Montevideo City Torque
- Montevideo City Torque’s home record in the Liga AUF Uruguaya - Apertura 2026 stands at two wins, one draw and two defeats from five games, averaging 1.40 goals per game.
- Montevideo City Torque are eighth in the Liga AUF Uruguaya - Apertura 2026 on 16 points from 12 games.
- Marcelo Méndez has made his team possession-based and patient, with a fluid and flowing attacking style in their 4-3-3 system, they like to stretch the width of the pitch with pace on the wings and overload the midfield with their number 8s running forward to support the attack, this style of play allows them to control the tempo and create plenty of chances.
Boston River
- Boston River has lost both of their last two away matches, and have won two, drawn one and lost two of their five away matches in the Liga AUF Uruguaya - Apertura 2026, averaging 0.80 goals scored per game.
- Boston River sit twelfth on 14 points from 12 games.
- Ignacio Ithurralde has made the team compact and difficult to break down, they don’t sit too deep but are flexible enough to play with numbers in defence and make direct transitions, they rarely press high and for prolonged periods.
Head-to-Head
In the latest clash, Torque won one, Boston River two and they drew two from the last five head-to-head meetings in all competitions, this fixture is always a close matchup and another close game looks likely.
Key Players
Salomon Rodriguez is Montevideo City Torque’s leading scorer with six goals in 10 appearances in the Liga AUF Uruguaya - Apertura 2026, and has been in good scoring form of late.
Betting Insights
- Montevideo City Torque has struggled at home recently, with one win and one defeat from their last two home fixtures, and the odds of 1.87 for them to win seem about right, with the home team coming into this match in good form, winning two, drawing two and losing one of their last five in all competitions.
- Under 2.5 goals is priced at 1.69 and both teams to score is priced at 1.89, a low-scoring game is expected on Friday.
Prediction
- Montevideo City can just edge it.
- It is difficult to separate these two teams, and with this being a game that has been cagey in the past, it is set to be a close game, with both sides finding the net but not many goals.
