Nacional crest

Nacional

Primera DivisiónSeason 2026Jorge Rodrigo BavaData current as of 03 September 2026
Form (recent matches)
WLLWW

Nacional 2026: season in numbers

Nacional in Primera División

Nacional plays in Primera División (Uruguay) during the 2026 season. Next match: Juventud.

Form and record

Nacional: 13-2-11, 1.58 pts/match. Last five: WLLWW (1.80 pts/match).

Goals and clean sheets

Nacional scores 1.42 and concedes 1.27 goals per match. Clean sheets: 31%. Failed to score: 19%.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: 54%. Over 2.5: 62%. Over 3.5: 23%. Average goals in this team's matches: 2.69.

Goal patterns

Over 2.5 + BTTS appeared in 50% of matches. The team scored in both halves in 23% of matches. Last five: BTTS 40%, Over 2.5 40%.

Halves and minutes

Nacional scores 0.62 goals in the first half and 0.81 in the second half. Most goals come in minutes 76-90 (9 goals).

xG and playing style

Nacional produces 1.45 xG and allows 1.06 xGA per match. Shots: 11.3 total, 4.2 on target. Possession: 53%.

Key statistical indicators

Nacional has a net xG of 0.39 per match. The last-five PPG differs from the season average by 0.22. This is historical team context, not a prediction of the next result.

Season overview

1.58Points per match
1.42Goals for / match
1.27Goals against / match
62%Over 2.5 goals
54%Both teams scored
31%Clean sheets
19%Matches without scoring

Record

Wins, draws and losses overall and split by home and away matches.

Season result split
50% W8% R42% P
+4
Goal difference
1.58
PPG (season)
1.80
PPG (last 5)

Goals

Team goal production compared with league averages and goal-count distribution.

How often they score at least...

1 goal81%
2 goals42%
3 goals15%
4 goals4%

How often they concede at least...

1 goal69%
2 goals38%
3 goals15%
4 goals4%

Goal lines (Over/Under)

How often this team's matches clear goal thresholds, including halves and league context.

Halves

Goal before half-time62%League average: 66%
Min. 2 goals before half-time31%League average: 31%
Min. 3 goals before half-time12%League average: 10%
Goal after half-time85%League average: 72%
Min. 2 goals after half-time54%League average: 34%
Min. 3 goals after half-time15%League average: 13%

Goal patterns

Goal-event combinations in this team's matches plus detailed averages from the last five.

Combinations (season)

BTTS at half-time23%
BTTS in both halves0%
Scored in both halves23%
Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%

Match halves

First and second half points, goals, clean sheets, half-time state and last-five split.

Half-time state

27% W54% R19% P
leading / drawing / trailing

Second-half results

38% W27% R35% P
35
Half-time points
1.35
PPG (1st half)
+2
Goal difference
37
Second-half points
1.42
PPG (2nd half)

Goals and clean sheets by half

Scored before half-time0.62
Conceded before half-time0.54
Scored after half-time0.81
Conceded after half-time0.73
Clean sheet before half-time62%
Clean sheet after half-time50%
No goal before half-time54%
No goal after half-time42%
Last 5 matches - details
1st half2nd half
PPG (season)1.801.00
Goals for / match0.40.6
Goals against / match0.01.0
Average goals in match0.41.6
Min. 1 goal40%80%
Min. 2 goals0%60%
Min. 3 goals0%20%
Clean sheets100%40%
Matches without scoring60%40%
Goal difference+2-2
1st half (Last 5): 40% leading - 60% drawing - 0% trailing - BTTS HT (last 5) 0%
2nd half (Last 5): 20% won - 40% drawing - 40% lost

Goals by minute

Match phases where this team most often scores and concedes.

Nacional
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
6
6
16-30
7
5
31-45
5
6
46-60
7
1
61-75
9
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Advanced stats

Shots, finishing, possession and expected goals (xG).

Attacking profile

Style: Balanced
37%
Shot accuracy
shots on target
0.13
Chance quality
xG per shot
0.34
Finishing
goals per shot on target

xG per shot around 0.08 means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances.

Key statistical indicators

A combined view of xG, efficiency, form and match patterns from completed games.

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.24
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
121%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.22
Lead holding
Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.
185%
Defence after half-time
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, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* All indicators are calculated only from season statistics. They are not NoFluffPicks model predictions.

Squad

Players with verified appearances in this competition season.

