The league table is allowed to rest as Sportivo Desamparados and Sportivo Peñarol battle for Copa Argentina honors in this first Qualifying Round leg of two fixtures.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Torneo Federal A game only three days ago. That game, against Ferro Carril Oeste LP, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Sportivo Peñarol.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Sportivo Desamparados form and stats
Last season, Sportivo Desamparados's Copa Argentina journey ended in the 2nd qualifying round.Sportivo Desamparados are confident in defense, having played 219 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Before that, Sportivo Desamparados had a Torneo Federal A home game versus Sansinena which ended with a victory 2-0.
Sportivo Peñarol form and stats
Sportivo Peñarol was sent out of Copa Argentina in the group b - 2nd round qualifying last season.Bitter travels for Sportivo Peñarol as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Sportivo Desamparados match.
Two away games in a row for Sportivo Peñarol, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Ferro Carril Oeste LP in the Torneo Federal A. Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Cipolletti.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Sportivo Desamparados, three draws and four wins for Sportivo Peñarol. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Lastra 5 goals |  M. Aubone Cabral 3 goals |  P. Jofré 2 goals |
Sportivo Desamparados missing players
Sportivo Peñarol missing players
| Sportivo Desamparados | Sportivo Peñarol | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 9 | ||
| 16 | 13 | Scored | S | 12 | 29 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Conceded | C | 19 | 26 | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 28% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 36% | ||
| 60% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 36% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 167 | 105 | Total Shots | T S | 77 | 156 | ||
| 70 | 44 | Shots on Target | S O | 31 | 59 | ||
| 20% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 27% | ||