Match Report
In the standings it was Deportivo Maldonado 2nd on 29 points, Peñarol 1st on 16 — separated by 13. Peñarol had been under-performing their position — 33rd on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Deportivo Maldonado ran at 1.6 scored and 1.07 conceded, Peñarol at 1.71 and 0.43.
Peñarol arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Deportivo Maldonado against 13/15 for Peñarol.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for Deportivo Maldonado, 4 for Peñarol and 1 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings.
The match was played at Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel (capacity 22,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Deportivo Maldonado 57% · Peñarol 43% · Total shots: 19-10 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 3-4