The first of two encounters in the Copa Sudamericana 1st Round, as the hometeam Cerro Largo will try to edge Peñarol in their own ballpark.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Cerro Largo form and stats
Overall Primera Division stats at home this season for Cerro Largo are 2-3-2 (wins-draw-losses).
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 239 minutes.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Cerro, who played 0-0 against Defensor Sporting. That match was also played at this venue (Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera). In the game before, an away victory in the Primera Division match versus Cerro with a 1-0 scoreline.
Cerro Largo has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. 7 goals have been conceded.
Peñarol form and stats
Peñarol was sent out of Copa Sudamericana in the 2nd round last season.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses in the Primera Division. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Fénix game have they lost an away game, meaning Peñarol has taken points from ten away matches in a row.
Impressive finishing from Agustín Álvarez Martínez and D. Terans (2) secured the home win 3-1 against Fénix in their previous game. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Progreso.
Peñarol have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 12 goals have been scored. It's not easy to score on Peñarol as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Cerro Largo wins - draws - Peñarol wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Acevedo Tabárez 8 goals |
Cerro Largo missing players
Peñarol missing players
| Cerro Largo | Peñarol | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Scored | S | 17 | 39 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9.5 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 21 | 34 |
| 2 | Peñarol | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Torque | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 16 | 26 |
| 4 | Nacional | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Plaza Colonia | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | Boston River | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 7 | Fénix | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | River Plate | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 9 | Deportivo Maldonado | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 10 | Wanderers | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 18 |
| 11 | Cerro Largo | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 12 | Progreso | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Danubio | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Cerro | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 14 |
| 15 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Rentistas | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 10 |