Nervous top table page-turner in Primera Division as Boston River have come the 0 miles required to duel with Peñarol at their Estadio Campeón del Siglo.
- Peñarol is in the best form (4-2-0) in Primera Division
- Boston River have not yet lost a game away.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Not much time to rest for the host team, as they had a Copa Libertadores game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Estadio Campeón del Siglo. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Boston River have had more rest.
Peñarol form and stats
When playing at home in the Primera Division, Peñarol have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games. Peñarol haven’t lost a league-game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Defensor Sporting, 96 days ago.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Kevin Emiliano Dawson Blanco not having conceded a league goal in 379 minutes.
The home followers witnessed a 0-0 draw against Cerro Porteno in the Copa Libertadores last time out and are looking for a victory here. The goalie Dawson was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.62 out of ten. Dawson topped it up with a clean sheet.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Plaza Colonia and winning 1-0.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Peñarol, as the Copa Libertadores home game vs Colon is only four days away.
Peñarol have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Boston River form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera Division travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
Boston River might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Liverpool proved too strong as Boston River slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Parque José Nasazzi. Late heartbreak for Boston in the Liverpool match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Rentistas.Boston River have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 7 goals have been scored. Boston River are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these contenders: Peñarol won ten, Boston River triumphed in zero and we saw zero draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  P. Ceppelini Gatto 5 goals |   A. Machado Aycaguer 4 goals |  R. Viega Alves 2 goals |
Peñarol missing players
Boston River missing players
| Peñarol | Boston River | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 83% |
| 25% | 40% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 67% |
| 8% | 20% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 42% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 25% | 40% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 58% | 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.4 | 4.2 |
| 3 | 3 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5.8 | 6.9 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 19% | 28% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 54% | 42% |
| 7.8 | 9.2 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 6.4 | 8.9 |
| 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
- Boston River have not yet lost a game away.
- Boston River have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Boston River have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Peñarol have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Peñarol haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Peñarol is in the best form (4-2-0) 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 | Deportivo Maldonado | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Nacional | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 22 |
| 4 | Peñarol | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Boston River | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Fenix | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 20 |
| 7 | River Plate | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 8 | Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | Danubio | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Defensor Sporting | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 16 |
| 11 | Rentistas | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Torque | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Albion | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 10 |
| 14 | Cerro Largo | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -16 | 9 |
| 15 | Plaza Colonia | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| 16 | Cerrito | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
