Cerro Largo vs Nacional betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Primera Division match on June 23rd, 2024

Cerro Largo and Nacional will play on Sunday, June 23rd, 2024 in a Primera Division game to be held in Uruguay, check the Cerro Largo vs Nacional betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Stadium and City where Cerro Largo vs Nacional will occur

The game will be played in the small Estadio Municipal Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla stadium, in the city of Melo, with a capacity for 9000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Introduction to the Cerro Largo vs Nacional betting tip 2024

Cerro Largo come from a victory in the last match. The game against Boston River, valid for the Primera Division, ended with a 0-2. The team coached by B. Silva Barone entered the field in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Primera Division, Nacional, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Liverpool team with a final score of 2-1.

The teams last played against each other in a Primera Division game on 06-04-2024, during the 2024 season, with Nacional winning 1-0.

Cerro Largo was in 8th place when they last played Nacional who was 6th place in Primera Division. Cerro Largo played using the 4-4-2 formation while Nacional responded with a 4-2-3-1 arrangement.

The last match between these two clubs was a seesaw battle to the end.

Cerro Largo

Leveraging their home advantage in this match, the team will strive to maximize their points tally at the beginning of the championship. Under the guidance of coach Bruno Ramón Silva Barone, the team will take to the field with a single-minded focus on securing victory. With the majority of playing time spent on the attack, there is a strong likelihood of an elevated number of corner kicks, presenting an enticing market opportunity.

Current leaderboard

Cerro Largo is currently in 6th place in the table, with 21 points achieved up to 3rd round.

This will be the second game this season in which the Cerro Largo team will play at home. There was a 2-2 draw against Danubio in the first one.

his average possession rate in this competition is 46.53%, meaning the team usually can't take over the match and has a more reactive style of play. For this match between Cerro Largo vs Nacional 2024, the team should try an extra effort to keep possession and be able to attack the opponent.

Nacional

Despite playing away from home in this encounter, Nacional will strive to secure a tie in the match and prevent a substantial point deficit early in the competition. With this objective in mind, it is expected that Martín Arrospide's team will adopt a more defensive approach, which may lead to a low number of goals conceded or a high number of cards being shown during the game.

Current leaderboard

At this beginning of the championship, Nacional occupies the 2nd place in the league, with 34 points conquered until this 3rd round.

This will be the second game this season in which Nacional will play as a visitor. In the first one, they were defeated by Cerro, with a result of 3-0.

Despite their efforts, Nacional average of only 5.33 shots on goal per game is far from impressive, reflecting their difficulty in scoring goals and posing a threat to the opposing team.

The Nacional team finds that the best way to control the match is to reach 56.6% possession on average. Teams that overcome the 50% possession mark tend to gain ascendancy in the game.

Bet suggestions for this game:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners market betting suggestions

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 4.97 per game.

Cards market betting suggestions

It is also challenging to get a precise average about the number of cards that the teams receive during the matches; however, until now, Cerro Largo has received 41 yellow cards and 2 reds in 15 matches played. At the same time, Nacional was cautioned with yellow cards in 41 opportunities and received no red card in 15 games.

Score market betting suggestions

The number of goals scored and conceded by the teams at the beginning of the championship can also be a good betting parameter. Until this 3 round of the competition, Cerro Largo didn't score any goal and conceded in 16 opportunities, while Nacional scored for 31 times and conceded 16 goals.

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