Football news and preview: Peñarol favourites when Torque arrive

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sun 12.March
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Campeón del Siglo (40000 seats)

Peñarol have been busy practising for another game following their 2-2 result versus Torque, a game they learned a lot from. How will this affect the battle against Torque?

Insights:
  • Peñarol have the most scored goals (13) in Primera Division
  • Torque have not yet lost a game away.

This is a local fight, usually meaning extra motivation and importance.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Peñarol form and stats

All-inclusive Primera Division results at home this season for Peñarol are 3-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).

The home followers saw a 2-2 draw versus Torque last time out and are looking for a win here. Rossi was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Torque after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

In the game before, a nice away victory at River Plate. A Copa Sudamericana match.

A decent goal production from Peñarol in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. Peñarol are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Campeón del Siglo in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.

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Torque form and stats

Things could have gone better for Torque in their Primera Division away matches, but 5 points from 3 games is all right.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Peñarol (placed 1st) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2. As mentioned above, Torque drew the match against Peñarol. Manager Sáez brought on Ribas to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

A loss against Defensor Sporting was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Torque has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. 4 goals have been conceded by Torque in these games.

Head 2 Head

The fixture history shows this score when the contenders met earlier this campaign; Peñarol - Torque 2-2. Previous ten meetings with these sides: Peñarol won four, Torque triumphed in three and we saw three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

PeñarolD. Arezo Martínez
D. Arezo Martínez
7 goals
PeñarolC. Sánchez Arcosa
C. Sánchez Arcosa
2 goals
TorqueS. Ribas Barbato
S. Ribas Barbato
2 goals

Peñarol missing players

Torque missing players

Peñarol Torque
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 4 1 Played P 0 3 6
4 3 1 Won W 0 1 1
2 1 0 Drew D 0 2 3
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 2
13 7 2 Scored S 0 5 6
8 3 1 Conceded C 0 4 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
83% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 83%
67% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 50%
50% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 17%
17% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 67%
33% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
5 4.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.7 4.2
4.7 4.8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.7 4.5
2.5 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.7 2.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.7 12.5 14 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10 8.8
5.3 4.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.7 3.7
41% 37% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 36% 27%
 
8 6.5 5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9.3 7.7
3.7 2 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.3 2.8
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • All of Torque's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Peñarol have not yet lost a game.
  • Peñarol have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Peñarol have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Peñarol have scored more than double the goals of Torque.
  • Peñarol have the most points from losing position (7) in Primera Division
  • Peñarol have the most scored goals (13) in Primera Division
  • Peñarol have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Primera Division
  • Peñarol haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Peñarol is in the best form (4-2-0) in Primera Division
  • Torque have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Torque have not yet lost a game away.
  • Torque have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Torque haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 6 4 2 0 13 8 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 1 1 0 6 5 5 14
2 Cerro Largo 6 3 3 0 6 1 3 2 1 0 3 1 3 1 2 0 3 0 5 12
3 Nacional 6 3 2 1 11 7 4 3 1 0 8 3 2 0 1 1 3 4 4 11
4 Danubio 6 2 3 1 9 4 3 2 1 0 7 1 3 0 2 1 2 3 5 9
5 Wanderers 6 2 3 1 6 4 3 0 2 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 9
6 Plaza Colonia 6 3 0 3 6 10 3 2 0 1 5 3 3 1 0 2 1 7 -4 9
7 Defensor Sporting 5 2 2 1 8 6 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 8
8 River Plate 5 2 2 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 8
9 Deportivo Maldonado 5 2 2 1 6 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 8
10 Torque 6 1 3 2 6 9 3 0 1 2 1 5 3 1 2 0 5 4 -3 6
11 Racing 6 1 3 2 4 7 3 0 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 -3 6
12 Liverpool 5 1 2 2 8 8 2 1 0 1 5 4 3 0 2 1 3 4 0 5
13 Cerro 6 1 2 3 7 8 2 0 2 0 2 2 4 1 0 3 5 6 -1 5
14 Fenix 6 1 1 4 6 10 3 0 1 2 1 3 3 1 0 2 5 7 -4 4
15 Boston River 6 1 1 4 5 10 2 0 1 1 0 3 4 1 0 3 5 7 -5 4
16 La Luz 6 1 1 4 8 14 4 0 1 3 5 11 2 1 0 1 3 3 -6 4

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.