Another action-packed fixture in Primera Division as Defensor Sporting welcome Peñarol

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

Defensor Sporting and Peñarol supporters have their finest supporter outfits for this first game week of a new Primera Division season. Game on!

Defensor Sporting and Peñarol should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.

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Defensor Sporting form and stats

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Defensor Sporting friendly games in pre-season: Defensor Sporting played one friendly, won 0, drew 1 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Defensor Sporting scored 1 goal and conceded 1 in these one game.

Last season, Defensor Sporting's league statistics were 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses, resulting in a 9th position in the Primera Division. Over these 15 matches they scored 25 goals and conceded 22. Playing at home last season Defensor Sporting managed 3-2-2 (win-draw-lost) with 11 goals and 8 conceded.

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Peñarol form and stats

Just as the home team, Peñarol have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Peñarol wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.

Let's have a look at how Peñarol performed last season in the Primera Division: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 4 draws and 1 defeat. In total they scored 21 and conceded 10 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 4 and lost 1 with 11/7 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Defensor Sporting won one game, two matches ended with a draw and Peñarol has seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

PeñarolL. Acevedo Tabárez
L. Acevedo Tabárez
8 goals
Defensor SportingD. González Álvarez
D. González Álvarez
7 goals

Defensor Sporting missing players

Peñarol missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Defensor Sporting Peñarol
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 10
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
4 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 10
3 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 67%
Defensor Sporting Last season Peñarol
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
37 19   Played P   20 39
12 5   Won W   8 21
9 8   Drew D   6 11
16 6   Lost L   6 7
58 28   Scored S   24 57
61 29   Conceded C   19 31
95% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   90% 92%
81% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   60% 62%
59% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 38%
43% 42%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   20% 23%
27% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 8%
65% 68%   BTTS BTTS   35% 38%
19% 21%   Clean Sheets C S   35% 44%
22% 21%   Failed to Score F T   40% 26%
 
4.9 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   5.3 5.6
5.4 5.3   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 4.5
2.4 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.5
7 3   Red cards R C   3 5
 
352 199   Total Shots T S   200 411
157 92   Shots on Target S O   83 175
34% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 29%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Boston River 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Cerro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Cerro Largo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Danubio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Defensor Sporting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Deportivo Maldonado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Fenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Peñarol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Plaza Colonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Progreso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Rentistas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 River Plate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Torque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Boston River 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Cerro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Cerro Largo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Danubio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Defensor Sporting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Deportivo Maldonado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Fenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Peñarol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Plaza Colonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Progreso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Rentistas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 River Plate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Torque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.