Defensor Sporting manager Russo looking for three points in Danubio showdown

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sun 17.July
Match begins: 21:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Luis Franzini (18000 seats)

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These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

This promises to be an engaging fixture with lots of spark and excitement as both squads are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

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Defensor Sporting form and stats

2 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Defensor Sporting have to build on here at Estadio Luis Franzini in the Primera Division.

Happy days for Defensor Sporting in their previous game, a fixture away at Boston River that ended with a 3-2 victory.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Cerro Largo in a game that was won 1-0.

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 Sporting have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 8 and lost 5.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Defensor as they are travelling to their away game against River Plate in the Primera Division. That match is four days after this one.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Defensor Sporting here at Estadio Luis Franzini in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 8 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.

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Danubio form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 4 draws and only 0 losses in the Primera Division. It's a growing despair in Danubio as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

This match can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus River Plate with 1-3 on the scoreboard.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Nacional.

Danubio are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.

Few goals the story here? 13 of this club's most recent 17 league rounds have contained two goals or less.

After this away game Danubio return home for a Primera Division game against Plaza Colonia. That game is only four sleeps after this.

It's not easy to score on Danubio as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The former head-to-head match ended Danubio - Defensor Sporting 1-2, earlier this season. Last ten meetings featuring these contenders: Defensor Sporting won three, Danubio were winners in three and we saw four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less. The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

DefensorA. Balboa Camacho
A. Balboa Camacho
4 goals
Defensor SportingÁ. Navarro Bica
Á. Navarro Bica
4 goals
Defensor SportingF. Labandeira Castro
F. Labandeira Castro
3 goals

Defensor Sporting missing players

Danubio missing players

Defensor Sporting Danubio
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 10 2 Played P 2 9 19
8 3 2 Won W 0 4 6
5 3 0 Drew D 2 4 7
6 4 0 Lost L 0 1 6
20 8 5 Scored S 0 8 15
20 13 3 Conceded C 0 6 16
84% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 78% 79%
58% 60% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 56% 53%
42% 40% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 22% 26%
16% 20% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 5%
11% 10% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
42% 40% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 44% 42%
32% 30% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 44% 37%
42% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 42%
 
6.8 7.4 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.2 4.6
4.8 5.9 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.2 4.9
2.8 3 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 3.2
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 9
 
14.4 15.2 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9.4 7.9
5.6 5.7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4 2.9
19% 14% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 22% 27%
 
10.5 12.2 13.5 Shots against (avg) S A 5.5 10.4 9.8
3.7 4.7 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.6 3.4

  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 Penarol 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 Fenix 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

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.