Cerro Largo are set to play against Peñarol in Sunday’s Intermediate Round clash.
Our tips, poll and stats for Cerro Largo v Peñarol can all be found here - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Cerro Largo
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Cerro Largo, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 1-2 Copa Sudamericana success over Defensa y Justicia.
In that game, Cerro Largo managed 32% possession and 11 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The only player to score for Cerro Largo was Sebastián Assís (45'). On the other side, Defensa y Justicia got 21 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. David Barbona (67') scored for Defensa y Justicia.
It has not been often in recent times where Cerro Largo haven’t conceded. It will be a concern for them that Cerro Largo have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 10 goals along the way.
Peñarol
WWWWWW 💯
Peñarol will come into the clash following on from a 2-0 Intermediate Round win to defeat Plaza Colonia in their previous fixture.
For Peñarol, the goals were scored by Javier Cabrera (22') and Maximiliano Olivera (86').
Over the course of their previous 6 outings, Peñarol have helped themselves to the sum of 14 goals. Peñarol have also not failed to score in every single one of those games. During those fixtures, they have had 4 goals go against them. It will be interesting to see if that trend will end up being sustained in this game.
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Head to head
Looking at their past head-to-head meetings going back to 22/10/2022 shows that Cerro Largo have won 1 of these and Peñarol 2, with the number of drawn games standing at 3.
9 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 4 for Cerro Largo and 5 created by Aurinegros. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.5.
The previous league match between these clubs was Primera Division (Apertura) match day 9 on 30/03/2025 and the score finished Peñarol 0-2 Cerro Largo.
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Team News: Peñarol
Peñarol boss Diego Aguirre has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Felipe Avenatti (Adductor injury), Tomás Olase (Cruciate ligament tear) and Eduardo Darias (Cruciate ligament tear) are those who can’t be considered.
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Prediction
Looking at these two teams, we feel that Cerro Largo may not find it easy to get anything against this Peñarol lineup who we think will win and very possibly keep a clean sheet.
Therefore, we predict a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 advantage for Peñarol when the full-time whistle blows.
Let’s see how it plays out.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds on the 90 minute result market, victory for Cerro Largo can be had for 4.33, betting on a draw is 3.4 & selecting the win for Peñarol gets you 1.8. They’re the best of the market prices available at the current time.
Peter Guest,
10:08 29/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Cerro Largo
Formed: 2002
Stadium: The Estadio Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla (9,000)
Captain: Mauro Brasil
Chairman: Ernesto Dehl
Manager: Danielo Núñez
Competitions: Primera Division (Apertura) position 8, Intermediate Round (Group 1), Copa Sudamericana (Group B)