12Federico Ismael Varese ValenzuelaGoalkeeper22 Apps0 Goals1Luis Ricardo Mejía CajarGoalkeeper16 Apps0 GoalsIgnacio Nahuel Suárez FerreiraGoalkeeper6 Apps0 Goals12Facundo Machado CamposGoalkeeper4 Apps0 Goals22Alexis Martín AriasGoalkeeper3 Apps0 Goals13Felipe Martín ÁlvarezDefender23 Apps3 Goals4Guillermo Gastón Cotugno LimaDefender22 Apps2 Goals3Ignacio Ramiro Brazionis SuárezDefender21 Apps1 Goals17Robinson Martín Ferreira GarcíaDefender21 Apps1 GoalsAgustín Maximiliano Rogel PaitaDefender17 Apps2 Goals4Sebastián Coates NiónDefender14 Apps0 Goals13Emiliano Ancheta RosaDefender15 Apps1 Goals32Tomás Ezequiel Viera AlegreDefender12 Apps0 Goals21Camilo Damián Cándido AquinoDefender14 Apps1 GoalsNicolás Alejandro Rodríguez CharqueroDefender11 Apps0 Goals34Federico Joaquin Bais AlvarezDefender9 Apps0 Goals5Francisco Javier Calvo QuesadaDefender5 Apps0 GoalsPaolo Fabrizio Calione FuentesDefender5 Apps0 Goals5Juan de Dios Pintado LeinesDefender7 Apps0 Goals29Julián Camilo Millán DíazDefender4 Apps1 GoalsElías BentancorDefender3 Apps0 Goals39Álex Bacilio Vázquez ÁlvezMidfielder24 Apps4 Goals6Luciano Boggio AlbínMidfielder20 Apps3 Goals23Lucas Guzmán Rodríguez CardosoMidfielder19 Apps0 Goals37Yury Michel Oyarzo BarragánMidfielder20 Apps2 GoalsJuan Pablo Bosca FraquelliMidfielder15 Apps1 GoalsAgustín dos SantosMidfielder16 Apps0 GoalsMarcelo Nicolás Lodeiro BenítezMidfielder13 Apps0 GoalsBruno ZuculiniMidfielder5 Apps0 Goals8Mauricio Andrés VeraMidfielder5 Apps0 Goals56Juan Ignacio GarcíaMidfielder3 Apps0 GoalsRubén Alejandro Botta MonteroMidfielder3 Apps1 GoalsLucca Loprete AraujoMidfielder5 Apps0 Goals7José Pablo Varela RebolloMidfielder5 Apps0 Goals9Tiziano Correa ReyesForward23 Apps5 Goals9Maximiliano Gómez GonzálezForward20 Apps11 Goals26Jesús Sebastián da Silva MattosForward20 Apps4 Goals16Esteban Santiago Da Silva ÁlvarezForward22 Apps1 Goals18Tomás HabibForward23 Apps5 GoalsTomás Verón LupiForward21 Apps4 Goals11Maximiliano Joaquín Silvera CaboForward15 Apps3 Goals41Mateo Baltasar Barcia FernándezForward16 Apps1 GoalsRodrigo DudokForward10 Apps1 Goals19Juan Cruz De los SantosForward14 Apps2 Goals7Nicolás Federico López AlonsoForward11 Apps2 Goals18Pavel Núñez TarragonaForward12 Apps1 GoalsGonzalo Rodrigo Carneiro MéndezForward10 Apps1 GoalsFranco Suárez RodríguezForward8 Apps1 Goals31Kevin Rodrigo Martínez ChiappaForward7 Apps0 Goals31Rodrigo MartínezForward7 Apps0 GoalsNicolás Sosa SánchezForward14 Apps1 Goals81Iván Ezequiel ManzurForward8 Apps1 GoalsRodrigo GadeaForward4 Apps0 Goals

Form across the last 5, 6 and 10 matches

Compare the team's latest matches across all competitions. The 5-match window reacts fastest to change, while 10 matches show the broader trend.

Corners

See how often the team wins corners, concedes them and crosses the main total-corners lines.

Overall

26 matches
6.6
Corners won per match
3.2
Corners conceded per match
9.8
Total corners per match
65.4%
Over 8.5 corners
57.7%
Over 9.5 corners
38.5%
Over 10.5 corners

Home

13 matches
7.8
Corners won per match
2.4
Corners conceded per match
10.2
Total corners per match
61.5%
Over 8.5 corners
61.5%
Over 9.5 corners
53.9%
Over 10.5 corners

Away

13 matches
5.4
Corners won per match
3.9
Corners conceded per match
9.3
Total corners per match
69.2%
Over 8.5 corners
53.9%
Over 9.5 corners
23.1%
Over 10.5 corners

Cards and discipline

Compare the team's cards with those shown to its opponents, including red-card frequency.

Overall

26 matches
2.8
Team cards per match
3.7
Opponent cards per match
6.5
Total cards per match
96.2%
Over 3.5
69.2%
Over 4.5
23.1%
Red cards

Home

13 matches
3.1
Team cards per match
4.1
Opponent cards per match
7.2
Total cards per match
92.3%
Over 3.5
76.9%
Over 4.5
38.5%
Red cards

Away

13 matches
2.5
Team cards per match
3.4
Opponent cards per match
5.8
Total cards per match
100.0%
Over 3.5
61.5%
Over 4.5
7.7%
Red cards

Strength of recent opponents

Recent results make more sense when you also know how strong the opponents have been.

1.31
Opponents' average PPG
9.0
Opponents' average position
Easier than average

Nacional's last 10 matches came against opponents averaging 1.31 points per game and position 9.0 out of 16. This was a Easier than average run of opponents compared with the league average.

Recent matches

Upcoming matches

Round 6
Wanderers
Nacional

FAQ

What form is Nacional in?

Nacional's recent form reads WLLWW (most recent first). The side averages 1.58 points per game this season.

How many goals does Nacional score per game?

Nacional score 1.42 goals per game on average and concede 1.27. Those two numbers best describe the team's attack and defence this season.

How often do Nacional's matches see BTTS and Over 2.5?

In Nacional's matches both teams score in 54% and Over 2.5 lands in 62%. The team keeps a clean sheet in 31% of games.

Who do Nacional play next?

Nacional's next match is Nacional - Juventud (6 September 2026). Pre-match stats and the full schedule are further down this page.

Where can I check Nacional's stats and betting tips?

Nacional's form, home/away record, goals, BTTS and Over/Under all live on this page and update with every round. Tips for upcoming matches are published in the NoFluffPicks app.