Loyal fans at Parque Maracaná haven’t celebrated many wins this season, with Cerrito withering away in the 16th spot. The guesting Defensor Sporting will try to defend their higher league spot in this match.
- Cerrito is in the worst form (0-3-3)
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Primera Division game only two days ago.
Cerrito form and stats
With 1 Primera Division win, 3 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Cerrito are certainly not brimming with confidence. All in all it has been a very rough period for days ago.
Cerrito lost their last game at River Plate after a 0-3 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Plaza Colonia that ended 1-1.The manager Grimberg will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Plaza Colonia in only three days.
Cerrito aren't scoring a lot here at Parque Maracaná in the league, with only 5 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Cerrito have conceded 11 goals.
Defensor Sporting form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera Division travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
The attacking players of Defensor Sporting have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 239 minutes.
Defensor failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Nacional that ended with defeat 0-1.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Rentistas wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.After this away game Defensor Sporting return home for a Primera Division game against Cerro Largo. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Defensor are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have played previously this season: Defensor Sporting - Cerrito 0-0. Cerrito-Defensor Sporting H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Cerrito two wins, Defensor Sporting six wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 8 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  Á. Navarro Bica 4 goals | A. Balboa Camacho 3 goals |  A. Vila 2 goals |
Cerrito missing players
Defensor Sporting missing players
| Cerrito | Defensor Sporting | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 25 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 81% |
| 62% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 43% | 56% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 29% | 38% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 31% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 43% | 31% |
| 62% | 62% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 43% | 50% |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.7 | 9.4 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 12.9 | 14.5 |
| 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5 | 5.6 |
| 21% | 19% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 20% | 16% |
| 11.2 | 11.6 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.7 | 9 | 10.8 |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
- Cerrito have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Cerrito have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Primera Division
- Cerrito is in the worst form (0-3-3)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Nacional | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 28 |
| 3 | Deportivo Maldonado | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 4 | Boston River | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Peñarol | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | Danubio | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Fénix | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | River Plate | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 9 | Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 10 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | -2 | 20 |
| 11 | Rentistas | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
| 12 | Plaza Colonia | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 13 | Torque | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 13 |
| 14 | Cerro Largo | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -16 | 12 |
| 15 | Albion | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 11 |
| 16 | Cerrito | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -13 | 8 |
