Uruguay - Primera DivisiónEstadio Gran Parque CentralData current as of 18 October 2026

Nacional vs Deportivo Maldonado: match statistics

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Nacional vs Deportivo Maldonado: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Nacional play Deportivo Maldonado in Primera División (Uruguay). The match date is 19 October 2026. Venue: Estadio Gran Parque Central.

Current form

Nacional: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match. Deportivo Maldonado: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Nacional scores 1.50 and concedes 1.19 goals per match. Deportivo Maldonado scores 1.56 and concedes 0.88. League average: 2.37 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Nacional 53%, Deportivo Maldonado 47%. Over 2.5: Nacional 56%, Deportivo Maldonado 41%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 44%.

xG, shots and style

Nacional has higher xG: 1.45 vs 1.40. Nacional: 11.1 shots per match, Deportivo Maldonado: 11.3.

Match halves

Nacional: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 0.88. Deportivo Maldonado: half-time lead 41%, second-half goals 0.78.

Goals by minute

Nacional: 76-90+ (12 goals). Deportivo Maldonado: 76-90+ (15 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División: 2.37 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 44%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-2. Average goals 4.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.83)
(3.38)
(3.79)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
1.5Goals scored / match1.56
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
1.19Goals conceded / match0.88
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
52%Average possession53%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
4.19Shots on target / match4.16
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

11.13Shots per match11.25
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
4.19Shots on target4.16
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
13.5%Shot conversion13.9%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
52%Possession53%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
1.45xG for1.4
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
1.07xG against1.26
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado

Shooting quality

Nacional: Efficient finishingDeportivo Maldonado: Efficient finishing
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
Accuracy (shots on target)38%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.38

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Nacional is 30% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / match - Nacional · 2 pts / match - Deportivo Maldonado

Nacional
DWWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
53% W13% D34% L
Season (W-D-L)
17-4-11
1.72 pts / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-2-5
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LWDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.01BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Deportivo Maldonado
LWWWD
Season result split
53% W25% D22% L
Season (W-D-L)
17-8-7
1.84 pts / match · goal difference +22
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-3-6
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LWLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.07Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goals— how 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.

Deportivo Maldonado is 35% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.19 goals / match - Nacional · 0.88 goals / match - Deportivo Maldonado

Nacional scoring profile: strong

Nacional scores in 84% of matches (27 of 32 matches), while Deportivo Maldonado keeps a clean sheet in 44% (14 of 32 matches).

Deportivo Maldonado scoring profile: very strong

Deportivo Maldonado scores in 81% of matches (26 of 32 matches), while Nacional keeps a clean sheet in 34% (11 of 32 matches).

48Goals scored (season)50
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
38Goals conceded (season)28
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
2.69Average goals in match2.44
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
9Goals scored (last 5)8
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
3Goals conceded (last 5)2
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado

How often they score at least...

84%1 goal81%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
47%2 goals47%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
16%3 goals19%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
3%4 goals9%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado

How often they concede at least...

66%1 goal56%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
38%2 goals28%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
13%3 goals3%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
3%4 goals0%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado

* 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.

47%
Deportivo Maldonado - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.15 of 32 matches
50%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time28%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
3%BTTS in both halves6%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
28%Scored in both halves31%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS34%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
40%BTTS - last 520%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado

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

66%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time34%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time16%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado

2nd half

84%Min. 1 goal after half-time72%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time34%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
16%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Deportivo Maldonado is 19% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.44 pts / match - Nacional · 1.72 pts / match - Deportivo Maldonado

Nacional - half-time state
31% leading50% draw19% trailing
Deportivo Maldonado - half-time state
41% leading50% draw9% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.44Points per match (1st half)1.72
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
0.63Goals scored (1st half)0.78
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
1.13Average goals (1st half)1.25
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
63%Clean sheet before half-time63%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
50%No goal before half-time41%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado

After half-time (2nd half)

1.53Points per match (2nd half)1.75
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
0.88Goals scored (2nd half)0.78
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
0.69Goals conceded (2nd half)0.41
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
1.56Average goals (2nd half)1.19
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
50%Clean sheet after half-time69%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado
38%No goal after half-time47%
NacionalDeportivo Maldonado

Nacional - second-half results

41% W31% D28% L
46
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
49
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding171%

Leads at half-time in 31% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Deportivo Maldonado - second-half results

47% W34% D19% L
55
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+10
Goal difference (1st half)
56
Second-half points
+12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.72
PPG before half-time
Lead holding129%

Leads at half-time in 41% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Nacional - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.002.20
Goals scored / match0.61.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match0.81.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+2+4
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Deportivo Maldonado - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.00
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match0.00.4
Average goals in match0.41.6
1 goal40%100%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+2+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Nacional
ScoredConceded
5
4
0-15
8
7
16-30
7
5
31-45
7
6
46-60
9
2
61-75
12
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Deportivo Maldonado
ScoredConceded
7
4
0-15
7
5
16-30
11
6
31-45
6
0
46-60
4
6
61-75
15
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (15 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Match profile

2.56
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+75%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
68%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
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.
+0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
115%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
112%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.88
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Deportivo Maldonado

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.54
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-14.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
147%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
67%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.16
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

NacionalLigaDeportivo Maldonado
Average goals in match▲ 2.692.37• 2.44
Both teams scored▲ 53%50%▼ 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 56%44%▼ 41%
Clean sheets▲ 34%29%▲ 44%
Goal before half-time• 66%67%▲ 69%
Goal after half-time▲ 84%73%• 72%

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

2.37
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / match
1.06
Away goals / match
+24%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Nacional 0 - 0 - 2 Deportivo Maldonado. Average goals 4.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FAQ

When do Nacional and Deportivo Maldonado play?

Nacional face Deportivo Maldonado on 19 October 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 Deportivo Maldonado?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Nacional won 0, Deportivo Maldonado won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Nacional vs Deportivo Maldonado?

Nacional score 1.50 goals per game on average and Deportivo Maldonado 1.56. The Primera División average is 2.37 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Nacional's matches and 47% of Deportivo Maldonado's.

What form are Nacional and Deportivo Maldonado in?

Over the last 5 games Nacional have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Deportivo Maldonado 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Nacional vs Deportivo Maldonado?

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