An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 14th and the visitors in 11th place.
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.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Danubio form and stats
With 0 Primera Division wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Danubio are certainly not brimming with confidence. Danubio are slowly digging their own grave here at Jardines Del Hipódromo with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in ten attempts. The last victory here came in the Boston River match.
The fans are hoping that Danubio will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Primera Division game against Wanderers (placed 7th). Ahead of that match, Danubio lost 1-2 at home to Liverpool.
Danubio aren't scoring a lot here at Jardines Del Hipódromo in the league, with only 5 goals from 7 games. Danubio's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Racing form and stats
Racing have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-1-5 (7 played).
The manager E. Favaro was unhappy after their last game, a Primera Division match played at their home ground Jardines Del Hipódromo. Racing suffered a 0-1 loss to Boston River (placed 9th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Cerro Largo wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Racing as they have only managed to score 4 times from 7 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Racing have conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Racing - Danubio 0-2 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Danubio victories, 3 draws and 2 Racing wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 7 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Sosa 16 goals |   S. Paiva 9 goals |  C. Grossmüller 7 goals |
Danubio missing players
Racing missing players
| Danubio | Racing | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 17 | 35 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 17 | 8 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 37 | 19 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 45 |
| 47 | 23 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 36 | 67 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 94% | 97% |
| 71% | 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 88% | 89% |
| 37% | 35% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 65% | 63% |
| 17% | 12% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 40% |
| 11% | 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 20% |
| 49% | 59% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 53% | 60% |
| 26% | 18% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 12% | 11% |
| 31% | 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 41% | 31% |
| 6.5 | 5.9 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 343 | 154 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 88 | 209 | 374 |
| 140 | 58 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 32 | 76 | 151 |
| 25% | 29% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 6% | 17% | 25% |
- Danubio has the fewest scored goals (10)
- Danubio haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Racing has the fewest clean sheets (4)
- Racing has the most conceded goals in the second half (37)
- Racing has the most matches over the total-line (22)
- Racing has the the worst goal difference (-8) away
- Racing have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Racing 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 | Peñarol | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| 2 | Nacional | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 |
| 3 | Plaza Colonia | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Progreso | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Cerro Largo | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Defensor Sporting | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Boston River | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | -2 | 18 |
| 10 | River Plate | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Racing | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 12 |
| 12 | Cerro | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 13 | Juventud | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 11 |
| 14 | Danubio | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 10 |
| 15 | Fenix | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 8 |
| 16 | Rampla Juniors | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -12 | 7 |