Cerro and Racing measure forces, in a match for the 7th round of the First Division. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 9 matches won 5 and lost 4. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 01-04-2018, ended with victory del Cerro by (1-2). Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
CA Cerro :
The home team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 12 points won, after 9 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Wanderers, by (2-1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Fénix by (1-1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 15 conceded; against 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 22 conceded. For the championship, Cerro won 16 points out of 30 possible, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 matches that he played in his stadium.
For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 7 games ago. Their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 20 matches in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 9 matches in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 10 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 7 of their 14 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
What Cerro has been playing so far is good and can not complain, as he is well positioned in the table in his group and will certainly not want to change that. To achieve your goals it is essential that you win this game, for the balance that is occurring, so that can make a difference in this final day. It is evident that he has conditions to beat, but he must have a lot of attention and sweat enough shirt, so, if he manages to maintain the regularity during the ninety minutes he will be able to commemorate a good result at the end of the duel. For this game the coach Fernando Correa must take to the field what he has of better available.
Racing:
After 5 wins, 3 draws and 12 losses, the away team is currently in the 5 th position, with 9 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Nacional, by (5-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against the Danube, by (0-2). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 27 conceded; against 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 22 suffered. For the championship, Racing won 8 points out of 27 possible points, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in the last 9 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (5 out of 9 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 20 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 14 times and never got the comeback. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they scored 11 of their 24 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘) and 11 of their 24 goals between (76′-90’).
The Racing campaign in the Intermediate Tournament is still good, because it is at the top of the table and fighting for the first places, so much that it does not intend to change that. Despite playing away from his domains he wants to score points and for that to happen he will have to show good football, besides, he does not think about being surprised. His idea is to have control of the game from the initial minutes, without letting the opponent play, because in this way it will increase the probability of scoring goals and decrease the chances of suffering goals, that is, it would be closer to a favorable result. For this game the coach Rodrigo Lopez should take to the field what is best available.
PREDICTION: CA Cerro to win @ 2.00
