This match features two squads dwelling in the carpet of the Primera Division, Defensor Sporting at 11th place and Cerrito lying 16th. A nice opportunity for one of the teams to boost their situation.
- Defensor Sporting have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cerrito have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) 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.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Defensor Sporting form and stats
The Primera Division statistics playing at home this season for Defensor Sporting are 2-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Defensor Sporting after consecutive victories at their own ground.
A nice win for Defensor Sporting last time playing, versus Fenix. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Elizari (2) scoring for the victors.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Cerro Largo that finished 0-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Defensor have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won three times, drawn eight and lost five.
Defensor Sporting are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at Albion awaits in four days.
The Defensor Sporting fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Defensor defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Cerrito form and stats
1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Cerrito playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Duque, the Cerrito manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Rodriguez was the last player to score for the away team. Cerrito haven't scored a league goal in the last 397 minutes.
Cerrito's last game was the home draw against Penarol (0-0).
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Fenix's place.Cerrito are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, one draw and three defeats. From a total of six matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Torque in just four days.
Cerrito are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games. As for defending, Cerrito rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 6 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Data for the prior ten meetings involving these two teams are: seven wins for Defensor, one draw and two wins for Cerrito. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 8 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  F. Elizari Sedano 2 goals | Á. Navarro Bica 2 goals |  F. Rodríguez Grandillo 2 goals |
Defensor Sporting missing players
Cerrito missing players
| Defensor Sporting | Cerrito | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 78% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 56% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 44% | 80% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 22% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 33% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 44% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 5.7 | 6 | 9.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.3 | 13.8 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5.5 | 7.9 |
| 5.4 | 6 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 16% | 20% | 7% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 18% |
| 12 | 12.8 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9.5 | 10.6 |
| 4.2 | 5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
- Cerrito have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Cerrito have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Primera Division
- Cerrito haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Defensor Sporting have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Defensor Sporting have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cerrito have scored away.
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 2 | Boston River | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Wanderers | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Nacional | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| 6 | River Plate | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Penarol | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | Fenix | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 9 | Danubio | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Rentistas | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -5 | 13 |
| 11 | Defensor Sporting | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Torque | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Albion | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 9 |
| 14 | Plaza Colonia | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 15 | Cerro Largo | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 6 |
| 16 | Cerrito | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 4 |
