Another adrenaline-pumping match in Primera Division as Plaza Colonia receive Peñarol

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sun 12.September
Match begins: 21:30 (UTC)
Venue: Parque Cincuentenario Juan Gaspar Prandi (15000 seats)

This should be quite a fixture, with Plaza Colonia in 1st and Peñarol at 3rd. Read our preview!

Insights:
  • Plaza Colonia have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Primera Division
  • Peñarol have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Primera Division

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Plaza Colonia form and stats

14 points is a decent return from 7 Primera Division games here at Parque Cincuentenario Juan Gaspar Prandi for Plaza Colonia. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Colonia has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Nacional defeat 99 days ago.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Santiago Andres Mele Castanero not having conceded a league goal in 554 minutes.

A nice win for Colonia last time playing, versus Rentistas. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Diogo scoring for the victors.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Wanderers and winning 2-0.

Plaza Colonia has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. From these home matches, Colonia have conceded only 4 goals.

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Peñarol form and stats

As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Peñarol have produced an overall stat of 2-4-1 so far.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sud America in their previous outing. The Primera Division match ended in a draw 1-1.

Before that, Peñarol secured a home win against Sporting Cristal with the score 1-0.

The attacking power of Peñarol when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Peñarol are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Peñarol - Colonia 0-0 was the output when these two contenders previously played each other, some time ago this season. Previous ten meetings featuring these sides: Colonia won two, Peñarol triumphed in six and we saw two draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

PeñarolA. Álvarez Martínez
A. Álvarez Martínez
8 goals
ColoniaDiogo
Diogo
5 goals
PeñarolP. Ceppelini Gatto
P. Ceppelini Gatto
5 goals

Plaza Colonia missing players

Peñarol missing players

Plaza Colonia Peñarol
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 2 7 15
11 4 1 Won W 0 2 7
3 2 0 Drew D 1 4 7
1 1 1 Lost L 1 1 1
20 8 3 Scored S 3 6 22
7 4 3 Conceded C 5 6 10
87% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 71% 80%
53% 57% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 43% 60%
33% 29% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 14% 20%
7% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 14% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 14% 13%
40% 43% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 29% 33%
60% 57% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 57% 60%
13% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 27%
 
4.2 4.3 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 5.9 6.1
5.3 4.3 2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3.9 3.7
2.7 3.4 4.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.6 2.3
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.1 8.9 11 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 9.4 9.7
3.4 3.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3 3.7
39% 30% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 29% 39%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Peñarol have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Peñarol have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Primera Division
  • Peñarol have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Primera Division
  • Plaza Colonia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Plaza Colonia have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Primera Division
  • Plaza Colonia have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Primera Division
  • Plaza Colonia have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Primera Division
  • Plaza Colonia is in the best form (5-1-0)

  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 Fenix 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.