About Match
On the table this is a mismatch: Racing (1st, 31 pts) hold a 15-point advantage over Peñarol (1st, 16 pts). Peñarol rank just 33rd in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Racing 1.53 scored and 0.93 conceded per game, Peñarol 1.71 and 0.43, with the league averaging 1.18.
Momentum sits with Peñarol, winners of their last three.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Racing, 2 by Peñarol, 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 0% of the wins in this matchup. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match takes place at Parque Osvaldo Roberto in Montevideo (capacity 8,500).