Both Torque and Defensor Sporting are itching for points in this game, even with the away team carrying a 9 point edge so far this season.
- Torque have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Primera Division
- Defensor Sporting have the most scored goals (13) away in Primera Division
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Torque form and stats
Torque's struggle is real here at Estadio Centenario with only 3 points collected from 8 Primera Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-3-5. With eight home Primera Division games in a row without a win, the Torque fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.
Torque's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-4 versus Nacional. Torque were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
In the match before that, Torque hosted River Plate and drew the game 1-1.Torque aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Centenario in the league, with only {4 goals} from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Torque have conceded 15 from these games. When Torque hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Racing, Boston River, Danubio, Fénix and Plaza Colonia), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Defensor Sporting form and stats
Defensor Sporting have an excellent away record in the Primera Division so far with 4-2-1 from 7 games.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Danubio in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Nacional.Defensor has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games. Defensor Sporting are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only {3 away goals} have been conceded so far. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This duo encountered each other previously this match year: Torque - Defensor Sporting 0-3. Last eight meetings involving these squads: Torque won three, Defensor Sporting triumphed in three and we saw two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals. The games between these sides have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 8 sending-offs from the last eight duels.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Balboa Camacho 6 goals | A. Ferrari Malviera 5 goals |  S. Guerrero Martínez 4 goals |
Torque missing players
Defensor Sporting missing players
| Torque | Defensor Sporting | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 27 |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 71% | 80% |
| 47% | 38% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 53% |
| 20% | 12% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 40% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 29% | 53% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 57% | 40% |
| 33% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 14% | 7% |
| 5.3 | 6.5 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 5 | 3.1 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 8 | 8.6 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 |
| 29% | 17% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 81% | 50% |
| 8.3 | 6.9 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.7 |
| 3.7 | 3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
- Defensor Sporting have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Defensor Sporting have scored at least twice as many goals away as Torque have scored home.
- Defensor Sporting have the most scored goals (13) away in Primera Division
- Defensor Sporting have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Primera Division
- Defensor Sporting haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Torque have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Torque have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Torque have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Primera Division
- Torque have the fewest points (3) at home in Primera Division
- Torque have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in Primera Division
- Torque have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Torque have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Torque have yet to win a game at home.
- Torque 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 | Penarol | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Nacional | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 29 |
| 3 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Cerro Largo | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| 5 | Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | River Plate | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 20 |
| 8 | Deportivo Maldonado | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 20 |
| 9 | La Luz | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 10 | Cerro | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Torque | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -9 | 16 |
| 12 | Plaza Colonia | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 16 |
| 13 | Danubio | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| 14 | Racing | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 | Boston River | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
| 16 | Fénix | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 12 |
