📏 Form Guide

Cerro Largo

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Cerro Largo enter this match following a 1-1 Primera Division (Apertura) stalemate against Cerro.

The only player to score from Cerro Largo was Hugo Silveira (2').

Their latest results highlight the fact that much respect should be given to the Cerro Largo rearguard. Cerro Largo have been miserly, resulting in the tally of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their last 6 outings standing at 4.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Cerro Largo:

• remain undefeated by Racing Club in games played at home for the previous 2 matches in the league.
• have not been beaten in their last 2 home league matches.

Racing Club

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Following on from a loss in their previous game against Peñarol in Primera Division (Apertura) action, Racing Club will be aiming to make amends here.

Leonardo Sequeira (19', 39') was the scorer for Peñarol.

The stats don’t lie, and Racing Club have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 11 goals in all. Defensively, Racing Club seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. We will just have to find out whether or not that trend will end up being continued on in this game.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking on their prior head to head meetings going back to 11/05/2019 tells us that Cerro Largo have won 4 of these and Racing Club 2, with the number of draws standing at 0.

13 goals were scored between them in this period, with 9 of them from Cerro Largo and 4 netted by Racinguistas. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.17.

The previous league meeting featuring these sides was Primera Division match day 12 on 25/11/2023 when it ended Racing Club 1-0 Cerro Largo.

📋 Team News: Cerro Largo

The Cerro Largo boss will be grateful to have no fitness concerns whatsoever before this clash with a fully healthy squad available to select from.

📋 Team News: Racing Club

Due to a completely healthy group available to select from, the Racing Club boss Eduardo Espinel has zero fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this clash.

⚡ Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Racing Club and Cerro Largo could both well score here although it’s hard to see a clear-cut winner.

Let’s see what happens, but it could well be that we end up with scores level. Our tip is therefore for a very close game with a 1-1 draw at the end of this one.

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Peter Guest, 15:05 29/03/2024