Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Racing & Defensor Sporting 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 match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
The visiting Defensor Sporting played their last game only four days ago, a Primera Division match.
Racing form and stats
Racing must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Segunda Division games here at Parque Palermo.
Racing's last game was hosting Sud America and winning 4-2. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
0-0 away at Cerro before that.The Racing fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. Racing have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Defensor Sporting form and stats
Defensor Sporting are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 9 points in the bag from 3 travels in the Primera Division.
Defensor have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 266 minutes since they last conceded in Primera Division.
Freitas scored in Defensor Sporting's previous match, the home game against Wanderers that ended 1-0.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Plaza Colonia at their stadium, the result 1-0.Defensor Sporting have another fixture away from home in just four nights, a Primera Division game against River Plate. A rough diary for the visiting team!
Defensor are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the previous ten meetings featuring these two sides are: two wins for Racing, three draws and five wins for Defensor Sporting. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Vera Méndez 15 goals |  A. Balboa Camacho 8 goals | L. Gorocito Resende 6 goals |
Racing missing players
Defensor Sporting missing players
| Racing | Defensor Sporting | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | ||
| 36 | 19 | Scored | S | 18 | 31 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Conceded | C | 9 | 23 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 32% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 6.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 13.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 24% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 8.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Racing | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Rampla Juniors | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Miramar Misiones | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Sud America | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 5 | Uruguay Montevideo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 6 | Central Espanol | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | River Plate | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2 | Nacional | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 3 | Defensor Sporting | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Deportivo Maldonado | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Albion | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Danubio | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Boston River | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Penarol | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Fénix | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Plaza Colonia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 | Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 13 | Rentistas | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 14 | Torque | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 3 |
| 15 | Cerro Largo | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 3 |
| 16 | Cerrito | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -11 | 2 |
