It's advantage Fénix so far with their 2nd position in the Primera Division table, welcoming Nacional who are placed 7th.
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.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Fénix form and stats
Fénix have collected 10 points from their home games so far after 3-1-0. Fénix are on a three game winning streak in their home games.The home team returns to Parque Capurro after sharing the points with River Plate on their last time out; the Primera Division game ended 2-2. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Cerro.
Fénix always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Parque Capurro with 13 goals in 4 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Fénix defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Nacional form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat.Nacional has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Cerro Largo for a Primera Division game that ended a draw (2-2). A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Zamora Futbol Club.
Nacional has another fixture away, a Copa Libertadores game, against Atlético Mineiro in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Nacional are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 5 games. As opposed to that, Nacional have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 0 - 0 - 10 (Fénix wins - draws - Nacional wins).Fénix missing players
Nacional missing players
| Fénix | Nacional | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | Played | 5 | 9 |
| 24 | 13 | Scored | 6 | 18 |
| 12 | 6 | Conceded | 6 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 75% | Over 2.5 | 20% | 56% |
| 56% | 50% | Over 3.5 | 20% | 44% |
| 22% | 50% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 22% |
| 78% | 75% | Both teams to score | 60% | 56% |
| 22% | 25% | Clean Sheet | 20% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 20% | 11% |
| 4.4 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | 9.6 | 9.8 |
| 6.8 | 10 | Corners Against (avg) | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| 3.1 | 3.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 1 |
- Neither of the teams have played a single 0-0 game.
- Fénix has scored in all of their 4 home matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Peñarol | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 22 |
| 2 | Fénix | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Cerro Largo | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | Wanderers | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Progreso | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Danubio | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 7 | Nacional | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Boston River | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | Racing | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 11 | Rampla Juniors | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 11 |
| 12 | Juventud | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Plaza Colonia | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | River Plate | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 15 | Defensor Sporting | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 6 |
| 16 | Cerro | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 4 |
