9 4 1 3 0 5 4 2 0 1 1 4 5 0 7
11 Torque 6 2 1 3 8 9 3 0 1 2 3 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 -1 7
12 Deportivo Maldonado 6 1 3 2 8 10 3 1 1 1 4 3 3 0 2 1 4 7 -2 6
13 Cerro 6 1 3 2 5 7 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 0 1 2 2 5 -2 6
14 Fénix 6 0 5 1 9 11 2 0 1 1 2 4 4 0 4 0 7 7 -2 5
15 Boston River 6 1 2 3 5 9 3 0 1 2 3 6 3 1 1 1 2 3 -4 5
16 Danubio 6 1 1 4 4 8 3 0 0 3 1 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 -4 4

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.