Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Defensor Sporting & River Plate face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Uruguay. All the pre-match information is available here!
This is a local derby, usually meaning more tension and significance.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Defensor and River Plate.
Defensor Sporting form and stats
1 victory, 0 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Defensor Sporting have to build on here at Estadio Luis Franzini in the Primera Division.
Defensor Sporting are returning here after visiting Cerrito and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Sant'Anna scored the goal(s).
0-0 away at Fenix before that.This is expected to be a close game, with Defensor Sporting perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Defensor Sporting as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Defensor Sporting has won 4 of these, drawn 2 and lost 4.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Primera Division game versus Albion in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Luis Franzini.
Defensor aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Luis Franzini in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. Defensor Sporting's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
River Plate form and stats
The strength of River Plate on their travels this season is incredible with 18 points collected from 7 Primera Division away games. River Plate has 6-0-1 on the road, with 18 goals scored and 7 conceded.
River lost away at Danubio (0-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
A draw for River Plate before that, at their own venue hosting Nacional (1-1).So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with River Plate playing away and similar expectations, we found 17 relevant matches. Results were 11 River wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
After this away game River Plate return home for a Primera Division game against Deportivo Maldonado. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 18 goals in 7 league games away this season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Defensor Sporting wins - draws - River Plate wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less. The games between these teams have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Borbas 16 goals |  A. Balboa Camacho 9 goals |  A. Sant'Anna Quintero 5 goals |
Defensor Sporting missing players
River Plate missing players
| Defensor Sporting | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Won | W | 9 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 31 | 10 | Scored | S | 26 | 35 | ||
| 21 | 13 | Conceded | C | 16 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 81% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 19% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 32% | ||
| 6.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.6 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 7.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | ||
| 25% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 43% | ||
| 8.2 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 10.1 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | River Plate | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Deportivo Maldonado | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Danubio | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Defensor Sporting | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Peñarol | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | Albion | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | Boston River | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Fenix | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Plaza Colonia | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 11 |
| 12 | Cerro Largo | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 10 |
| 13 | Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Rentistas | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 15 | Torque | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 7 |
| 16 | Cerrito | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -19 | 2 |
