Football facts: Danubio vs Peñarol - predictions and stats

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sat 08.Jul
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Jardines del Hipódromo (18000 seats)

Danubio saw a 0-1 result facing Boston River last match, a match to remember. The next job is this powerful Peñarol team.

Insights:
  • Danubio have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Peñarol have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This is a battle between neighbours, usually meaning increased pressure and importance.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Danubio form and stats

The story so far in the Primera Division for Danubio at their home stadium (Estadio Jardines del Hipódromo) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

The fans are hoping that Danubio will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Boston River. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after collecting points in four league fixtures.

Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Emelec in the Copa Sudamericana.

Trouble hitting the net? In this team's last 10 league matches, 8 have seen zero, one or two goals.

Danubio have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Jardines del Hipódromo with 12 goals in 7 league matches. Danubio are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Jardines del Hipódromo in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.

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Peñarol form and stats

The visitors are W3-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division.

Peñarol have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Thiago Gaston Cardozo Brugman. It's been 202 minutes since they last conceded in Primera Division.

The club members enjoyed Peñarol's previous fixture versus Torque, a 2-0 win played at home. That win felt good as this club had gone four league rounds without victory.

The match before that was the Copa Sudamericana-duel against America Mineiro, a home loss (1-2).

A tale of few goals? 10 of this team's latest 13 league fixtures have had zero, one or two goals.

The travelling fans enjoy Peñarol's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. 7 goals have been conceded by Peñarol in these games.

Head 2 Head

Peñarol have not lost in the last 16 games (13-3-0) against Danubio.

Peñarol - Danubio 2-0 was the scoreline in these teams' last H2H game, played this season. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

PeñarolD. Arezo Martínez
D. Arezo Martínez
8 goals
DanubioG. May Bartesaghi
G. May Bartesaghi
7 goals
PeñarolA. Hernández Platero
A. Hernández Platero
7 goals

Danubio missing players

Peñarol missing players

Danubio Peñarol
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 8 3 Played P 2 8 19
5 4 0 Won W 2 3 11
7 3 2 Drew D 0 3 5
7 1 1 Lost L 0 2 3
24 13 1 Scored S 4 12 30
21 4 3 Conceded C 1 10 17
95% 88% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 89%
74% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 74%
32% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 37%
21% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 26%
11% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 11%
47% 25% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 42%
32% 62% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 53%
26% 25% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 16%
 
4.8 5.5 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 6.6 5.3
3.7 3 2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3.1 3.4
2.7 2.6 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3.8 3.3
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
7 9.6 8.7 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 10.2 9.9
2.6 3.6 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 4.6 4.5
48% 45% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 32% 35%
 
6.9 5.5 6.3 Shots against (avg) S A 6 7 6
2.8 1.5 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.6 2.5
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Danubio have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Peñarol have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Peñarol have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Peñarol have won significantly more corners away than at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Peñarol 15 10 4 1 25 11 9 7 2 0 15 4 6 3 2 1 10 7 14 34
2 Nacional 15 8 5 2 28 11 7 6 1 0 18 3 8 2 4 2 10 8 17 29
3 Defensor Sporting 15 6 7 2 27 14 8 2 5 1 14 11 7 4 2 1 13 3 13 25
4 Cerro Largo 15 6 7 2 13 10 8 4 3 1 8 7 7 2 4 1 5 3 3 25
5 Wanderers 15 6 5 4 16 12 7 1 2 4 5 8 8 5 3 0 11 4 4 23
6 Liverpool 15 6 5 4 24 19 7 5 1 1 15 8 8 1 4 3 9 11 5 20
7 River Plate 15 5 5 5 17 19 7 5 0 2 13 10 8 0 5 3 4 9 -2 20
8 Deportivo Maldonado 15 5 5 5 18 23 6 3 3 0 9 5 9 2 2 5 9 18 -5 20
9 La Luz 15 5 4 6 23 27 9 3 2 4 17 20 6 2 2 2 6 7 -4 18
10 Cerro 15 3 7 5 13 16 7 2 4 1 5 4 8 1 3 4 8 12 -3 16
11 Torque 15 3 5 7 15 24 8 0 3 5 4 15 7 3 2 2 11 9 -9 16
12 Plaza Colonia 15 4 4 7 15 25 8 3 2 3 11 9 7 1 2 4 4 16 -10 16
13 Danubio 15 3 6 6 20 19 7 3 3 1 12 4 8 0 3 5 8 15 1 15
14 Racing 15 3 6 6 13 17 8 0 5 3 4 9 7 3 1 3 9 8 -4 15
15 Boston River 15 2 6 7 15 23 7 1 3 3 6 11 8 1 3 4 9 12 -8 15
16 Fénix 15 3 3 9 11 23 7 1 3 3 3 6 8 2 0 6 8 17 -12 12

Read more about Primera Division

The Liga Profesional de Primera División is the highest football league in Uruguay. It was founded in 1900 and turned professional in 1932. The league has 16 teams and play a season from February to November, divided into three parts: Torneo Apertura, Torneo Intermedio and Torneo Clausura.