Primera Division preview and numbers: Peñarol - Fénix at Estadio Campeón del Siglo

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Fri 17.September
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Campeón del Siglo (40000 seats)

Peñarol have layed the groundwork for this game following their 2-1 result versus Plaza Colonia, a fixture they learned a lot from. How will this affect the battle against Fénix?

Insights:
  • Peñarol is in the best form (4-2-0)

Peñarol and Fénix should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

This is a local fight, usually meaning more stress and importance.

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Peñarol form and stats

Peñarol are steadily winning Primera Division games and points here at Estadio Campeón del Siglo. 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 8 games. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Peñarol, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

A strong away win for Peñarol against Plaza Colonia the last match, as Agustín Álvarez Martínez (2) were on target.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Sud America the opponent.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Peñarol home games with this odds we find eleven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in eight wins, three draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, seven matches were won by at least two goals.

Goals decide football matches and Peñarol are scoring many of them at home; 16 on target from 8 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Peñarol have only let in 4 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Fénix form and stats

3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Fénix playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.

Impressive finishing from M. Franco (3) secured the home win 3-1 against Rentistas in their previous game. M. Franco certainly enjoyed Fénix's last game versus Rentistas, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 3-1 victory.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Wanderers.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Fénix played away with similar odds. This revealed two games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, zero were draws and the home team won as expected two times.

Fénix find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Fénix have conceded 12 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This duo encountered each other earlier this match year: Fénix - Peñarol 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Peñarol victories, two draws and one Fénix win. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PeñarolA. Álvarez Martínez
A. Álvarez Martínez
10 goals
FénixM. Franco Alonso
M. Franco Alonso
6 goals
PeñarolP. Ceppelini Gatto
P. Ceppelini Gatto
5 goals

Peñarol missing players

Fénix missing players

Peñarol Fénix
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 1 Played P 2 8 16
8 5 1 Won W 0 3 7
7 3 0 Drew D 0 2 3
1 0 0 Lost L 2 3 6
24 16 2 Scored S 3 11 23
11 4 0 Conceded C 8 12 23
81% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 88%
62% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 75%
25% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 56%
19% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 25% 31%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 12% 12%
38% 38% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 56%
56% 62% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 31%
25% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 25%
 
6 6.2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 4.8 4.2
3.6 3.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 6.4 8
2.2 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.9 2.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
9.7 10 5 Shots (avg) S ( 14.5 8.8 8.1
3.7 4.4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.8 3.6
41% 46% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 37% 40%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Peñarol have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Peñarol have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Peñarol have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Primera Division
  • Peñarol have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Primera Division
  • Peñarol is in the best form (4-2-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plaza Colonia 15 11 3 1 20 7 7 4 2 1 8 4 8 7 1 0 12 3 13 36
2 Nacional 15 9 2 4 23 14 8 7 0 1 16 3 7 2 2 3 7 11 9 29
3 Peñarol 15 7 7 1 22 10 8 5 3 0 16 4 7 2 4 1 6 6 12 28
4 Liverpool 15 8 3 4 38 20 7 5 2 0 23 8 8 3 1 4 15 12 18 27
5 River Plate 15 7 5 3 27 20 7 3 3 1 13 7 8 4 2 2 14 13 7 26
6 Torque 15 8 1 6 26 19 9 4 0 5 12 11 6 4 1 1 14 8 7 25
7 Fénix 15 6 3 6 20 22 7 3 1 3 9 10 8 3 2 3 11 12 -2 21
8 Cerro Largo 15 6 2 7 20 22 7 4 0 3 13 10 8 2 2 4 7 12 -2 20
9 Cerrito 15 5 4 6 14 15 7 3 2 2 7 4 8 2 2 4 7 11 -1 19
10 Sud America 15 5 3 7 15 22 7 2 3 2 8 9 8 3 0 5 7 13 -7 18
11 Wanderers 15 5 2 8 12 16 8 4 2 2 8 4 7 1 0 6 4 12 -4 17
12 Rentistas 15 4 4 7 12 21 8 1 1 6 5 15 7 3 3 1 7 6 -9 16
13 Boston River 15 3 5 7 14 19 7 2 2 3 7 8 8 1 3 4 7 11 -5 14
14 Deportivo Maldonado 15 3 5 7 11 22 8 1 3 4 6 12 7 2 2 3 5 10 -11 14
15 Progreso 15 2 5 8 13 26 7 1 2 4 7 14 8 1 3 4 6 12 -13 11
16 Villa Espanola 15 1 6 8 14 26 8 1 4 3 9 11 7 0 2 5 5 15 -12 9

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.