Can Boston River outdo Peñarol in Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera clash?

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Wed 12.October
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera (10000 seats)

Which side will go home victorious when Peñarol travel to Boston River? In this pre-match guide you'll learn all the relevant facts and data necessary to enjoy the game more.

Insights:
  • Boston River have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Peñarol have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

It's no vacation for neither Boston River nor Peñarol as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Boston River form and stats

Boston River have collected 7 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 2-1-2.

Boston lost their last game at Liverpool (placed 6th) after a 2-3 scoreline.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Rentistas in a game that was won 3-0.

Boston River are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. Boston River are not conceding a lot of goals here at Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.

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Peñarol form and stats

3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Peñarol playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.

Peñarol have lots to prove after their out-of-character defeat (0-1) to Plaza Colonia in their previous game, played at home.

Before that, the Copa Uruguay victory away at Plaza Colonia.

After this away game Peñarol return home for a Primera Division game against River Plate. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Peñarol has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 8 goals from 5 games. 6 goals have been conceded by Peñarol in these games.

Head 2 Head

Peñarol have managed a streak of 16 consecutive matches without defeat (13-3-0) when playing Boston River.

Peñarol - Boston River 1-0 was the end result in these teams' last h2h match, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Boston RiverG. Rodríguez Rosano
G. Rodríguez Rosano
13 goals
PeñarolR. Bentancourt Morales
R. Bentancourt Morales
8 goals
BostonA. Machado Aycaguer
A. Machado Aycaguer
6 goals

Boston River missing players

Peñarol missing players

Boston River Peñarol
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 3 16 34
16 8 3 Won W 2 8 15
7 3 0 Drew D 1 6 10
11 6 1 Lost L 0 2 9
43 24 8 Scored S 5 21 38
33 19 3 Conceded C 2 13 27
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 88%
65% 71% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 50% 47%
38% 41% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 31% 26%
15% 24% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 31% 21%
12% 18% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
38% 35% 25% BTTS BTTS 67% 44% 38%
44% 47% 75% Clean Sheets C S 33% 50% 41%
26% 24% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 32%
 
3.7 2.9 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 7.7 5.8 5.8
4.3 4.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 2.3 3.5 3.2
2.4 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3.6 3.1
6 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
7.3 7.9 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 13 9.8 10.3
3 3.1 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7.3 4.8 4.3
42% 46% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 28% 25%
 
8.9 10.5 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 7.3 7.6 7.8
3.4 3.9 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 2.9 3.2
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Boston River have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Boston River have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Peñarol have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 River Plate 12 8 2 2 26 9 4 1 2 1 3 2 8 7 0 1 23 7 17 26
2 Nacional 12 7 4 1 21 8 6 4 2 0 11 3 6 3 2 1 10 5 13 25
3 Defensor Sporting 12 7 2 3 15 8 5 2 0 3 5 5 7 5 2 0 10 3 7 23
4 Deportivo Maldonado 12 6 5 1 15 10 7 5 1 1 10 6 5 1 4 0 5 4 5 23
5 Danubio 12 5 6 1 15 7 7 2 5 0 9 5 5 3 1 1 6 2 8 21
6 Liverpool 12 5 4 3 18 12 7 2 2 3 9 9 5 3 2 0 9 3 6 19
7 Peñarol 12 5 3 4 16 13 7 2 2 3 8 7 5 3 1 1 8 6 3 18
8 Albion 12 4 4 4 10 12 5 2 2 1 4 4 7 2 2 3 6 8 -2 16
9 Cerro Largo 12 4 4 4 9 14 7 2 2 3 6 11 5 2 2 1 3 3 -5 16
10 Boston River 12 4 3 5 15 12 5 2 1 2 6 4 7 2 2 3 9 8 3 15
11 Fenix 12 3 5 4 10 10 5 1 2 2 3 4 7 2 3 2 7 6 0 14
12 Plaza Colonia 12 4 2 6 9 13 6 1 1 4 5 9 6 3 1 2 4 4 -4 14
13 Torque 12 3 1 8 9 20 6 1 1 4 4 11 6 2 0 4 5 9 -11 10
14 Wanderers 12 2 3 7 6 15 6 2 1 3 4 8 6 0 2 4 2 7 -9 9
15 Rentistas 12 2 1 9 11 24 7 2 0 5 8 13 5 0 1 4 3 11 -13 7
16 Cerrito 12 1 3 8 5 23 6 0 2 4 2 12 6 1 1 4 3 11 -18 6

Read more about Primera Division

The Liga Profesional de Primera División is the highest football league in Uruguay. It was founded in 1900 and turned professional in 1932. The league has 16 teams and play a season from February to November, divided into three parts: Torneo Apertura, Torneo Intermedio and Torneo Clausura.