The Primera Division (Apertura) meeting at The Estadio Gran Parque Central on Saturday will see home side Nacional de Football welcoming opponents Cerro.
Our tips, poll and stats for Nacional de Football v Cerro can all be found here (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
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Nacional de Football
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Nacional de Football fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 3-1 Primera Division (Apertura) triumph versus Montevideo Wanderers.
For Nacional de Football, the scorers were Nicolás López (45', 51') and Luciano Boggio (90').
Fixtures involving Nacional de Football have often been engaging ones recently with plenty of scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past six clashes alone, a grand total of 21 goals have been scored for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 15 of those belonging to Nacional de Football. Despite that, we’ll just have to find out if such a trend will be maintained here in this match.
Cerro
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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Peñarol in Primera Division (Apertura) competition, Cerro will be aiming to make amends here.
Lucas Hernández (10'), Maximiliano Silvera (39') and David Terans (56') scored for Peñarol.
The stats tell the story, and Cerro have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals overall. Defensively, Cerro have clearly had some problems.
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Head to head
Looking over their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 04/03/2023 shows us that Nacional de Football have won 3 of them and Cerro 1, with the number of drawn matches standing at 2.
A combined total of 17 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 9 of them from Bolsos and 8 being from Villeros. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.83.
The previous league meeting between these clubs was Primera Division match day 10 on 02/11/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Nacional de Football 2-0 Cerro.
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Team News: Cerro
Owing to an otherwise full-strength squad, there is only the lone fitness worry for the Cerro boss Gustavo Ferreyra to be concerned about. Yonatan Irrazábal (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be in action.
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Prediction
It looks to us that Nacional de Football will probably have the majority of the possession and should be able to turn a few of their chances into goals.
At the other end, Cerro are also probably going to find it difficult to make a breakthrough but we do think that it’s more than likely that they will be converting at least once.
Accordingly, we see a pretty comfortable 3-1 margin for Nacional de Football when all’s said and done.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Regarding the current betting odds on the 90 minute result market, the win for Nacional de Football can be had for 1.44, going for the game finishing all-square is 4.33 & taking a punt on victory for Cerro can get you 6. These are the most competitive returns offered as of now.
Renata Leite,
14:07 29/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Nacional de Football
Formed: 1899
Stadium: The Estadio Gran Parque Central (37,000)
Captain: Diego Polenta
Chairman: Alejandro Balbi
Manager: Álvaro Recoba
Competitions: Primera Division (Apertura) position 2, Copa Libertadores (Group F)