Match Report
River Plate went into the game 7th in the table on 5 points; Atlético Progreso sat 6th on 6 — a 1-point gap. Atlético Progreso's recent output lagged their position: 33rd on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: River Plate 0.86 scored and 1.43 conceded per game, Atlético Progreso 0.57 and 1.43, with the league averaging 1.17.
River Plate arrived off five straight defeats. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for River Plate, 6/15 for Atlético Progreso.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 2 River Plate wins, 4 for Atlético Progreso, 1 draw, at 3.71 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 71% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 71% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 57%. The recent editions have closed up — 2.8 goals per game over the last five against 3.71 all-time.
The match was played at Parque Federico Omar Saroldi in Montevideo (capacity 6,000). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.