Peñarol and Colón get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Copa Libertadores Group Stage fixture.
The hosts Peñarol saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Primera Division. Thankfully the previous game, versus Boston River, was also a home game here at Estadio Campeón del Siglo. The away team is better rested.
Peñarol form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the group stage.Peñarol have performed here at Estadio Campeón del Siglo this season with 4 wins from 6 Primera Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
Peñarol's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Boston River. The home side are looking to build on that result.
This is expected to be a close game, with Peñarol perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Peñarol as a small favourite), we find 7 games. Peñarol has won 1 of these, drawn 3 and lost 3.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Peñarol as they are travelling to their away game against River Plate in the Primera Division. That match is four days after this one.
Peñarol have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Colón form and stats
The fans enjoyed Colón's previous game versus Olimpia, a Copa Libertadores win (2-1) played at home. Lértora got a match rating of 8.9 in that game, top player of the team. Lértora scored two goals, hit the woodwork once, hit four key passes and had 50 successful passes (of 59 total).
The game before that, in the Superliga, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Velez Sarsfield.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Colón playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 2 Colón wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Head 2 Head
Colón - Peñarol 2-1 was the output when these squads formerly did battle, earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  P. Ceppelini Gatto 5 goals |   L. Beltrán 5 goals |  L. Rodríguez 4 goals |
Peñarol missing players
Colón missing players
| Peñarol | Colón | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 26 | 19 | Scored | S | 11 | 34 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 16 | 35 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 64% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 28% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.8 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 20% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 29% | ||
| 8.5 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Colón | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 4 | Peñarol | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 26 |
| 2 | Nacional | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 25 |
| 3 | Deportivo Maldonado | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Peñarol | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Boston River | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Fenix | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 20 |
| 8 | River Plate | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 9 | Defensor Sporting | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Danubio | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Rentistas | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Torque | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 13 | Albion | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -14 | 10 |
| 14 | Plaza Colonia | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Cerro Largo | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -16 | 9 |
| 16 | Cerrito | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 7 |
