Peñarol travel to Racing with space in suitcase for three points

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Mon 08.May
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Centenario (34000 seats)

It's only five days since Racing ran out versus Plaza Colonia and the result was 1-1. How will it end vs Peñarol?

Insights:
  • Racing have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Primera Division
  • Peñarol is in the best form (4-1-1) in Primera Division

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

Peñarol could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa Sudamericana game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Defensa y Justicia, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Peñarol.

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Racing form and stats

With 0 Primera Division wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, Racing are certainly not brimming with confidence. With seven home Primera Division games in a row without a win, the Racing fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Plaza Colonia last time out and are looking for a win here.

Heartbreak before that as Racing lost 1-2 at Cerro Largo's place.

Trench warfare? Looking at this club's last 13 league games, 10 have produced two goals or less.

Racing have scored {4 league goals} here from 7 matches, not a lot.

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Peñarol form and stats

2-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Peñarol in their Primera Division matches away.

Two away games in a row for Peñarol, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-4 versus Defensa y Justicia in the Copa Sudamericana.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Fenix.

Peñarol are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. Peñarol have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Peñarol have managed a streak of 9 consecutive matches without defeat (5-4-0) when facing Racing.

The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

PeñarolD. Arezo Martínez
D. Arezo Martínez
7 goals
RacingL. Gorocito Resende
L. Gorocito Resende
6 goals
PeñarolA. Hernández Platero
A. Hernández Platero
4 goals

Racing missing players

Peñarol missing players

Racing Peñarol
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 7 2 Played P 0 5 13
3 0 0 Won W 0 2 9
6 5 1 Drew D 0 2 3
4 2 1 Lost L 0 1 1
13 4 1 Scored S 0 8 22
14 7 2 Conceded C 0 7 10
92% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 80% 92%
77% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 60% 69%
23% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 60% 38%
15% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 23%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 8%
62% 57% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 38%
23% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 54%
23% 43% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 15%
 
4.8 5.1 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7 5.4
3.2 3.1 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2.6 3.3
2.8 2.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.6 2.9
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.4 7.1 7 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10.2 10.8
2.4 1.6 0.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5.2 4.8
42% 36% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 31% 35%
 
6.8 6.9 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 7.2 5.8
2.4 2 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.4 2.4
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Peñarol have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Peñarol have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Peñarol have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Peñarol have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Peñarol is in the best form (4-1-1) in Primera Division
  • Racing have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Primera Division
  • Racing have yet to win a 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 13 9 3 1 22 10 8 7 1 0 14 3 5 2 2 1 8 7 12 30
2 Nacional 14 7 5 2 24 11 7 6 1 0 18 3 7 1 4 2 6 8 13 26
3 Defensor Sporting 14 6 6 2 26 13 8 2 5 1 14 11 6 4 1 1 12 2 13 24
4 Cerro Largo 14 6 6 2 13 10 8 4 3 1 8 7 6 2 3 1 5 3 3 24
5 Liverpool 14 6 5 3 24 17 7 5 1 1 15 8 7 1 4 2 9 9 7 23
6 Wanderers 14 6 4 4 15 11 7 1 2 4 5 8 7 5 2 0 10 3 4 22
7 Deportivo Maldonado 14 5 4 5 18 23 5 3 2 0 9 5 9 2 2 5 9 18 -5 19
8 River Plate 14 4 5 5 15 19 6 4 0 2 11 10 8 0 5 3 4 9 -4 17
9 Torque 14 3 5 6 15 20 7 0 3 4 4 11 7 3 2 2 11 9 -5 16
10 Racing 13 3 6 4 13 14 7 0 5 2 4 7 6 3 1 2 9 7 -1 15
11 La Luz 14 4 4 6 21 27 9 3 2 4 17 20 5 1 2 2 4 7 -6 15
12 Danubio 14 3 5 6 19 18 6 3 2 1 11 3 8 0 3 5 8 15 1 14
13 Plaza Colonia 13 4 2 7 13 23 7 3 1 3 10 8 6 1 1 4 3 15 -10 14
14 Cerro 13 2 6 5 11 15 6 1 4 1 4 4 7 1 2 4 7 11 -4 12
15 Fenix 14 3 3 8 11 21 6 1 3 2 3 4 8 2 0 6 8 17 -10 12
16 Boston River 14 2 5 7 14 22 6 1 2 3 5 10 8 1 3 4 9 12 -8 11

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.