About Match
11 points and 7 places separate them: Peñarol 1st with 16, Boston River 8th with 5. The last five rounds place Boston River no better than 45th for form, against 8th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.71/0.43 for Peñarol and 0.71/1.43 for Boston River (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.18.
Peñarol enter with three wins in a row. Defeat has followed defeat for Boston River — three in succession. Peñarol have banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Boston River, 4.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Peñarol 7, draws 1, Boston River 1, at 3.44 goals per meeting. Goals have dried up lately: 2.4 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.44 across the full history.
The match takes place at Estadio Campeón del Siglo (capacity 40,700).