Peñarol and Defensor Sporting are both riding high in the Primera Division with their 1st and 3rd places respectively. This could be a super match!
- Peñarol have the most points (23) at home in Primera Division
- Defensor Sporting is in the best form (4-2-0) in Primera Division
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Both sides have had enough days rest since their last match. Let's look for an active game!
Peñarol form and stats
7-2-0 is the performance here at Estadio Campeón del Siglo so far in the Primera Division, giving Peñarol a total of 23 from their 9 games here. Outstanding results! Two home wins in a row for Peñarol bring valid hopes of a third.
A nice win for Peñarol last time playing, versus Boston River. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Hernández (2) scoring for the victors.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Danubio (0-1).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Peñarol handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
A decent goal production from Peñarol in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. Defensively Peñarol have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Defensor Sporting form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Primera Division. In general it has been a productive period now for Defensor Sporting as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
Defensor won their last game, 2-1 versus Danubio played at home. Duarte has bagged at least one goal for the visitors three fixtures in a row. The smartness!
Preceding that game was the away victory against Boston River with the score of 1-0.Defensor Sporting are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 7 away games so far. The Defensor Sporting defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average ({3 goals} in 7 games). It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The participants have played each other previously this season, with the match result Defensor Sporting - Peñarol 2-2 entered in the official records. Stats for the previous ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Peñarol, two draws and four wins for Defensor Sporting. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 8 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Hernández Platero 9 goals |  D. Arezo Martínez 8 goals |   A. Balboa Camacho 6 goals |
Peñarol missing players
Defensor Sporting missing players
| Peñarol | Defensor Sporting | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 12 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | 20 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 37 |
| 19 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 81% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 48% |
| 24% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 29% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 42% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 52% |
| 48% | 58% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.9 | 9.6 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 8.3 | 9 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
| 34% | 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 59% | 46% |
| 6 | 5.3 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
- Defensor Sporting have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Defensor Sporting have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Primera Division
- Defensor Sporting have the most scored goals (13) away in Primera Division
- Defensor Sporting have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Primera Division
- Defensor Sporting haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Defensor Sporting is in the best form (4-2-0) in Primera Division
- Peñarol have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Peñarol have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Peñarol have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Primera Division
- Peñarol have the most points (23) at home in Primera Division
- Peñarol have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Peñarol haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 |
