Montevideo Wanderers
- Montevideo Wanderers are in good form over their last 5 league games (W2, D2, L1) and have won both of their away matches in the Liga AUF Uruguaya - Apertura, conceding just 1 goal.
- Corujo’s pragmatic, structure-first approach has delivered Wanderers a perfect away record in the Apertura, while Wanderers’ overall form stands at 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from the first 5 matches of the league campaign.
- Montevideo Wanderers sit 8th on the table with 8 points from 5 matches, while Nacional are one point worse off in 10th place with 7 points from 5 games.
- Montevideo Wanderers will look to contain Nacional by suffocating the play in the middle of the field and using their compact 4-3-3 to cover the wings.
- Wanderers will allow Nacional to have the ball at times, but their build-up play is measured and their midfield is disciplined enough to absorb any pressure in the defensive third.
Club Nacional de Montevideo
- Club Nacional de Montevideo have won just 2 of their last 5 matches in the Liga AUF Uruguaya - Apertura, drawing 1 and losing 2.
- Jadson Viera has set up his team to play a possession-based, positional approach, where Nacional players press in phases and overload the midfield in their 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 shapes.
- Viera’s approach requires the players to play at a certain tempo, and while Nacional have the players to execute this style, they’ve not quite got into a rhythm so far this season.
Key Players
- Maximiliano Gomez has been Nacional’s primary scoring threat this season, hitting 3 times in 5 league matches, but the team’s last 5 goals have seen Gomez account for 3 of them.
- Christian Oliva has played in Nacional’s last 2 league games and has 2 assists, the most of any team member.
- Luciano Cosentino has been Wanderers’ main attacking threat, hitting 2 goals in his first 3 games of the season, and accounting for 2 of the team’s 4 goals in their last 5 fixtures.
Betting Insights
- A close game is expected on Friday, where both teams will get on the board, but goals will be at a premium.
- The under 2.5 goals option looks very attractive at 1.85, while both teams to score - yes is available at 2.17 and a good value option at those odds.
Prediction
- Montevideo Wanderers have had a perfect start on the road in the Liga AUF Uruguaya - Apertura and will be a tough team to break this time around, especially with Nacional losing back-to-back games.
- They look worthy favorites to edge out Nacional on Friday, and odds of 7.32 look very good value.
- Montevideo Wanderers haven’t won any of their last 3 trips to Nacional.
