Betting preview: Boston River vs Defensor Sporting should be interesting

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Mon 21.March
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Bernardo Rubinger de Queiroz (15000 seats)

Boston River open their doors to Defensor Sporting for another intriguing Primera Division match here at Estádio Bernardo Rubinger de Queiroz.

Insights:
  • Boston River have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Defensor Sporting have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Primera Division

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

This has all the signs of an absorbing match with lots of action and excitement as both contenders are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

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Boston River form and stats

When playing at home in the Primera Division, Boston River have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 3 games.

The Boston goalkeeper Santiago Ibraim Silva Azambuja is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 198 minutes without conceding a goal in the Primera Division.

Happy days for Boston River in their previous game, a fixture away at Fenix (placed 9th) that ended with a 2-0 victory.

Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Cerro Largo.

This is expected to be a close game, with Boston River perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Boston River as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Boston River has won five of these, drawn four and lost seven.

As for guarding their own goal, Boston River have only let in 1 goal at home.

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Defensor Sporting form and stats

Things could have gone better for Defensor Sporting in their Primera Division away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

Defensor are looking to quickly end their 232 minutes long goal drought in the Primera Division.

Defensor Sporting played 0-0 against Plaza Colonia in their previous match.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Wanderers's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Defensor Sporting playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were four Defensor Sporting wins, seven draws and five defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Defensor Sporting has managed 1 goal and let in 1 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Boston two wins, four draws and Defensor Sporting four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less. The games between these sides have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Boston RiverL. Costa Martínez
L. Costa Martínez
1 goals
Boston RiverG. Rodríguez Rosano
G. Rodríguez Rosano
1 goals
Boston RiverR. Viega Alves
R. Viega Alves
1 goals

Boston River missing players

Defensor Sporting missing players

Boston River Defensor Sporting
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 3 2 Played P 1 2 5
3 1 1 Won W 0 1 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 1 1 Lost L 1 1 3
7 3 3 Scored S 0 1 2
2 1 1 Conceded C 1 1 7
80% 67% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 80%
60% 33% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 40%
40% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 40%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
20% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 20%
60% 67% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 40%
40% 67% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 60%
 
4.6 3.7 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 1 2 5.8
4.4 2.7 3 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.5 6.8
1.6 1.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.5 3.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.2 5.7 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9 13.2
2.6 2.3 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3 5.2
54% 43% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 8%
 
8.2 6.3 7 Shots against (avg) S A 15 16 13.8
3 2.3 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.5 4.8
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Boston River have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Boston River have scored more than double the goals of Defensor Sporting.
  • Boston River have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Defensor Sporting have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Defensor Sporting have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Defensor Sporting have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Primera Division
  • Defensor Sporting have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Boston River Last season Defensor Sporting
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   13 26
9 6   Won W   7 13
9 3   Drew D   4 5
12 6   Lost L   2 8
38 19   Scored S   20 38
44 21   Conceded C   10 23
90% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   85% 92%
73% 80%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 65%
47% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   38% 42%
27% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   23% 19%
17% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 12%
60% 60%   BTTS BTTS   31% 35%
27% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   54% 46%
23% 13%   Failed to Score F T   31% 27%
 
5.7 6.7   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 5.3
4.8 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 3.6
2.5 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3 3
3 1   Red cards R C   1 4
 
8.4 8.1   Shots (avg) S (   8 9.5
3.5 3.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 4
37% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 35%
 
8.8 7.9   Shots against (avg) S A   7.4 7.8
3.3 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.2 3.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Deportivo Maldonado 6 4 1 1 11 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 3 1 0 9 4 5 13
2 Wanderers 6 3 3 0 9 4 3 2 1 0 4 2 3 1 2 0 5 2 5 12
3 River Plate 6 3 2 1 10 6 5 2 2 1 9 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 11
4 Liverpool 6 3 1 2 8 2 3 2 0 1 5 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 6 10
5 Boston River 5 3 1 1 7 2 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 5 10
6 Danubio 5 3 0 2 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 3 0 0 4 1 1 9
7 Penarol 6 2 2 2 4 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 8
8 Plaza Colonia 6 1 4 1 7 3 3 0 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 0 5 0 4 7
9 Fenix 6 2 1 3 5 10 3 1 0 2 1 5 3 1 1 1 4 5 -5 7
10 Nacional 6 1 3 2 9 7 3 0 2 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 6 3 2 6
11 Rentistas 6 2 0 4 8 12 2 0 0 2 1 6 4 2 0 2 7 6 -4 6
12 Cerrito 5 2 0 3 4 8 3 1 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 -4 6
13 Albion 6 1 3 2 8 13 3 0 2 1 5 7 3 1 1 1 3 6 -5 6
14 Torque 5 1 2 2 7 7 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 5
15 Defensor Sporting 5 1 1 3 2 7 3 0 1 2 1 6 2 1 0 1 1 1 -5 4
16 Cerro Largo 5 0 2 3 2 11 1 0 0 1 0 5 4 0 2 2 2 6 -9 2

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.