Nacional Montevideo - Plaza Colonia

Short match review

In the next round of the new season of "Uruguay. Primera División", there will be a match between Nacional Montevideo and Plaza Colonia. The game will take place at Gran Parque Central (Montevideo), on July 6, 2023.

The teams played against each other 4 months ago, and the match turned out in favor of today's guests. It's worth noting that the victory was secured in a home game.

Nacional Montevideo: currently occupies the fourth place in the league table out of 8. Coach Alvaro Gutierrez Pelscher continues to work with the team, which is in average form. The host team has a strong attacking line but suffers from defensive issues. In the last match, Nacional Montevideo played as visiting team against Fenix Montevideo, 9 days ago. Their defense was poor, and the missed goal-scoring opportunities resulted in a 3-0 defeat. The match was not easy in terms of violations, as 10 yellow cards were shown. In the match before that, Nacional Montevideo played against Deportivo Maldonado at home. The team demonstrated overwhelming dominance with a strong performance in the attack. There were also plenty of violations, resulting in 7 yellow cards.

Plaza Colonia: currently occupies the fifth place in the league table out of 8. The team is coached by Adrian Fernandez. The team is in weak form and struggles to maintain balance between defense and attack, leading to conceding a considerable number of goals. In their last match, Plaza Colonia played a home game against Fenix Montevideo 8 days ago, and the match ended in a draw, which is unlikely to satisfy the team. The game was marred by rough play with 6 yellow cards shown. In the match before that, Plaza Colonia played as the visiting team against Racing Club Montevideo. It was an exciting high-scoring game, but the team should forget about that defeat and focus on the upcoming match. There were 8 yellow cards shown, and Ebere Osinachi Christian scored a penalty in the 76th minute.

Bookmakers rightfully consider Nacional Montevideo the clear favorites in the match, given the huge difference in class between the teams. Betting on a home win (1) with odds of 1.30 is a reasonable choice.

Nacional Montevideo - Plaza Colonia Predictions

Based on the above statistics and analysis of the teams' form, we lean towards the following betting options:

Plaza Colonia has had more losses than wins in recent matches, with 1 win and 2 losses. However, bookmakers favor them in this match, offering odds of 9.50 for an away win (2).

Plaza Colonia struggles with scoring goals away from home, resulting in fewer away goals. This is a good reason to consider betting on Under (3.00) goals, with odds of 2.17.