Uruguay - Primera DivisiónData current as of 22 July 2026

Racing vs Cerro: match statistics

Racing crest
Racing
1 : 0half-time 0:0
Cerro crest
Cerro
165%(1.85)
X25%(3.00)
210%(3.90)

Racing displays significantly better form and home statistics than Cerro in away matches. The hosts have won 50% of their home games, scoring an average of 3 goals per match with an xG of 2.17, which indicates an efficient offense. Cerro, however, has not won a single away match this season (0% win rate), has failed to score on the road (FTS% 100%), and concedes an average of 3 goals per game. The quality difference is also evident in the goal difference: Racing +2 at home, Cerro -3 away. Overall form also favors the hosts, who are averaging 1.4 points per game in their last five matches, while Cerro only 0.6 points. All indicators point clearly to a confident victory for Racing in front of their home crowd.

Racing vs Cerro: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Racing play Cerro in Primera División (Uruguay). The match date is 8 March 2026 at 13:45. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Racing: 1-4-0, 1.40 points/match. Cerro: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Racing scores 1.30 and concedes 0.80 goals per match. Cerro scores 0.60 and concedes 1.60. League average: 2.41 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Racing 55%, Cerro 40%. Over 2.5: Racing 30%, Cerro 35%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Racing has higher xG: 1.61 vs 1.32. Racing: 13.2 shots per match, Cerro: 11.4.

Match halves

Racing: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 0.65. Cerro: half-time lead 5%, second-half goals 0.30.

Goals by minute

Racing: 61-75 (6 goals). Cerro: 76-90+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División: 2.41 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 1-0-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 50%.

Match description

Racing displays significantly better form and home statistics than Cerro in away matches. The hosts have won 50% of their home games, scoring an average of 3 goals per match with an xG of 2.17, which indicates an efficient offense. Cerro, however, has not won a single away match this season (0% win rate), has failed to score on the road (FTS% 100%), and concedes an average of 3 goals per game. The quality difference is also evident in the goal difference: Racing +2 at home, Cerro -3 away. Overall form also favors the hosts, who are averaging 1.4 points per game in their last five matches, while Cerro only 0.6 points. All indicators point clearly to a confident victory for Racing in front of their home crowd.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

54Possession (%)46
RacingCerro
13Shots9
RacingCerro
3Shots on target1
RacingCerro
1.53xG1.06
RacingCerro
8Corners4
RacingCerro
70Dangerous attacks58
RacingCerro
13Fouls13
RacingCerro
4Cards4
RacingCerro

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.

1.3Goals scored / match0.6
RacingCerro
0.8Goals conceded / match1.6
RacingCerro
48%Average possession43%
RacingCerro
4.2Shots on target / match3.45
RacingCerro

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.15Shots per match11.45
RacingCerro
4.2Shots on target3.45
RacingCerro
9.9%Shot conversion5.2%
RacingCerro
48%Possession43%
RacingCerro
1.61xG for1.32
RacingCerro
1.08xG against1.47
RacingCerro

Shooting quality

Racing: BalancedCerro: Balanced
RacingCerro
Accuracy (shots on target)32%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.17

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.

Racing is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Racing · 1.2 pts / match - Cerro

Racing
WDDDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
50% W40% R10% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-8-2
1.90 pts / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-5-1
Last 5 at home
1-4-0
DDWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.64Opponent xG: 0.88BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 0%
Cerro
LWLLW
Season result split
20% W20% R60% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-4-12
0.80 pts / match · goal difference -20
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-8
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Racing is 117% better for: goals scored per match.

1.3 goals / match - Racing · 0.6 goals / match - Cerro

Racing is 100% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.8 goals / match - Racing · 1.6 goals / match - Cerro

Racing scoring profile: very strong

Racing scores in 85% of matches (17 of 20 matches), while Cerro keeps a clean sheet in 15% (3 of 20 matches).

