Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Plaza Colonia & Peñarol face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Uruguay. All the pre-match information is available here!
Peñarol could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Primera Division game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Wanderers, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Peñarol.
Plaza Colonia form and stats
Plaza Colonia's struggle is real here at Estadio Parque Artigas with only 4 points collected from 6 Primera Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-1-4.
Colonia suffered an unexpected defeat 1-3 against Liverpool in their previous game, also played in front of their own fans.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Rentistas and winning 1-0.The manager Díaz will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Peñarol in only four days.
Plaza Colonia aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Parque Artigas in the league, with only 5 goals from 6 games. Plaza Colonia have conceded 9 from these games.
Peñarol form and stats
Playing away, Peñarol have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Primera Division this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Peñarol, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Wanderers last time out.
One match before, 0-0 at home vs Boston River in the Copa Uruguay.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Plaza Colonia in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Peñarol's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away. Peñarol have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Peñarol have avoided defeat in the last 5 games (3-2-0) versus Colonia.Top Goalscorers
  R. Bentancourt Morales 8 goals |  R. Quintana Hernández 5 goals |  I. Laquintana Marsico 5 goals |
Plaza Colonia missing players
Peñarol missing players
| Plaza Colonia | Peñarol | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Scored | S | 19 | 33 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 32% | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.9 | ||
| 6.1 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.6 | 8.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.8 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 29% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 28% | ||
| 9.9 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.4 | 7.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nacional | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | River Plate | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 | Deportivo Maldonado | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Defensor Sporting | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Danubio | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Peñarol | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Boston River | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 9 | Albion | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 10 | Fenix | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Cerro Largo | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 13 |
| 12 | Plaza Colonia | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 11 |
| 13 | Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 9 |
| 14 | Rentistas | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 7 |
| 15 | Torque | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Cerrito | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -18 | 5 |
