Racing Montevideo 0-1 Penarol: result and AI prediction

Racing Montevideo – Penarol, Primera División, Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM (GMT). Venue: Estadio Centenario

Racing Montevideo is #4 in the table (53 pts) and Penarol #1 (59 pts). It's a clash between two of the top four. Penarol is unbeaten in its last 5 matches. Racing Montevideo has kept 13 clean sheets in 30 matches. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Racing Montevideo 2, draws 2, Penarol 2. Their last meeting, on July 12, 2026, ended Racing Montevideo 1-1 Penarol.

Racing Montevideo

Final score0 - 1

Penarol

AI predicted: 0-1 · Final score: 0-1✓ Exact score

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

Peñarol arrive with the sharper run and the stronger push for the annual-table lead, but Racing are a difficult opponent in this setting and already have their place in the season's title decider. The visitors' short turnaround after the Montevideo City Torque match is the main balancing factor. Racing's compact home structure can keep the contest tense if they survive Peñarol's early midfield pressure. Team news is especially important because external squad reports list possible absences not reflected in the supplied snapshot.

Head-to-head analysis

Recent meetings have offered no simple hierarchy: the latest league match finished level, while Racing won the previous league encounter. Peñarol retain the broader historical edge, but this is a matchup in which Racing have repeatedly made the favourite work.

Injuries and absences

No absence is confirmed in the supplied team-news snapshot. However, a secondary pre-match listing names possible Racing absences in Facundo Parada and Iván Manzur, and possible Peñarol absences in Abel Hernández, Leo Fernández and Eduardo Darias; confirmed lineups are decisive before treating those names as unavailable.

Form (last 5)

Racing MontevideoLeague position #4 · 53 ptsW D L

PenarolLeague position #1 · 59 ptsW W D

Racing Montevideo vs Penarol stats

	Racing Montevideo	Penarol
Played	30	31
Goals scored	36	54
Goals conceded	24	26
Clean sheets	13	10

Last meetings

2026-07-12Racing Montevideo 1-1 Penarol
2026-03-29Penarol 1-2 Racing Montevideo
2026-01-20Penarol 1-0 Racing Montevideo
2025-08-31Racing Montevideo 1-4 Penarol
2025-03-09Penarol 0-2 Racing Montevideo
2024-09-30Penarol 0-0 Racing Montevideo