Fénix vs Defensor Sporting: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Sun 23.August
Match begins: 13:15 (UTC)
Venue: Parque Capurro (10000 seats)

Fénix hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 5 points and a 14th position in the Primera Division table. Visiting Defensor Sporting holds 8th place with 8 pts.

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.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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Fénix form and stats

Fénix are yet to win a home game, having collected 1 point from their first two Primera Division games here at Parque Capurro. Fénix are splitting points both home and away, currently holding an interesting streak of four drawn games in a row.

Fénix manager J. Carrasco Torres and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Cerro (placed 13th) in the Primera Division. A 2-2 draw away before that, with Liverpool the opponent.

The manager J. Carrasco Torres will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Danubio in only three days.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Fénix at home in the league. 2 on target and 4 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Defensor Sporting form and stats

The Primera Division season is young and Defensor Sporting have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far.

Defensor go into this game after a win, the home game against Progreso that ended 2-1. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Plaza Colonia wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Cerro in just four days.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Defensor's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. As opposed to that, Defensor have seen the ball go into their own net 3 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Fénix victories, one draw and five Defensor Sporting wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Fénix missing players

Defensor Sporting missing players

Fénix Defensor Sporting
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 2 0 Played P 0 3 6
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
5 1 0 Drew D 0 2 2
1 1 0 Lost L 0 1 2
9 2 0 Scored S 0 1 5
11 4 0 Conceded C 0 3 7
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 83%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 83%
67% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
67% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 17%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 50%
 
5.8 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.3 4.3
5.3 6.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 4.7
1.7 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.7 3.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
75 25 0 Total Shots T S 0 36 71
31 8 0 Shots on Target S O 0 11 24
29% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 9% 21%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • All of Fénix's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Defensor Sporting has the fewest scored goals (1) away
  • Defensor Sporting has the fewest scored goals in the first half (0)
  • Defensor Sporting has the most points from losing position (6)
  • Defensor Sporting have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Defensor Sporting have yet to win a game away.
  • Fénix has the most conceded goals (11)
  • Fénix has the most conceded goals in the first half (7)
  • Fénix has the most matches over the total-line (4)
  • Fénix have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Fénix have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Fénix have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Fénix have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Fénix have yet to win a game.
  • Fénix haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

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

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.