Defensor Sporting supporters put their faith in manager Russo to deliver victory against Deportivo Maldonado

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sat 22.April
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Luis Franzini (18000 seats)

Defensor Sporting have played great football so far, being 3rd place in the table. Deportivo Maldonado can look both up and down from their 8th spot.

Insights:
  • Defensor Sporting have the most scored goals (20) in Primera Division
  • Deportivo Maldonado have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Primera Division

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Defensor Sporting form and stats

The story so far in the Primera Division for Defensor Sporting, who have the most scored goals (20) in Primera Division, at their home stadium (Estadio Luis Franzini) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Deportivo Maldonado last time out and are looking for a win here.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Boston River.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Defensor handle that role? We have found 17 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats.

The Defensor Sporting fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. Defensor Sporting's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Deportivo Maldonado form and stats

There's been little loot from Deportivo Maldonado's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Primera Division. Deportivo Maldonado only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Defensor Sporting (placed 3rd) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against La Luz wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.

Maldonado are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 8 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 14 matches.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Deportivo Maldonado have conceded 14 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Deportivo Maldonado have won at least one point in the last 5 games (2-3-0) against Defensor.

The two teams in this fixture also played each other previously this campaign: Defensor Sporting - Deportivo Maldonado 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

Deportivo MaldonadoM. Cantera Mora
M. Cantera Mora
6 goals
Defensor SportingA. Ferrari Malviera
A. Ferrari Malviera
5 goals
Defensor SportingÁ. Navarro Bica
Á. Navarro Bica
4 goals

Defensor Sporting missing players

Deportivo Maldonado missing players

Defensor Sporting Deportivo Maldonado
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 7 1 Played P 2 8 12
5 2 0 Won W 1 2 4
5 4 1 Drew D 0 2 4
2 1 0 Lost L 1 4 4
20 12 2 Scored S 2 7 13
11 9 2 Conceded C 2 14 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 83%
75% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 67%
50% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 42%
33% 57% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 17%
50% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 50%
42% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 42%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 25%
 
5.4 5.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4 4.6
4.7 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.9 5.8
2.5 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 2.8 2.4
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.3 8.7 9 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 8.2 9.3
3.6 4.7 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 2.9 3.5
47% 36% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 30% 31%
 
7.5 8 16 Shots against (avg) S A 10 9.5 9
2.9 3.9 8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.8 3.2
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Defensor Sporting have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Defensor Sporting have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Defensor Sporting have the most scored goals (20) in Primera Division
  • Defensor Sporting haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Deportivo Maldonado have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Deportivo Maldonado have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Primera Division

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Penarol 11 7 3 1 18 9 7 6 1 0 12 3 4 1 2 1 6 6 9 24
2 Cerro Largo 12 6 4 2 11 8 7 4 2 1 6 5 5 2 2 1 5 3 3 22
3 Defensor Sporting 12 5 5 2 20 11 7 2 4 1 12 9 5 3 1 1 8 2 9 20
4 Nacional 11 5 4 2 18 9 6 5 1 0 15 3 5 0 3 2 3 6 9 19
5 Wanderers 11 5 4 2 13 7 5 1 2 2 5 4 6 4 2 0 8 3 6 19
6 Liverpool 11 4 4 3 16 13 5 4 0 1 10 5 6 0 4 2 6 8 3 16
7 River Plate 12 4 4 4 14 14 5 4 0 1 11 6 7 0 4 3 3 8 0 16
8 Deportivo Maldonado 12 4 4 4 13 17 4 2 2 0 6 3 8 2 2 4 7 14 -4 16
9 Torque 12 3 4 5 12 16 6 0 2 4 3 10 6 3 2 1 9 6 -4 15
10 Danubio 11 3 5 3 17 11 5 3 2 0 11 1 6 0 3 3 6 10 6 14
11 Racing 12 3 5 4 12 13 6 0 4 2 3 6 6 3 1 2 9 7 -1 14
12 Plaza Colonia 11 4 1 6 11 20 6 3 1 2 9 6 5 1 0 4 2 14 -9 13
13 La Luz 12 3 4 5 18 23 8 2 2 4 14 19 4 1 2 1 4 4 -5 12
14 Cerro 11 2 4 5 10 14 5 1 3 1 4 4 6 1 1 4 6 10 -4 10
15 Boston River 12 2 4 6 11 17 5 1 2 2 4 7 7 1 2 4 7 10 -6 10
16 Fenix 11 1 3 7 6 18 5 0 3 2 1 3 6 1 0 5 5 15 -12 6

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.