Primera Division match prognosis and match guide for the Deportivo Maldonado vs Peñarol meet

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sun 17.October
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel (22000 seats)

The guesting Peñarol team should be front runners at Deportivo Maldonado, as the visitors have a 14 point supremacy from their 15 league fixtures this season.

Insights:
  • Deportivo Maldonado have the fewest scored goals (11) in Primera Division
  • Peñarol have the most clean sheets (12) in Primera Division

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Deportivo Maldonado form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Primera Division this season. Deportivo Maldonado have only managed 1 win, 3 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel.

Maldonado travelled for their previous game, a trip to Cerro Largo that ended 1-1.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Rentistas.

The manager F. Palladino Soba will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Progreso in only three days.

Deportivo Maldonado have scored 6 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Deportivo Maldonado defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Peñarol form and stats

2-4-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Peñarol in their Primera Division matches away. Things are running smoothly for Peñarol who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Nacional.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Peñarol goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 191 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

It's the second away game in a row for Peñarol, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Rentistas in the Primera Division last time out.

That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Wanderers.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Torque in just three days.

The attacking power of Peñarol when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Peñarol as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these parties get together this season, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Peñarol - Maldonado 4-0. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - one - two (Maldonado wins - draws - Peñarol wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PeñarolA. Álvarez Martínez
A. Álvarez Martínez
10 goals
PeñarolP. Ceppelini Gatto
P. Ceppelini Gatto
5 goals
PeñarolA. Nahuelpán Osten
A. Nahuelpán Osten
4 goals

Deportivo Maldonado missing players

Peñarol missing players

Deportivo Maldonado Peñarol
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 3 10 20
5 2 0 Won W 2 5 11
6 3 1 Drew D 1 4 8
9 5 2 Lost L 0 1 1
17 9 2 Scored S 6 14 33
29 16 5 Conceded C 2 9 13
80% 80% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 80% 80%
70% 70% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 60%
40% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 30% 30%
25% 30% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 20% 20%
10% 10% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 20% 15%
45% 60% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 40% 35%
25% 20% 33% Clean Sheets C S 67% 50% 60%
50% 40% 67% Failed to Score F T 33% 30% 25%
 
5 6.3 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 5.8 6.2
5.8 6.5 6.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.9 3.5
2.3 2.4 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.6 2.3
2 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
7.8 8.3 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 14.3 10.8 10.2
3.2 3.6 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.7 4.1 4.2
26% 25% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 34% 39%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Deportivo Maldonado have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Deportivo Maldonado have the fewest scored goals (11) in Primera Division
  • Deportivo Maldonado have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Peñarol have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Peñarol have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Primera Division
  • Peñarol have the most clean sheets (12) in Primera Division

  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 15 11 3 1 20 7 7 4 2 1 8 4 8 7 1 0 12 3 13 36
2 Nacional 15 9 2 4 23 14 8 7 0 1 16 3 7 2 2 3 7 11 9 29
3 Peñarol 15 7 7 1 22 10 8 5 3 0 16 4 7 2 4 1 6 6 12 28
4 Liverpool 15 8 3 4 38 20 7 5 2 0 23 8 8 3 1 4 15 12 18 27
5 River Plate 15 7 5 3 27 20 7 3 3 1 13 7 8 4 2 2 14 13 7 26
6 Torque 15 8 1 6 26 19 9 4 0 5 12 11 6 4 1 1 14 8 7 25
7 Fenix 15 6 3 6 20 22 7 3 1 3 9 10 8 3 2 3 11 12 -2 21
8 Cerro Largo 15 6 2 7 20 22 7 4 0 3 13 10 8 2 2 4 7 12 -2 20
9 Cerrito 15 5 4 6 14 15 7 3 2 2 7 4 8 2 2 4 7 11 -1 19
10 Sud América 15 5 3 7 15 22 7 2 3 2 8 9 8 3 0 5 7 13 -7 18
11 Wanderers 15 5 2 8 12 16 8 4 2 2 8 4 7 1 0 6 4 12 -4 17
12 Rentistas 15 4 4 7 12 21 8 1 1 6 5 15 7 3 3 1 7 6 -9 16
13 Boston River 15 3 5 7 14 19 7 2 2 3 7 8 8 1 3 4 7 11 -5 14
14 Deportivo Maldonado 15 3 5 7 11 22 8 1 3 4 6 12 7 2 2 3 5 10 -11 14
15 Progreso 15 2 5 8 13 26 7 1 2 4 7 14 8 1 3 4 6 12 -13 11
16 Villa Española 15 1 6 8 14 26 8 1 4 3 9 11 7 0 2 5 5 15 -12 9

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.