Danubio come up against visitors Cerro Largo at The Estadio Jardines del Hipódromo in this Primera Division (Apertura) meeting on Saturday.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Danubio v Cerro Largo can be seen below - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
Danubio
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Danubio will be hoping for a better result following the 2-0 Primera Division (Apertura) loss in their previous game against Peñarol.
Diego Sosa (34') scored for Peñarol.
Danubio have really struggled up front of late. Their ‘goals for’ figure equals just 3 vs opponents during the course of their last six fixtures. In those games, Danubio have also seen the tally of goals that have gone against them total 6.
Cerro Largo
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Cerro Largo go into this game following a 0-1 Primera Division (Apertura) win to beat Deportivo Maldonado in their last game.
For 5 of the previous 6 games featuring Cerro Largo, a comparatively low number of goals have been hit between them and their opponents. The overall average number of goals per game during that spell comes out as a paltry 1.83, with the number of goals averaged by Cerro Largo equalling 1. In any event, it remains to be seen if the trend will be replicated here in this game.
Coming into this fixture, Cerro Largo are winless against Danubio when having played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
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Head to head
A look at their past head to head clashes dating back to 16/01/2021 shows that Danubio have won 2 of them & Cerro Largo 3, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.
An aggregate of 11 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 5 for La Franja and 6 being from Cerro Largo. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.83.
The previous league game featuring the two was Primera Division match day 3 on 02/09/2023 when it finished Danubio 2-0 Cerro Largo.
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Team News: Danubio
It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just the lone fitness concern for the Danubio manager Mario Saralegui to be concerned with from of an almost fully healthy squad. Juan Millán (Achilles tendon surgery) misses out.
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Team News: Cerro Largo
Due to a fully healthy group ready to go, the Cerro Largo manager doesn’t have any fitness worries at all before this clash.
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Prediction
Our assessment here is that Cerro Largo will need to apply a lot of pressure to break down this Danubio lineup who we reckon will get the vital goal that wins it.
That’s why our selection here is for a good battle with a 1-0 winning margin for Danubio when the full-time whistle blows.
Hopefully it’s a good one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
03:11 19/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Danubio
Formed: 1932
Stadium: The Estadio Jardines del Hipódromo (18,000)
Captain: Leandro Sosa
Chairman: Arturo Del Campo
Manager: Mario Saralegui
Competitions: Primera Division (Apertura) position 9, Copa Sudamericana (Group E)