Liverpool have come here for an entertaining game against the hosts Defensor Sporting. Get smart on the match with this full Primera Division preview!
- Defensor Sporting have scored in all their matches so far.
- Liverpool have yet to win a game away.
This is a local fight, usually meaning extra pressure and significance.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Defensor Sporting form and stats
1-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Defensor Sporting so far this season.
The home fans witnessed a 0-0 draw vs Danubio in the Copa Sudamericana last time out and are looking for a victory here.
In the game before, an away victory in the Primera Division match versus Torque with a 3-0 scoreline.This is expected to be a close game, with Defensor Sporting perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Defensor Sporting as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Defensor Sporting has won 3 of these, drawn 4 and lost 3.
Defensor Sporting are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Defensor Sporting defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Liverpool form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Primera Division for Liverpool with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts.
Liverpool have lots to play for after their shock defeat (2-3) to La Luz in their previous outing, played at home. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league games winning points. Liverpool were so close to getting something from the game against La Luz, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal three minutes into overtime.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Wanderers.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Liverpool in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Liverpool, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Goals from both teams? This team's fresh statistics suggest that, having played 5 league matches in a row with one or more goals from each team.
As opposed to that, Liverpool have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Defensor Sporting four wins, two draws and Liverpool four victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Balboa Camacho 3 goals |   A. Medina Silva 3 goals | A. Ferrari Malviera 2 goals |
Defensor Sporting missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Defensor Sporting | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 60% |
| 40% | 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 60% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6.4 | 6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6.7 | 6.2 |
| 4.4 | 3.7 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.8 | 8.3 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.3 | 10.6 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
| 42% | 33% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 23% | 29% |
| 6.8 | 5.3 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9 | 9.8 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
- All of Liverpool's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Defensor Sporting have scored in all their matches so far.
- Defensor Sporting haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Liverpool have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Liverpool have scored in all their matches so far.
- Liverpool have yet to win a game away.
- Liverpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Defensor Sporting | Last season | Liverpool | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 37 | 19 | Played | P | 18 | 39 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Won | W | 11 | 22 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 42 | 19 | Scored | S | 27 | 56 | ||
| 36 | 25 | Conceded | C | 12 | 31 | ||
| 86% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 59% | 63% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 61% | 59% | ||
| 38% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 39% | 38% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 23% | ||
| 11% | 16% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 10% | ||
| 46% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 39% | 38% | ||
| 35% | 26% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 46% | ||
| 32% | 37% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 23% | ||
| 6.1 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 10.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 24% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| 9.1 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.1 | 9.7 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Cerro Largo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Nacional | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Danubio | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Plaza Colonia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 7 | Defensor Sporting | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | River Plate | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Deportivo Maldonado | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Torque | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 11 | Racing | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Cerro | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Fenix | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Boston River | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | La Luz | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 4 |
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