This match has been long awaited by fans of both sides, as it's the first Primera Division game of the season. Both River Plate and Defensor Sporting are looking for a positive start to their campaigns.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
River Plate form and stats
Last season, River Plate's league statistics were 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, resulting in a 6th position in the Primera Division. Over these 15 matches they scored 20 goals and conceded 19. Playing at home last season River Plate managed 5-1-2 (win-draw-lost) with 13 goals and 10 conceded.
Defensor Sporting form and stats
It's a day of discovery for Defensor Sporting as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Defensor Sporting have played one with the results W0-D1-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Defensor Sporting has scored 1 goal and conceded 1 time.
Let's have a look at how Defensor Sporting performed last season in the Primera Division: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 25 and conceded 22 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 0 and lost 5 with 14/14 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: River Plate won five, Defensor Sporting won four and one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
D. González Álvarez 7 goals |
River Plate missing players
Defensor Sporting missing players
| River Plate | Defensor Sporting | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 5 | 7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 4.5 | 5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| River Plate | Last season | Defensor Sporting | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 37 | ||
| 13 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Lost | L | 10 | 16 | ||
| 43 | 27 | Scored | S | 30 | 58 | ||
| 53 | 19 | Conceded | C | 32 | 61 | ||
| 89% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 81% | ||
| 45% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 61% | 59% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 43% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 27% | ||
| 55% | 61% | BTTS | BTTS | 61% | 65% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 19% | ||
| 32% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 22% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.3 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 7 | ||
| 334 | 177 | Total Shots | T S | 153 | 352 | ||
| 145 | 84 | Shots on Target | S O | 65 | 157 | ||
| 27% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 34% | ||
| 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 | Penarol | 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 |