Liverpool and Peñarol have both played out a "par" performance up to now, to use a golf phrase. Both hold mid-table positions in the Primera Division.
- Liverpool have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Primera Division
- Peñarol have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Primera Division game only four days ago.
Liverpool form and stats
The story so far in the Primera Division for Liverpool at their home stadium (Estadio Belvedere) is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
A nice win for Liverpool last time playing, versus Cerrito. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Pereira and Vecino (2) scoring for the victors.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Danubio the opponent.Liverpool are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at Torque awaits in four days.
Liverpool has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Liverpool have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Peñarol form and stats
Peñarol are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Primera Division, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
There were no winners in Peñarol's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Rentistas (placed 14th). A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against Rentistas. Peñarol were trailing 0-2 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 2-2, with Viatri scoring the equalizer.
Before that, the Copa Uruguay win away at Colon.
A quick return to home after this game, as Peñarol are hosting Cerrito in the Primera Division only three days away.
Peñarol has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved encountered each other earlier on this season: Peñarol - Liverpool 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Liverpool wins - draws - Peñarol wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Medina Silva 9 goals |  T. Vecino Berriel 7 goals |   R. Bentancourt Morales 6 goals |
Liverpool missing players
Peñarol missing players
| Liverpool | Peñarol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 16 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 41 | 23 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | 32 |
| 22 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 90% | 94% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 79% | 86% |
| 57% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 48% |
| 37% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | 28% |
| 20% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | 21% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 37% | 31% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 41% |
| 47% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 43% | 41% |
| 27% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 31% |
| 5.8 | 6.4 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.6 | 10.3 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 30% | 35% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 10.1 | 8.3 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 7.8 | 8 |
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
- Liverpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Liverpool have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Liverpool have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Primera Division
- 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 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 18 |
| 2 | Nacional | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 | Defensor Sporting | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Danubio | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Deportivo Maldonado | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Boston River | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Albion | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Peñarol | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Plaza Colonia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 11 | Fénix | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Cerro Largo | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 6 |
| 13 | Wanderers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 5 |
| 14 | Rentistas | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 15 | Torque | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 16 | Cerrito | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -14 | 2 |
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