Match Report
Nacional (2nd, 13 pts) visited Peñarol (1st, 16 pts) with 3 points between them. Peñarol ranked just 37th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.71/0.43 for Peñarol and 1.14/1.14 for Nacional (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.17.
Peñarol carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this.
GioScore's database holds 19 meetings between the two: 4 for Peñarol, 6 for Nacional and 9 drawn, at 1.89 goals per meeting. Only 32% of these meetings ended in a home win. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 32% of the meetings went over two goals.
Estadio Campeón del Siglo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,700. G. Tejera took charge of the match — our records show 90 games refereed with an average of 2.6 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, Nacional led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Nacional: Francisco Calvo (24')
Key stats
Possession: Peñarol 50% · Nacional 50% · Total shots: 10-3 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 6-3