National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Defensor Sporting or Liverpool that keep their silverware dream alive.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
It's no vacation for neither Defensor Sporting nor Liverpool 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.
Defensor Sporting form and stats
Defensor Sporting have collected 6 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 2-0-3.
Defensor's previous match was a Copa Uruguay game also played at their own arena, ending 2-0 vs Liverpool. The home team hope to to repeat that performance.
Ahead of that match, Defensor Sporting won a home game hosting Albion (2-0).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Defensor have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 2 and lost 4.
At Estadio Luis Franzini, Defensor Sporting has the goal stats of 5-5 (for/against) from 5 league fixtures.
Liverpool form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Liverpool playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.
Two away matches in a row for Liverpool, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Defensor Sporting in the Copa Uruguay.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Plaza Colonia.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Liverpool in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Liverpool, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Liverpool are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. Liverpool are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Defensor Sporting-Liverpool H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Defensor Sporting four wins, Liverpool four wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these clubs have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Vecino Berriel 10 goals |   A. Balboa Camacho 9 goals |  A. Medina Silva 9 goals |
Defensor Sporting missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Defensor Sporting | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 32 | 14 | Scored | S | 17 | 37 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Conceded | C | 10 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 24% | ||
| 6.5 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3.1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 11.4 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 9.9 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 28% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 36% | ||
| 7.8 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 8.1 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nacional | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | River Plate | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 | Deportivo Maldonado | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Defensor Sporting | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Danubio | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Penarol | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Boston River | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 9 | Albion | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 10 | Fenix | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Cerro Largo | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 13 |
| 12 | Plaza Colonia | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 11 |
| 13 | Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 9 |
| 14 | Rentistas | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 7 |
| 15 | Torque | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Cerrito | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -18 | 5 |
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