Uruguay - Primera DivisiónEstadio Campeón del SigloData current as of 30 August 2026

Peñarol vs Nacional: match statistics

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Peñarol vs Nacional: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Peñarol play Nacional in Primera División (Uruguay). The match date is 30 August 2026. Venue: Estadio Campeón del Siglo.

Current form

Peñarol: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match. Nacional: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Peñarol scores 1.68 and concedes 0.84 goals per match. Nacional scores 1.44 and concedes 1.32. League average: 2.36 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Peñarol 52%, Nacional 56%. Over 2.5: Peñarol 48%, Nacional 64%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 44%.

xG, shots and style

Peñarol has higher xG: 1.71 vs 1.48. Peñarol: 14.6 shots per match, Nacional: 11.7.

Match halves

Peñarol: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 0.96. Nacional: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.84.

Goals by minute

Peñarol: 76-90+ (13 goals). Nacional: 76-90+ (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División: 2.36 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 44%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 6 previous H2H matches were available: 2-3-1. Average goals 1.83, BTTS 33%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.98)
(3.25)
(3.60)

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.

1.68Goals scored / match1.44
PeñarolNacional
0.84Goals conceded / match1.32
PeñarolNacional
52%Average possession54%
PeñarolNacional
5.32Shots on target / match4.32
PeñarolNacional

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14.64Shots per match11.68
PeñarolNacional
5.32Shots on target4.32
PeñarolNacional
11.5%Shot conversion12.3%
PeñarolNacional
52%Possession54%
PeñarolNacional
1.71xG for1.48
PeñarolNacional
1.23xG against1.04
PeñarolNacional

Shooting quality

Peñarol: AttackingNacional: Balanced
PeñarolNacional
Accuracy (shots on target)36%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.33

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 117% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / match - Peñarol · 1.2 pts / match - Nacional

Peñarol
WWWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
60% W20% R20% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-5-5
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +21
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-3-3
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
LWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.69Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
Nacional
LWLLW
Season result split
48% W8% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-2-11
1.52 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-1-6
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LWLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.09BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Peñarol is 17% better for: goals scored per match.

1.68 goals / match - Peñarol · 1.44 goals / match - Nacional

Peñarol is 57% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.84 goals / match - Peñarol · 1.32 goals / match - Nacional

Peñarol scoring profile: very strong

Peñarol scores in 84% of matches (21 of 25 matches), while Nacional keeps a clean sheet in 28% (7 of 25 matches).

Nacional scoring profile: strong

Nacional scores in 80% of matches (20 of 25 matches), while Peñarol keeps a clean sheet in 36% (9 of 25 matches).

42Goals scored (season)36
PeñarolNacional
21Goals conceded (season)33
PeñarolNacional
2.52Average goals in match2.76
PeñarolNacional
13Goals scored (last 5)5
PeñarolNacional
2Goals conceded (last 5)7
PeñarolNacional

How often they score at least...

84%1 goal80%
PeñarolNacional
52%2 goals44%
PeñarolNacional
24%3 goals16%
PeñarolNacional
4%4 goals4%
PeñarolNacional

How often they concede at least...

64%1 goal72%
PeñarolNacional
20%2 goals40%
PeñarolNacional
0%3 goals16%
PeñarolNacional
0%4 goals4%
PeñarolNacional

* 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.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

12%BTTS at half-time24%
PeñarolNacional
0%BTTS in both halves0%
PeñarolNacional
20%Scored in both halves24%
PeñarolNacional

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS52%
PeñarolNacional
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
PeñarolNacional
40%BTTS - last 560%
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

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time60%
PeñarolNacional
24%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
PeñarolNacional
16%Min. 3 goals before half-time12%
PeñarolNacional

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time88%
PeñarolNacional
36%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
PeñarolNacional
16%Min. 3 goals after half-time16%
PeñarolNacional

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 is 19% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.52 pts / match - Peñarol · 1.28 pts / match - Nacional

Peñarol - half-time state
40% leading32% draw28% trailing
Nacional - half-time state
24% leading56% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.52Points per match (1st half)1.28
PeñarolNacional
0.72Goals scored (1st half)0.6
PeñarolNacional
0.44Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
PeñarolNacional
1.16Average goals (1st half)1.16
PeñarolNacional
60%Clean sheet before half-time60%
PeñarolNacional
60%No goal before half-time56%
PeñarolNacional

After half-time (2nd half)

1.92Points per match (2nd half)1.44
PeñarolNacional
0.96Goals scored (2nd half)0.84
PeñarolNacional
0.4Goals conceded (2nd half)0.76
PeñarolNacional
1.36Average goals (2nd half)1.6
PeñarolNacional
64%Clean sheet after half-time48%
PeñarolNacional
36%No goal after half-time40%
PeñarolNacional

Peñarol - second-half results

56% W24% R20% P
38
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
48
Second-half points
+14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.52
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 60%. 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

40% W24% R36% P
32
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.28
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 48%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Peñarol - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.202.60
Goals scored / match1.21.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match1.41.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+5+6
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6
Nacional - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.00
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match0.42.0
1 goal40%100%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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
5
3
0-15
6
1
16-30
7
7
31-45
7
4
46-60
4
2
61-75
13
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +9 - wins late phases.

Nacional
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
5
6
16-30
7
5
31-45
5
6
46-60
7
1
61-75
9
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.64
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-31%
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.
+0.48
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.36
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

Nacional

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.44
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
138%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.32
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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 2.522.36 2.76
Both teams scored 52%50% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 48%44% 64%
Clean sheets 36%29% 28%
Goal before half-time 68%66% 60%
Goal after half-time 80%72% 88%

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

2.36
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.32
Home goals / match
1.04
Away goals / match
+27%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (6): Peñarol 2 - 3 - 1 Nacional. Average goals 1.83, both teams scored in 33% matches.

Nacional
0 : 1
Peñarol
Club Nacional de Football
1 : 0
CA Peñarol
CA Peñarol
2 : 2
Club Nacional de Football
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

When do Peñarol and Nacional play?

Peñarol face Nacional on 30 August 2026 in Primera División at Estadio Campeón del Siglo. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

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

In the last 6 head-to-head matches Peñarol won 2, Nacional won 1 and 3 ended level. These games averaged 1.83 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Peñarol vs Nacional?

Peñarol score 1.68 goals per game on average and Nacional 1.44. The Primera División average is 2.36 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 52% of Peñarol's matches and 56% of Nacional's.

What form are Peñarol and Nacional in?

Over the last 5 games Peñarol have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Nacional 2-0-3 (1.20 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.