Nacional de Football are in action against Progreso in Friday’s Intermediate Round clash.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Nacional de Football v Progreso match are shown here - along with the latest match 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 2-1 Primera Division (Apertura) triumph vs Defensor Sporting.
The only player to score from Nacional de Football was Nicolás López (65').
Fixtures with Nacional de Football have usually been absorbing encounters recently with a lot of goalmouth action being a common characteristic. Over their past six clashes, the sum total of 23 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 15 of them being chalked up by Nacional de Football.
Progreso
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After a losing effort in their last game against Juventud in Primera Division (Apertura) competition, Progreso and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
Emmanuel Más (76' Own goal) scored for Juventud.
The stats tell the story, and Progreso have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 8 goals overall. At the back, Progreso just haven’t been too solid at all. Let’s see whether or not that trend can be sustained into this next match.
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Head to head
Inspecting their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 18/02/2021 shows that Nacional de Football have won 4 of these and Progreso 1, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.
In all, 15 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 12 for Bolsos and 3 created by Los Gauchos Del Pantanoso. That is an average goals per game value of 2.5.
The previous league clash featuring these clubs was Primera Division (Apertura) match day 3 on 16/02/2025 when it ended Progreso 1-5 Nacional de Football.
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Team News: Progreso
In an otherwise healthy group of players, there is just the sole fitness worry for the Progreso boss to be concerned with. Luis Maldonado (Muscle injury) misses out for this game.
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Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Progreso have enough to put one past this Nacional de Football lineup, however it isn’t expected to be enough to prevent defeat.
We’re expecting both teams to score in a 2-1 winning margin for Nacional de Football at full-time. We are expecting it to be pretty even.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Regarding the current betting odds in the 90 minute result market, the win for Nacional de Football can be had for 1.2, backing a drawn result is 6.25 & taking a punt on victory for Progreso comes in at 15. These are the best of the returns being offered at this very moment.
Peter Guest,
15:00 21/05/2025
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, Intermediate Round (Group 2), Copa Libertadores (Group F)