Progreso come into this one with only six points from eight league games and a home record of one draw and three defeats, scoring just twice in those four matches at home. Liverpool UY are better placed overall and have taken seven points from four away league fixtures, which gives them the cleaner defensive base for this market even if their recent 3-3 draw with Central Español showed they are not immune to chaos.
For BTTS No, the strongest angle is Progreso’s repeated failure to score enough at home and Liverpool’s better away defensive numbers. Progreso have gone winless in two and have scored only six league goals in total, while Liverpool’s away return of four goals scored and three conceded points to tighter away games than the open contest their last result suggests. The xG split of 0.8 to 1.4 also leans toward Liverpool controlling chances without necessarily turning this into a high-scoring exchange.
There is one small tension with the pick because Progreso drew 1-1 at Racing de Montevideo and Liverpool’s latest league match finished 3-3, so both teams have shown they can be involved in scorelines that land on both sides. Even so, the broader home-and-away patterns are more relevant here: Progreso’s home matches have produced only two goals for them across four outings, and Liverpool have already had clean-sheet wins away from home this season. Head-to-head also leans slightly away from a clean home breakthrough, with Liverpool winning three of the last eight meetings.
My prediction is BTTS - No at 80/100. Progreso’s home record features just two goals scored in four league games, Liverpool have kept clean sheets in two of their four away league matches, and the visitors’ away goals-against total is only three. Progreso have also failed to score in two of their last three league games, which fits the case for one side being held down again. The recent 3-3 draw for Liverpool is the main counterpoint, but their wider away numbers still suit a shutout angle.
I’m backing BTTS - No at 4/5. Liverpool’s away profile is stronger defensively than their last outing suggests, Progreso have struggled to produce goals at home, and the hosts have only six league goals overall. With Progreso also averaging fewer than one expected goal and Liverpool conceding just three away league goals, a one-sided scoring sheet looks more likely than a goal for both teams.