There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana 8th Finals meeting between Peñarol and Nacional. Game on!
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.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Peñarol form and stats
Peñarol was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Copa Sudamericana.12 points is a decent return from 6 Primera Division games here at Estadio Campeón del Siglo for Peñarol. The data says 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. On the other hand, in the Copa Sudamericana, Peñarol has performed like this (both home and away): 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
It's back home for Peñarol, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Nacional away with the result 2-1. A. Canobbio and V. Rodríguez found the net in that victory. The victory against Nacional came after V. Rodríguez's winning goal. The Peñarol manager J. Larriera Dibarboure was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 87th minute. A late climax in the match against Nacional as the winning goal came two minutes into overtime; scored by V. Rodríguez.
Ahead of that match, Peñarol won a home game hosting Cerrito (2-0).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 seven games. Peñarol has won one of these, drawn four and lost two.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Peñarol as they have a new game in only three days, a Primera Division match thankfully also at home. River Plate are visiting.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (13 in 6 games), Peñarol's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Peñarol have conceded only 4 goals.
Nacional form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera Division travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Nacional's previous game was their home loss versus Peñarol (1-2). Late heartbreak for Nacional in the Peñarol match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.
A 0-3 defeat away at Torque before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nacional playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were two Nacional wins, one draw and one defeat.
A quick return to home after this game, as Nacional are hosting Deportivo Maldonado in the Primera Division only three days away.
The visiting Nacional have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 5 games. Nacional have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Peñarol and Nacional have met before this season: Nacional - Peñarol 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Peñarol won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Nacional has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  G. Bergessio 10 goals |   A. Álvarez Martínez 5 goals | A. Nahuelpán Osten 2 goals |
Peñarol missing players
Nacional missing players
| Peñarol | Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 48 | 35 | Scored | S | 12 | 38 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Conceded | C | 15 | 31 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 16% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10.6 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 42% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 42% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plaza Colonia | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 26 |
| 2 | River Plate | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Nacional | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 19 |
| 5 | Torque | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Peñarol | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | Rentistas | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -4 | 15 |
| 8 | Cerro Largo | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 9 | Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 10 | Fenix | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 13 |
| 11 | Deportivo Maldonado | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 12 |
| 12 | Cerrito | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Progreso | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 10 |
| 14 | Sud America | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 15 | Boston River | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 7 |
| 16 | Villa Espanola | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 6 |