Torque and Peñarol supporters eagerly anticipate Primera Division clash at Estadio Centenario

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Wed 18.Oct
Match begins: 22:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Centenario (34000 seats)

Torque have had trouble finding points this league season. Could they get some sugar when Peñarol come to visit Estadio Centenario?

Insights:
  • Torque have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Primera Division
  • Peñarol is in the best form (4-2-0) in Primera Division

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

Torque and Peñarol should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Torque form and stats

Torque's struggle is real here at Estadio Centenario with only 3 points collected from 8 Primera Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-3-5.

Torque lost their last game at Defensor Sporting after a 0-2 scoreline.

Ahead of that match, Torque won a home game hosting La Luz (1-0).

Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this team's last 12 league games, 9 have had zero, one or two goals.

Torque aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Centenario in the league, with only {4 goals} from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Torque have conceded 15 from these games. When Torque hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Racing, Boston River, Danubio, Fenix and Plaza Colonia), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Peñarol form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera Division travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Peñarol, as they have won on their previous two travels.

It's the second away game in a row for Peñarol, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Deportivo Maldonado last time out.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Defensor Sporting.

Peñarol have another game away from home in just four days, a Primera Division match vs River Plate. A hard itinerary for them!

Peñarol has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 10 goals from 6 games. As opposed to that, Peñarol have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Torque and Peñarol have duelled previously this season: Peñarol - Torque 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Torque two wins, three draws and Peñarol five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PeñarolD. Arezo Martínez
D. Arezo Martínez
13 goals
PeñarolA. Hernández Platero
A. Hernández Platero
12 goals
TorqueT. Palacios
T. Palacios
7 goals

Torque missing players

Peñarol missing players

Torque Peñarol
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 12 27
7 2 0 Won W 3 5 16
8 5 1 Drew D 0 4 7
12 6 3 Lost L 1 3 4
27 10 2 Scored S 5 15 41
37 19 10 Conceded C 2 12 24
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 93%
78% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 70%
37% 31% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 33% 41%
19% 15% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 22%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 7%
56% 54% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 42% 48%
11% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 42% 44%
33% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 33% 15%
 
5.4 6.2 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 6 6.3 5.4
4.6 3.8 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 3.4 3.6
2.9 2.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.2 2.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
9.6 8.9 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 10.2 10.3
3.6 3.4 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 4.2 4.6
28% 23% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 30% 33%
 
9.4 8.1 8 Shots against (avg) S A 7 7.7 6.7
3.8 3.2 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.5 2.8 2.3
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Peñarol have the most points from losing position (15) in Primera Division
  • Peñarol is in the best form (4-2-0) in Primera Division
  • Torque have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Primera Division
  • Torque have the fewest points (3) at home in Primera Division
  • Torque have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in Primera Division
  • Torque haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 Liverpool 15 6 5 4 24 19 7 5 1 1 15 8 8 1 4 3 9 11 5 23
6 Wanderers 15 6 5 4 16 12 7 1 2 4 5 8 8 5 3 0 11 4 4 23
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 12
16 Fenix 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.