Uruguay’s Primera Division goes into round No. 10 this week. Liverpool FC of Uruguay lead the top flight by four points.
Meanwhile, the bottom of the table is crowded with clubs training to move away from the foot of the table.
Cerro are one of those clubs trying to move away from the bottom of the Primera standings. They have struggled in recent matches versus Defensor Sporting, posting a record of 1W-3D-2L.
Defensor are third in the standings, five points behind Liverpool. Sporting took 12 points from the last 18 points available. They are on a three-game winning streak ahead of the trip to Cerro.
Cerro picked up eight points from the last six games. They are coming off a 2-1 away win against La Luz, which ended a four-match winless streak.
Deportivo Maldonaldo posted a record of 3W-1D-2L against Montevideo Wanderers in their last six meetings. Maldonaldo won each of the last two matches versus Montevideo by identical 1-0 scores.
Wanderers are second from the bottom of the standings ahead of the fixture with Deportivo. They are coming off a 1-0 win over Cerro, which ended a four-game winless streak.
Deportivo Maldonaldo failed to win four of their last five league matches. They fell 2-1 at home to Danubio last time out. Deportivo scored six goals in their last six games.
Club Nacional de Futbol went unbeaten in their last three matches versus Danubio in all competitions. All three games finished with both teams not scoring and with under 2.5 goals.
Danubio went unbeaten in their last four league games, drawing three games and winning one. They scored just four goals in the last four games.
Club Nacional de Futbol took 10 points from the last 18 points on offer in the league. They scored 10 times but allowed nine goals to opponents. Nacional go into the game unbeaten in their last two league matches.
River Plate UY went unbeaten in their last six games in all competitions against Fenix. Games between these clubs have been fiery in recent seasons. The clubs combined for four red cards.
Fenix are not in good form ahead of the fixture. They went unbeaten in their last five league games. Fenix’s last three matches all saw under 2.5 goals.
River Plate also picked up five points from the last six games. They scored a miserable two goals in those six matches. Fenix took only two points from their four away games this season.