Peñarol vs Nacional: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Peñarol played Nacional in Primera División (Uruguay). The match was played on 23 November 2025. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

Peñarol: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match. Nacional: 1-4-0, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Peñarol scores 1.74 and concedes 0.90 goals per match. Nacional scores 2.00 and concedes 0.87. League average: 2.33 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Peñarol 49%, Nacional 58%. Over 2.5: Peñarol 49%, Nacional 63%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Peñarol has higher xG: 1.87 vs 1.81. Peñarol: 15.1 shots per match, Nacional: 14.9.

Match halves

Peñarol: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 1.08. Nacional: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 1.08.

Goals by minute

Peñarol: 76-90+ (17 goals). Nacional: 31-45+ (18 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División: 2.33 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 1-2-0. Average goals 1.67, BTTS 33%.

Half-by-half

1 : 2
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

63Possession (%)37
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20Shots7
PeñarolNacional
7Shots on target2
PeñarolNacional
2.25xG0.97
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7Corners0
PeñarolNacional
70Dangerous attacks53
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15Fouls22
PeñarolNacional
5Cards6
PeñarolNacional

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.74Goals scored / match2
PeñarolNacional
0.9Goals conceded / match0.87
PeñarolNacional
58%Average possession54%
PeñarolNacional
5.59Shots on target / match5.39
PeñarolNacional

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

15.13Shots per match14.89
PeñarolNacional
5.59Shots on target5.39
PeñarolNacional
11.5%Shot conversion13.4%
PeñarolNacional
58%Possession54%
PeñarolNacional
1.87xG for1.81
PeñarolNacional
1.16xG against1.28
PeñarolNacional

Shooting quality

Peñarol: DominantNacional: Attacking
PeñarolNacional
Accuracy (shots on target)37%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.37

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Peñarol is 71% better for: last-5 form.

2.4 pts / match - Peñarol · 1.4 pts / match - Nacional

Peñarol
WLWWW
Season result split
64% W18% R18% P
Season (W-D-L)
25-7-7
2.10 pts / match · goal difference +33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
15-1-3
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.79Opponent xG: 1.16BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Nacional
DWDDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
63% W29% R8% P
Season (W-D-L)
24-11-3
2.18 pts / match · goal difference +43
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
10-6-2
Last 5 away
0-5-0
DDDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.37Opponent xG: 1.04BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Nacional is 15% better for: goals scored per match.

1.74 goals / match - Peñarol · 2 goals / match - Nacional

Peñarol scoring profile: very strong

Peñarol scores in 85% of matches (33 of 39 matches), while Nacional keeps a clean sheet in 37% (14 of 38 matches).

Nacional scoring profile: strong

Nacional scores in 79% of matches (30 of 38 matches), while Peñarol keeps a clean sheet in 38% (15 of 39 matches).

68Goals scored (season)76
PeñarolNacional
35Goals conceded (season)33
PeñarolNacional
2.64Average goals in match2.87
PeñarolNacional
9Goals scored (last 5)4
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4Goals conceded (last 5)2
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How often they score at least...

85%1 goal79%
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62%2 goals63%
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23%3 goals39%
PeñarolNacional
5%4 goals13%
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How often they concede at least...

62%1 goal63%
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23%2 goals18%
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5%3 goals5%
PeñarolNacional
0%4 goals0%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time26%
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3%BTTS in both halves11%
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46%Scored in both halves45%
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BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
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10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
PeñarolNacional
40%BTTS - last 540%
PeñarolNacional

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
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31%Min. 2 goals before half-time45%
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8%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
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2nd half

92%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
PeñarolNacional
49%Min. 2 goals after half-time53%
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10%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
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Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Peñarol - half-time state
38% leading41% draw21% trailing
Nacional - half-time state
39% leading45% draw16% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.56Points per match (1st half)1.63
PeñarolNacional
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.92
PeñarolNacional
0.44Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
PeñarolNacional
1.1Average goals (1st half)1.42
PeñarolNacional
62%Clean sheet before half-time58%
PeñarolNacional
46%No goal before half-time45%
PeñarolNacional

After half-time (2nd half)

2.05Points per match (2nd half)2
PeñarolNacional
1.08Goals scored (2nd half)1.08
PeñarolNacional
0.46Goals conceded (2nd half)0.37
PeñarolNacional
1.54Average goals (2nd half)1.45
PeñarolNacional
62%Clean sheet after half-time63%
PeñarolNacional
23%No goal after half-time32%
PeñarolNacional

Peñarol - second-half results

62% W21% R18% P
61
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
80
Second-half points
+24
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.56
PPG before half-time
Lead holding168%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 64%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Nacional - second-half results

53% W42% R5% P
62
Half-time points
35
Half-time goals
+16
Goal difference (1st half)
76
Second-half points
+27
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.63
PPG before half-time
Lead holding162%

Leads at half-time in 39% of matches and wins 63%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Peñarol - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.40
Goals scored / match0.61.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+1+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Nacional - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.20
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match0.80.4
1 goal40%40%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Peñarol
ScoredConceded
7
3
0-15
7
9
16-30
12
5
31-45
16
8
46-60
9
4
61-75
17
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (17 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +11 - wins late phases.

Nacional
ScoredConceded
10
2
0-15
7
8
16-30
18
9
31-45
10
5
46-60
15
1
61-75
16
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (18 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
118%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-39%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Peñarol

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.71
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
137%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.30
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Nacional

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.53
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.60
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.41
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
189%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
69%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.78
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Primera División).

Teams vs league

PeñarolLigaNacional
Average goals in match 2.642.33 2.87
Both teams scored 49%49% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 49%43% 63%
Clean sheets 38%31% 37%
Goal before half-time 72%61% 71%
Goal after half-time 92%74% 74%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.33
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.27
Home goals / match
1.06
Away goals / match
+20%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

José BurgosMatches officiated: 21
5.67Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 248%Home wins24%Draws28%Away wins

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Peñarol 1 - 2 - 0 Nacional. Average goals 1.67, both teams scored in 33% matches.

CA Peñarol
3 : 0
Club Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football
0 : 0
CA Peñarol
Club Nacional de Football
1 : 1
CA Peñarol

FAQ

What was the result of Peñarol vs Nacional?

The Primera División match finished Peñarol 2:2 Nacional. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Peñarol and Nacional?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Peñarol won 1, Nacional won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 1.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Peñarol vs Nacional?

Peñarol score 1.74 goals per game on average and Nacional 2.00. The Primera División average is 2.33 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 49% of Peñarol's matches and 58% of Nacional's.

What form are Peñarol and Nacional in?

Over the last 5 games Peñarol have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and Nacional 1-4-0 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Peñarol vs Nacional?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Peñarol vs Nacional: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.