Copa Sudamericana betting and spectator preview: Peñarol and River Plate meet at Estadio Campeón del Siglo to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
The visiting River Plate played their last game only three days ago, a Division 1 match.
Peñarol form and stats
Last season their Copa Sudamericana adventure ended in the 2nd round.2-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Peñarol so far this season. On the other hand, in the Copa Sudamericana, Peñarol has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
A strong away win for Peñarol against Corinthians the last match, as G. González and D. Terans were on target. Ahead of that match, Peñarol won a home game hosting Sport Huancayo (5-1).
The Peñarol fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. On the other hand, Peñarol have conceded 7 goals.
River Plate form and stats
River was sent out of Copa Sudamericana in the 1st round last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for River Plate so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-4 (win-draw-lose). Total Copa Sudamericana statistics for River Plate: 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for River, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Sportivo Luqueno game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
River's previous game was their home loss versus Libertad (1-3). Prior to that result River won their away game at Sport Huancayo in the Copa Sudamericana. The scoreline was 2-1.
After this away game River return home for a Division 1 game against Cerro Porteno. That game is only two sleeps after this.
River have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. River Plate have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Acevedo Tabárez 8 goals |
Peñarol missing players
River Plate missing players
| Peñarol | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 47 | 27 | Scored | S | 15 | 25 | ||
| 22 | 13 | Conceded | C | 24 | 43 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 6 | 9 | ||
| 11.5 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.5 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
| 37% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 29% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | River Plate | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Corinthians | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Sport Huancayo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| 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 | Fenix | 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 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Libertad | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 29 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | Cerro Porteno | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 26 |
| 4 | Nacional Asuncion | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Guairena | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Guarani | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 7 | 12 de Octubre | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -4 | 17 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueno | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | -6 | 15 |
| 9 | Sol de America | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | -9 | 9 |
| 10 | River Plate | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -19 | 7 |