Match Report
18 points separated the sides: Deportivo Maldonado 2nd on 29, Cerro Largo 2nd on 11. Cerro Largo had been under-performing their position — 38th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Cerro Largo were scoring 1 and conceding 0.71, Deportivo Maldonado 1.6 and 1.07, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Cerro Largo, 10/15 for Deportivo Maldonado.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Cerro Largo, 1 draw and 2 for Deportivo Maldonado, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
Estadio Municipal Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla, capacity 9,000, hosted the game. Deportivo Maldonado led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cerro Largo: Axel Pandiani (61'), Tiziano Correa (90'), Santiago Franca (89') · Deportivo Maldonado: Maximiliano Noble (28')
Key stats
Possession: Cerro Largo 51% · Deportivo Maldonado 49% · Total shots: 10-17 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 5-3