Juventud vs Cerro: the preview
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Uruguay - Primera División 2026 · Matchday 8
Information updated on Thursday, September 24
Juventud and Cerro are level on points in the group table, yet differing trajectories frame this encounter. Juventud carries a five-match unbeaten run into the fixture, leaning on steady scoring output across recent outings. Conversely, Cerro encounters this match burdened by a negative goal difference and recent defeats.
Key facts
- Juventud are unbeaten in 5 games in the competition.
- 40% of Juventud's goals come in the last fifteen minutes.
- 30% of Juventud's goals come in the first fifteen minutes.
- 45% of Cerro's goals come in the first fifteen minutes.
Current form
How each side arrives and where they stand.
What the bookmakers say
Implied probability, normalised so the three add up to 100.
Bookmakers assign clear favoritism to Juventud despite a modest home win rate, leaning instead on their longer unbeaten sequence against a visitor carrying a negative goal difference.
Recent form
Juventud
Cerro
6° with 3 points 1W · 0D · 2L · 5:7
7° with 3 points 1W · 0D · 3L · 2:7
Averages 1.5 goals for and 0.83 goals against per match
Averages 1.33 goals for and 1.5 goals against per match
| W | @ Albion FC | 3-1 |
| D | Danubio | 1-1 |
| D | @ Nacional | 2-2 |
| W | Deportivo Maldonado | 2-0 |
| W | @ Central Espanol | 1-0 |
| L | Peñarol | 1-2 |
| W | @ CA Progreso Montevideo | 3-1 |
| W | Racing | 1-0 |
| D | @ Boston River | 1-1 |
| L | @ Liverpool FC Uruguay | 0-4 |
Juventud converted only one of three home fixtures into a victory so far, yet they host a Cerro side that struggles defensively on the road with more goals conceded than scored overall, pointing to a narrow path for the hosts to leverage home turf.
Where they stand Group 1
| Team | MP | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racing | 15 | +9 | 31 |
| 2 | Deportivo Maldonado | 15 | +8 | 29 |
| 3 | Albion FC | 15 | +10 | 28 |
| 4 | Peñarol | 15 | +7 | 27 |
| 5 | Central Espanol | 15 | +1 | 24 |
| 6 | Club Atletico Torque | 15 | +6 | 23 |
| 7 | Nacional | 15 | +5 | 22 |
| 8 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | +2 | 21 |
| 9 | Liverpool FC Uruguay | 15 | +2 | 20 |
| 10 | Montevideo Wanderers | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Danubio | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Cerro Largo | 15 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 | Boston River | 15 | -6 | 17 |
| 14 | Juventud | 15 | -5 | 15 |
| 15 | CA Progreso Montevideo | 15 | -11 | 10 |
| 16 | Cerro | 15 | -16 | 10 |
How they play
Average of the most recent matches with stats available (7 and 8 respectively).
Juventud displays a balanced corner count alongside moderate booking figures, whereas Cerro registers low corner involvement while matching similar yellow card rates.
The difference-makers
Who scores, when they score and who starts.
Who scores the goals
Juventud
| Fernando Mimbacas | 3 | goals | ||
| Bruno Larregui | 2 | goals | ||
| Ramiro Peralta | 2 | goals | ||
| A. Alaniz | 1 | goal | ||
| Alejo Cruz | 1 | goal |
Cerro
| Augusto Cambón | 4 | goals | ||
| Jairo Amaro | 2 | goals | ||
| Damián Suárez | 1 | goal | ||
| Brahian Alemán | 1 | goal | ||
| Alejandro Severo | 1 | goal |
Juventud. Fernando Mimbacas concentrates the primary scoring burden for Juventud, leaving secondary reliance on B. Larregui and Ramiro Peralta if the main outlet meets resistance.
Cerro. Cerro depends heavily on Augusto Cambón to sustain their attacking output away from home while managing a negative goal difference.
When they score
Juventud 10 goals
Cerro 11 goals
Cerro concentrates its attacking punch in the opening quarter of the match, while Juventud builds its strongest scoring output toward the final fifteen minutes.
Head to head
What happened every time they met.
Recent meetings show an exact balance between both sides with two wins each and two draws, though the home team claimed victory in the most recent encounter played at this venue.
Head-to-head record
Who scored in these meetings
The scoring responsibility in past meetings splits among specific contributors rather than primary forwards, while the moderate booking accumulation across these fixtures suggests a contested rhythm without excessive disciplinary excess.
| Matchday | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 25/3/26 | Cerro 1-0 Juventud | Primera Division |
| 31/8/25 | Juventud 1-0 Cerro | Primera Division |
| 8/3/25 | Cerro 2-1 Juventud | Primera Division |
| 25/8/22 | Juventud 1-1 Cerro | Segunda Division |
| 29/5/22 | Cerro 0-1 Juventud | Segunda Division |
| 9/4/22 | Juventud 2-2 Cerro | Segunda Division |
| 22/11/19 | Juventud 4-2 Cerro | Primera Division |
| 8/10/17 | Cerro 3-2 Juventud | Primera Division |
| 1/7/17 | Juventud 1-1 Cerro | Primera Division |