Another adrenaline-fuelled fixture as La Luz entertain Defensor Sporting

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sat 02.Sep
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parque Palermo (5500 seats)

Look no further! Here's all you must know about the Primera Division game La Luz - Defensor Sporting!

Insights:
  • La Luz have the most conceded goals (27) in Primera Division
  • Defensor Sporting have the most scored goals (13) away in Primera Division

It's no vacation for neither La Luz nor Defensor Sporting as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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La Luz form and stats

The story so far in the Primera Division for La Luz at their home stadium (Parque Palermo) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

The home followers saw a 1-1 draw versus Defensor Sporting last time out and are looking for a win here.

A 2-2 draw away before that, with Penarol the opponent.

Luz have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Parque Palermo with 17 goals in 9 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for La Luz with 20 goals conceded in these matches.

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Defensor Sporting form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Primera Division. Two points from the last two away games for Defensor, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Defensor Sporting has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to La Luz for a 1-1 draw.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Wanderers.

The travelling fans enjoy Defensor Sporting's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 7 league matches away. Defensor's manager Russo has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only {3 conceded goals}. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This duo faced each other earlier this campaign: Defensor Sporting - La Luz 3-0. The match official had use for red card when these teams last played each other, and the criminal was Céspedes (Luz). H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): La Luz zero wins, zero draws and Defensor Sporting three victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 3 red cards from the last three encounters.

Top Goalscorers

LuzA. Hernández De Los Santos
A. Hernández De Los Santos
6 goals
Defensor SportingÁ. Navarro Bica
Á. Navarro Bica
5 goals
La LuzJ. Quintana
J. Quintana
4 goals

La Luz missing players

Defensor Sporting missing players

La Luz Defensor Sporting
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 14 3 Played P 3 13 26
7 4 1 Won W 1 5 11
7 3 0 Drew D 2 6 11
11 7 2 Lost L 0 2 4
33 24 6 Scored S 6 19 43
47 31 9 Conceded C 2 9 22
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
84% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 81%
64% 79% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 31% 46%
48% 64% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 8% 23%
20% 29% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 86% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 54% 54%
16% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 38% 38%
32% 14% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 8%
 
4.3 5.5 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.3 5
4.6 4.1 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.6 4.5
2.6 2.2 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.6 2.7
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
8.8 10.9 13 Shots (avg) S ( 11 8 8.9
3.4 4 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3 3.8
38% 43% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 49% 43%
 
8.9 8.3 9.7 Shots against (avg) S A 6.7 6.8 7.1
4.3 4.1 5.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2.2 2.7
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • All of La Luz's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Defensor Sporting have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Defensor Sporting have the most scored goals (13) away in Primera Division
  • Defensor Sporting have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Primera Division
  • Defensor Sporting haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • La Luz have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • La Luz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • La Luz have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Primera Division
  • La Luz have the most conceded goals (20) at home in Primera Division
  • La Luz have the most conceded goals (27) in Primera Division
  • La Luz have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Primera Division
  • La Luz have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Primera Division
  • La Luz have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • La Luz haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Fenix 15 3 3 9 11 23 7 1 3 3 3 6 8 2 0 6 8 17 -12 12

Read more about Primera Division

The Liga Profesional de Primera División is the highest football league in Uruguay. It was founded in 1900 and turned professional in 1932. The league has 16 teams and play a season from February to November, divided into three parts: Torneo Apertura, Torneo Intermedio and Torneo Clausura.