Match Report
Nacional (1st, 21 pts) visited Plaza Colonia (4th, 8 pts) with 13 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Plaza Colonia: only 45th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Plaza Colonia ran at 0.86 scored and 1 conceded, Nacional at 2.29 and 0.86.
Defeat had followed defeat for Plaza Colonia — four in succession. Plaza Colonia had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Nacional, 10.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 0 for Plaza Colonia, 2 for Nacional and 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. 75% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
Estadio Centenario staged the fixture, a ground that holds 60,235. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Plaza Colonia: Álvaro López (2') · Nacional: Maximiliano Gómez (79'), Maximiliano Gómez (45')
Key stats
Possession: Plaza Colonia 39% · Nacional 61% · Total shots: 6-16 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 2-8