Uruguay - Primera DivisiónEstadio Gran Parque CentralData current as of 06 August 2026

Nacional vs Boston River: match statistics

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Nacional vs Boston River: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Nacional play Boston River in Primera División (Uruguay). The match date is 9 August 2026. Venue: Estadio Gran Parque Central.

Current form

Nacional: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Boston River: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Nacional scores 1.55 and concedes 1.32 goals per match. Boston River scores 0.86 and concedes 1.36. League average: 2.39 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Nacional 59%, Boston River 41%. Over 2.5: Nacional 68%, Boston River 41%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Nacional has higher xG: 1.51 vs 1.28. Nacional: 11.9 shots per match, Boston River: 9.9.

Match halves

Nacional: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.86. Boston River: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.59.

Goals by minute

Nacional: 76-90+ (8 goals). Boston River: 76-90+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División: 2.39 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 3-1-0. Average goals 2.75, BTTS 75%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.51)
(4.00)
(5.70)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.55Goals scored / match0.86
NacionalBoston River
1.32Goals conceded / match1.36
NacionalBoston River
53%Average possession51%
NacionalBoston River
4.5Shots on target / match3.95
NacionalBoston River

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.86Shots per match9.95
NacionalBoston River
4.5Shots on target3.95
NacionalBoston River
13%Shot conversion8.7%
NacionalBoston River
53%Possession51%
NacionalBoston River
1.51xG for1.28
NacionalBoston River
1.02xG against1.62
NacionalBoston River

Shooting quality

Nacional: Efficient finishingBoston River: Balanced
NacionalBoston River
Accuracy (shots on target)38%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.22

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Nacional is 250% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Nacional · 0.4 pts / match - Boston River

Nacional
LWDLW
Season result split
50% W9% R41% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-2-9
1.59 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-1-4
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 0.94BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Boston River
LDDLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
27% W18% R55% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-4-12
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-7
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Nacional is 80% better for: goals scored per match.

1.55 goals / match - Nacional · 0.86 goals / match - Boston River

Nacional scoring profile: very strong

Nacional scores in 82% of matches (18 of 22 matches), while Boston River keeps a clean sheet in 18% (4 of 22 matches).

Boston River scoring profile: mixed

Boston River scores in 50% of matches (11 of 22 matches), while Nacional keeps a clean sheet in 27% (6 of 22 matches).

34Goals scored (season)19
NacionalBoston River
29Goals conceded (season)30
NacionalBoston River
2.86Average goals in match2.23
NacionalBoston River
5Goals scored (last 5)1
NacionalBoston River
7Goals conceded (last 5)6
NacionalBoston River

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal50%
NacionalBoston River
50%2 goals18%
NacionalBoston River
18%3 goals9%
NacionalBoston River
5%4 goals9%
NacionalBoston River

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal82%
NacionalBoston River
36%2 goals36%
NacionalBoston River
18%3 goals14%
NacionalBoston River
5%4 goals5%
NacionalBoston River

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

51%
League average

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time14%
NacionalBoston River
0%BTTS in both halves0%
NacionalBoston River
27%Scored in both halves14%
NacionalBoston River

BTTS and goal count

55%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
NacionalBoston River
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
NacionalBoston River
60%BTTS - last 520%
NacionalBoston River

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time55%
NacionalBoston River
36%Min. 2 goals before half-time18%
NacionalBoston River
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
NacionalBoston River

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
NacionalBoston River
55%Min. 2 goals after half-time45%
NacionalBoston River
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time23%
NacionalBoston River

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Nacional is 39% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.32 pts / match - Nacional · 0.95 pts / match - Boston River

Nacional - half-time state
27% leading50% draw23% trailing
Boston River - half-time state
14% leading55% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.32Points per match (1st half)0.95
NacionalBoston River
0.68Goals scored (1st half)0.27
NacionalBoston River
0.64Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
NacionalBoston River
1.32Average goals (1st half)0.77
NacionalBoston River
55%Clean sheet before half-time55%
NacionalBoston River
50%No goal before half-time77%
NacionalBoston River

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)1.05
NacionalBoston River
0.86Goals scored (2nd half)0.59
NacionalBoston River
0.68Goals conceded (2nd half)0.86
NacionalBoston River
1.55Average goals (2nd half)1.45
NacionalBoston River
50%Clean sheet after half-time41%
NacionalBoston River
41%No goal after half-time59%
NacionalBoston River

Nacional - second-half results

41% W27% R32% P
29
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.32
PPG before half-time
Lead holding185%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Boston River - second-half results

23% W36% R41% P
21
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.95
PPG before half-time
Lead holding193%

Leads at half-time in 14% of matches and wins 27%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Nacional - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.20
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match0.61.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Boston River - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.400.80
Goals scored / match0.00.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match0.60.8
1 goal60%40%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal100%80%
Goal difference-3-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Nacional
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
5
6
16-30
7
5
31-45
4
4
46-60
7
0
61-75
8
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Boston River
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
0
4
16-30
3
3
31-45
4
4
46-60
2
7
61-75
7
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.54
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+8%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
41%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Nacional

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.49
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
117%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
125%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.19
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Boston River

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.42
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
37% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
37%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Primera División).

Teams vs league

NacionalLigaBoston River
Average goals in match 2.862.39 2.23
Both teams scored 59%51% 41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 68%46% 41%
Clean sheets 27%28% 18%
Goal before half-time 68%69% 55%
Goal after half-time 86%72% 73%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.39
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / match
1.06
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): Nacional 3 - 1 - 0 Boston River. Average goals 2.75, both teams scored in 75% matches.

Boston River
1 : 2
Nacional
Club Nacional de Football
0 : 0
CA Boston River
Club Nacional de Football
2 : 1
CA Boston River
CA Boston River
2 : 3
Club Nacional de Football

FAQ

When do Nacional and Boston River play?

Nacional face Boston River on 9 August 2026 in Primera División at Estadio Gran Parque Central. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Nacional and Boston River?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Nacional won 3, Boston River won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.75 goals, with both teams scoring in 75% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Nacional vs Boston River?

Nacional score 1.55 goals per game on average and Boston River 0.86. The Primera División average is 2.39 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 59% of Nacional's matches and 41% of Boston River's.

What form are Nacional and Boston River in?

Over the last 5 games Nacional have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Boston River 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Nacional vs Boston River?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.