The host team, Defensor Sporting, should be favourites in this match, but Wanderers have proven both flair and guts. Read more about the game!
- Defensor Sporting have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wanderers have the most points (18) away in Primera Division
This is a local fight, usually meaning increased stress and significance.
Defensor Sporting and Wanderers should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Defensor Sporting form and stats
The overall Primera Division results playing at home this season for Defensor Sporting are 2-5-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Defensor Sporting drew their last game, 1-1 away at Fénix.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Liverpool (0-1).The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Defensor Sporting matches with similar probabilities have ended with 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats (from 10 games).
The Defensor fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. Defensor Sporting's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Wanderers form and stats
Wanderers's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Wanderers collect 18 points from their 8 away matches in the Primera Division. 5 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). Wanderers has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
The manager Soto was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera. Wanderers suffered a 0-1 loss to La Luz. That defeat was their first after five consecutive league games winning points. Late heartbreak for Wanderers in the La Luz match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Boston River at their stadium, the result 1-0.Low on goals? 17 of this team's last 22 league matches have contained two goals or less.
Wanderers have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 11 goals have been scored. It's not easy to score on Wanderers as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H game ended Defensor Sporting - Wanderers 2-0, played this season. The ref brandished his red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the criminal was García (Wanderers). Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Defensor wins - draws - Wanderers wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Á. Navarro Bica 4 goals |  L. Pais Corbo 4 goals |
Defensor Sporting missing players
Wanderers missing players
| Defensor Sporting | Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 39 | 21 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 26 |
| 21 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 91% | 91% |
| 79% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 61% |
| 46% | 58% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 26% |
| 25% | 42% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 13% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 4% |
| 54% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 39% |
| 38% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 45% | 35% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 18% | 35% |
| 5.2 | 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8.7 | 9 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.4 |
| 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 44% | 40% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 43% | 36% |
| 7.1 | 7.2 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.5 | 9.7 | 10.3 |
| 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
- Defensor Sporting have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Defensor Sporting haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wanderers have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wanderers have the most points (18) away in Primera Division
- Wanderers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Penarol | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Nacional | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 29 |
| 3 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Cerro Largo | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | River Plate | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 20 |
| 8 | Deportivo Maldonado | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 20 |
| 9 | La Luz | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 10 | Cerro | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Torque | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -9 | 16 |
| 12 | Plaza Colonia | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 16 |
| 13 | Danubio | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| 14 | Racing | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 | Boston River | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 16 | Fénix | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 12 |
