Primera Division match preview: Defensor Sporting versus River Plate

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Date: Sat 11.May
Match begins: 21:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Luis Franzini (18000 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 13th and the visitors in 15th place.

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!

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

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Defensor Sporting form and stats

Defensor Sporting's struggle is real here at Estadio Luis Franzini with only 5 points collected from 6 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 1-2-3.

Defensor Sporting's previous game was a Primera Division match also played at home, ending 4-1 versus Plaza Colonia. The home side are looking to build on that result. Preceding that game was the away draw at Danubio that finished 1-1.

The Defensor Sporting fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 6 in 6 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 10 goals have been conceded.

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River Plate form and stats

River Plate, who have the fewest points (1) away in Primera Division, have only collected 1 point from their away games after 0-1-5 (6 played). It's all red in the travel logs of River Plate, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.

The manager J. Giordano was unhappy after their last game, a Primera Division match played at their home ground Estadio Luis Franzini. River Plate suffered a 0-2 loss to Penarol. Prior to that match, the River Plate manager J. Giordano faced defeat when travelling to Progreso and losing 0-4.

Goals are few and far between in River Plate's away games. Only 1 goal from 6 travels. The opposition has been scoring high and low on River Plate's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 16 goals in 6 travels.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Defensor Sporting won 5 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and River Plate has 5 wins.

Defensor Sporting missing players

River Plate missing players

Defensor Sporting River Plate
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
10 6 2 Played 1 6 11
2 1 1 Won 0 0 2
3 2 0 Drew 0 1 3
5 3 1 Lost 1 5 6
13 6 5 Scored 0 1 10
21 10 5 Conceded 1 16 23
90% 83% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 67% 100% Over 1.5 0% 83% 91%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 0% 33% 45%
40% 33% 100% Over 3.5 0% 33% 36%
40% 33% 100% Over 4.5 0% 17% 18%
60% 50% 100% BTTS 0% 17% 45%
20% 17% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
30% 50% 0% Failed To Score 100% 83% 55%
 
4.4 5.6 7 Corners For (avg) 13 6.3 4.9
6 4.2 3.5 Corners Against (avg) 1 4.7 6
2.9 2.8 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 4 3.2 3.4
1 1 0 Red Cards 1 3 3
Key stats this season:
  • River Plate hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
  • River Plate has failed to keep a clean sheet in 11 matches.

Defensor Sporting
All Copa Libertadores Primera Division Copa Sudamericana Primera Division: Clausura
All Home Away
24-03-19 PD Defensor Sporting 1 - 1 Wanderers
31-03-19 PD Racing 4 - 2 Defensor Sporting
07-04-19 PD Defensor Sporting 0 - 0 Boston River
13-04-19 PD Danubio 1 - 1 Defensor Sporting
21-04-19 PD Defensor Sporting 4 - 1 Plaza Colonia
05-05-19 PD Cerro 18:30 Defensor Sporting
11-05-19 PD Defensor Sporting 21:30 River Plate
19-05-19 PD Nacional - Defensor Sporting
29-05-19 PD Defensor Sporting - Fénix
02-06-19 PD Progreso - Defensor Sporting
River Plate
All Copa Libertadores Primera Division Copa Sudamericana Primera Division: Clausura
All Home Away
24-03-19 PD River Plate 2 - 1 Cerro
30-03-19 PD Cerro Largo 2 - 0 River Plate
06-04-19 PD Nacional 6 - 0 River Plate
14-04-19 PD River Plate 2 - 2 Fénix
20-04-19 PD Progreso 4 - 0 River Plate
04-05-19 PD River Plate 0 - 2 Penarol
11-05-19 PD Defensor Sporting 21:30 River Plate
19-05-19 PD River Plate - Rampla Juniors
29-05-19 PD Juventud - River Plate
02-06-19 PD River Plate - Liverpool

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Peñarol 11 8 2 1 22 6 6 4 2 0 14 4 5 4 0 1 8 2 16 26
2 Fénix 10 6 4 0 28 16 5 3 2 0 17 10 5 3 2 0 11 6 12 22
3 Nacional 11 4 5 2 26 16 5 3 1 1 16 6 6 1 4 1 10 10 10 17
4 Cerro Largo 10 5 2 3 17 9 5 4 1 0 11 3 5 1 1 3 6 6 8 17
5 Progreso 11 5 2 4 21 20 5 2 2 1 8 4 6 3 0 3 13 16 1 17
6 Wanderers 10 4 4 2 14 12 6 3 2 1 6 4 4 1 2 1 8 8 2 16
7 Liverpool 11 4 3 4 25 21 6 3 2 1 16 12 5 1 1 3 9 9 4 15
8 Danubio 10 4 3 3 10 12 4 3 1 0 7 3 6 1 2 3 3 9 -2 15
9 Rampla Juniors 11 4 3 4 12 15 6 3 1 2 9 7 5 1 2 2 3 8 -3 15
10 Boston River 11 3 5 3 11 17 6 1 2 3 6 14 5 2 3 0 5 3 -6 14
11 Racing 10 3 3 4 15 18 5 3 1 1 11 7 5 0 2 3 4 11 -3 12
12 Juventud 10 3 1 6 14 15 5 2 1 2 7 5 5 1 0 4 7 10 -1 10
13 Defensor Sporting 10 2 3 5 13 21 6 1 2 3 6 10 4 1 1 2 7 11 -8 9
14 Plaza Colonia 11 2 3 6 8 16 5 1 1 3 3 5 6 1 2 3 5 11 -8 9
15 River Plate 11 2 3 6 10 23 5 2 2 1 9 7 6 0 1 5 1 16 -13 9
16 Cerro 10 1 2 7 8 17 4 0 1 3 1 6 6 1 1 4 7 11 -9 5

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