Soccer match preview: Peñarol confident before travelling to La Luz

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Fri 02.June
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel (22000 seats)

Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel: Get ready for a football celebration when La Luz engage Peñarol. Get the latest news on the fixture at Tipsway!

Insights:
  • La Luz have the most conceded goals (27) in Primera Division
  • Peñarol have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

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.

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La Luz form and stats

When playing at home in the Primera Division, La Luz have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 9 games.

A strong away win for La Luz against Fenix the last match, as Schiappacasse and Boselli were on target.

Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Danubio.

La Luz have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel with 17 goals in 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Luz are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (20 from 9 played).

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Peñarol form and stats

Playing away, Peñarol have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Primera Division this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Peñarol are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Two away games in a row for Peñarol, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 against Millonarios in the Copa Sudamericana.

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Wanderers in the Primera Division.

Low on goals? 8 of this club's latest 10 league matches have contained two or less goals.

A new game in only four days for Peñarol, the Copa Sudamericana home match versus Defensa y Justicia. Busy days.

The travelling fans enjoy Peñarol's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. Peñarol have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams involved played each other earlier on this season: Luz - Peñarol 3-4. Stats for the prior three meetings between these two squads are: one win for La Luz, zero draws and two wins for Peñarol. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games. The games between these clubs have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 2 red cards from the last three encounters. One of the profiles has been Arezo with 3 goals scored against Luz in these 3 games.

Top Goalscorers

La LuzN. Schiappacasse Oliva
N. Schiappacasse Oliva
9 goals
PeñarolD. Arezo Martínez
D. Arezo Martínez
8 goals
PeñarolA. Hernández Platero
A. Hernández Platero
4 goals

La Luz missing players

Peñarol missing players

La Luz Peñarol
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 9 2 Played P 1 6 15
5 3 0 Won W 0 3 10
4 2 0 Drew D 0 2 4
6 4 2 Lost L 1 1 1
23 17 1 Scored S 0 10 25
27 20 6 Conceded C 1 7 11
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 93%
87% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 73%
67% 89% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 33%
47% 67% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 20%
20% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 7%
67% 89% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 40%
13% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 53%
27% 11% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 13%
 
4.7 6 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7 7 5.3
4.5 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2.8 3.2
2.9 2.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3.5 2.9
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.7 11.6 18 Shots (avg) S ( 3 10.3 10.4
3.3 4.1 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 5.3 4.7
46% 46% 9% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 31% 35%
 
8.9 9.1 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 4 6.8 5.9
3.6 4.1 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.8 2.4
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • All of La Luz's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • La Luz have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • La Luz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • La Luz have the most conceded goals (20) at home in Primera Division
  • La Luz have the most conceded goals (27) in Primera Division
  • La Luz have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in Primera Division
  • La Luz have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Primera Division
  • La Luz have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • La Luz haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Peñarol have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Peñarol have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Peñarol have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Peñarol have won significantly more corners away than at 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 15 10 4 1 25 11 9 7 2 0 15 4 6 3 2 1 10 7 14 34
2 Nacional 15 8 5 2 28 11 7 6 1 0 18 3 8 2 4 2 10 8 17 29
3 Defensor Sporting 15 6 7 2 27 14 8 2 5 1 14 11 7 4 2 1 13 3 13 25
4 Cerro Largo 15 6 7 2 13 10 8 4 3 1 8 7 7 2 4 1 5 3 3 25
5 Wanderers 15 6 5 4 16 12 7 1 2 4 5 8 8 5 3 0 11 4 4 23
6 Liverpool 15 6 5 4 24 19 7 5 1 1 15 8 8 1 4 3 9 11 5 20
7 River Plate 15 5 5 5 17 19 7 5 0 2 13 10 8 0 5 3 4 9 -2 20
8 Deportivo Maldonado 15 5 5 5 18 23 6 3 3 0 9 5 9 2 2 5 9 18 -5 20
9 La Luz 15 5 4 6 23 27 9 3 2 4 17 20 6 2 2 2 6 7 -4 18
10 Cerro 15 3 7 5 13 16 7 2 4 1 5 4 8 1 3 4 8 12 -3 16
11 Torque 15 3 5 7 15 24 8 0 3 5 4 15 7 3 2 2 11 9 -9 16
12 Plaza Colonia 15 4 4 7 15 25 8 3 2 3 11 9 7 1 2 4 4 16 -10 16
13 Danubio 15 3 6 6 20 19 7 3 3 1 12 4 8 0 3 5 8 15 1 15
14 Racing 15 3 6 6 13 17 8 0 5 3 4 9 7 3 1 3 9 8 -4 15
15 Boston River 15 2 6 7 15 23 7 1 3 3 6 11 8 1 3 4 9 12 -8 15
16 Fenix 15 3 3 9 11 23 7 1 3 3 3 6 8 2 0 6 8 17 -12 12

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.