📊 Form Guide

Deportivo Maldonado

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Deportivo Maldonado will be looking for an improved result here following a 3-1 Primera Division (Apertura) defeat last time out to Progreso.

For Deportivo Maldonado, the goalscorers were Marco Ruben (23') and Hernán Menosse (35' Own goal).

In their preceding six games, Fabián Colto's Deportivo Maldonado have found the net a combined total of 6 times, an average number of goals per match equal to 1.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Deportivo Maldonado:

• have not emerged victorious against Peñarol when playing them at home in the previous 2 league games.
• have not registered a win against Peñarol in their previous 4 league games.

Peñarol

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Following on from being beaten in their last game against Rosario Central in Copa Libertadores competition, Peñarol and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

Carlos Quintana (45') was the scorer for Rosario Central.

A succession of accomplished showings from the Peñarol defensive players has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 2 from their last 6 outings overall. In that time, their forwards have scored 10.

👥 Head to head

Looking over their past head to head meetings stretching back to 17/10/2021 tells us that Deportivo Maldonado have won 1 of them and Peñarol 3, with the tally of drawn games being 2.

13 goals were produced between them in these games, with 5 for Maldonado and 8 coming from Aurinegros. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.17.

The previous league encounter between these sides was Primera Division match day 5 on 14/10/2023 when it finished Deportivo Maldonado 0-1 Peñarol.

ℹ️ Team News: Deportivo Maldonado

The Deportivo Maldonado boss Fabián Colto will be thankful to have no fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this game thanks to a completely healthy squad to pick from.

📰 Team News: Peñarol

Peñarol boss Diego Aguirre has some current player fitness concerns. Sebastián Cristóforo (unknown injury) and Byron Castillo (Torn muscle bundle) will not be playing here.

💭 Prediction

When taking all factors into account, Deportivo Maldonado should have enough to put a goal past this Peñarol team, although one goal might not be enough.

We’re therefore tipping a 1-2 advantage for Peñarol by the conclusion of the game. Should be an interesting one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 20:01 07/04/2024