Cerro scoring profile: mixed

Cerro scores in 55% of matches (11 of 20 matches), while Racing keeps a clean sheet in 40% (8 of 20 matches).

26Goals scored (season)12
RacingCerro
16Goals conceded (season)32
RacingCerro
2.1Average goals in match2.2
RacingCerro
3Goals scored (last 5)4
RacingCerro
2Goals conceded (last 5)8
RacingCerro

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal55%
RacingCerro
30%2 goals5%
RacingCerro
10%3 goals0%
RacingCerro
5%4 goals0%
RacingCerro

How often they concede at least...

60%1 goal85%
RacingCerro
10%2 goals35%
RacingCerro
5%3 goals30%
RacingCerro
5%4 goals10%
RacingCerro

* 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.

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time25%
RacingCerro
5%BTTS in both halves0%
RacingCerro
20%Scored in both halves5%
RacingCerro

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS20%
RacingCerro
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS15%
RacingCerro
40%BTTS - last 540%
RacingCerro

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

65%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
RacingCerro
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
RacingCerro
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
RacingCerro

2nd half

65%Min. 1 goal after half-time90%
RacingCerro
35%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
RacingCerro
10%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
RacingCerro

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.

Racing is 127% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.7 pts / match - Racing · 0.75 pts / match - Cerro

Racing - half-time state
40% leading50% draw10% trailing
Cerro - half-time state
5% leading60% draw35% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.7Points per match (1st half)0.75
RacingCerro
0.65Goals scored (1st half)0.3
RacingCerro
0.35Goals conceded (1st half)0.65
RacingCerro
1Average goals (1st half)0.95
RacingCerro
70%Clean sheet before half-time55%
RacingCerro
40%No goal before half-time70%
RacingCerro

After half-time (2nd half)

1.35Points per match (2nd half)0.8
RacingCerro
0.65Goals scored (2nd half)0.3
RacingCerro
0.45Goals conceded (2nd half)0.95
RacingCerro
1.1Average goals (2nd half)1.25
RacingCerro
65%Clean sheet after half-time30%
RacingCerro
55%No goal after half-time70%
RacingCerro

Racing - second-half results

30% W45% R25% P
34
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.70
PPG before half-time
Lead holding125%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Cerro - second-half results

20% W20% R60% P
15
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-13
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.75
PPG before half-time
Lead holding400%

Leads at half-time in 5% of matches and wins 20%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Racing - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.80
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.00.4
Average goals in match0.40.6
1 goal40%40%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Cerro - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.80
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Racing
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
5
3
16-30
5
2
31-45
1
1
46-60
6
3
61-75
6
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Cerro
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
2
4
16-30
3
7
31-45
0
2
46-60
1
4
61-75
5
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - 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

2.15
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 0.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-7%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
47%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Racing

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.53
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.50
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Cerro

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.85
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+8.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.72
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
56%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
42% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
42%

* 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

RacingLigaCerro
Average goals in match 2.102.41 2.20
Both teams scored 55%52% 40%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 30%46% 35%
Clean sheets 40%27% 15%
Goal before half-time 65%69% 50%
Goal after half-time 65%73% 90%

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

2.41
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / match
1.08
Away goals / match
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+6%
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)
73%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Racing 1 - 0 - 1 Cerro. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Club Atlético Cerro
1 : 2
Racing Club de Montevideo
Racing Club de Montevideo
0 : 1
Club Atlético Cerro

FAQ

What was the result of Racing vs Cerro?

The Primera División match finished Racing 1:0 Cerro. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Racing and Cerro?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Racing won 1, Cerro won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Racing vs Cerro?

Racing score 1.30 goals per game on average and Cerro 0.60. The Primera División average is 2.41 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 55% of Racing's matches and 40% of Cerro's.

What form are Racing and Cerro in?

Over the last 5 games Racing have a 1-4-0 record (1.40 points per game) and Cerro 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Racing vs Cerro?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Racing vs Cerro: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.