| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villa Española | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6/15 | 4-6 |
| Racing | 15 | W2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8/15 | 7-5 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villa Española | 6 | 5 | 3 | -4 | WLLLL | 22 | -16 |
| Racing | 1 | 22 | 57 | 22 | DWWLW | 2 | -1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2022-09-25
Racing, 1st with 57 points, sat 54 points above Villa Española (6th, 3). Villa Española had been under-performing their position — 22nd on five-round form against 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Villa Española 1 scored and 1.8 conceded per game, Racing 1.82 and 0.82, with the league averaging 1.3.
The venue was Estadio Obdulio Varela in Montevideo, with room for 6,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Racing led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
