Defensor Sporting vs Cerro: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Uruguay Segunda Division
Competition: Thu 23.September
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Charrúa (60235 seats)

Segunda Division: Defensor Sporting receive Cerro in what could be an absorbing football game. Tipsway gives you all the pre-match info you need!

Insights:
  • Defensor Sporting is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Cerro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

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Defensor Sporting form and stats

When playing at home in the Segunda Division, Defensor Sporting have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Defensor has won their last four matches.

Defensor are returning here after visiting Rocha in a Segunda Division game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. A. Sant'Anna (2) scored the goal(s).

Before that match, a win away at Danubio.

The Defensor fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 5 league matches. Defensor Sporting have conceded 7 in these home matches.

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Cerro form and stats

3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Cerro playing as the away team in the Segunda Division this season. Momentum is building for Cerro in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Albion in their previous game.

Prior to that result Cerro won their away game at Rocha. The scoreline was 3-1.

Cerro are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. As opposed to that, Cerro have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The sides have faced each other previously this season, with the result Cerro - Defensor Sporting 0-0 entered in the official records. Defensor-Cerro H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Defensor Sporting four wins, Cerro zero wins, six draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

DefensorD. Vera Méndez
D. Vera Méndez
8 goals
CerroD. Coelho Díaz
D. Coelho Díaz
5 goals
Defensor SportingA. Sant'Anna Quintero
A. Sant'Anna Quintero
3 goals

Defensor Sporting missing players

Cerro missing players

Defensor Sporting Cerro
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 5 0 Played P 3 6 12
7 3 0 Won W 1 3 4
2 0 0 Drew D 1 1 5
3 2 0 Lost L 1 2 3
18 9 0 Scored S 3 9 13
12 7 0 Conceded C 4 8 12
92% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 83% 83%
75% 80% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 58%
50% 80% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 67% 33%
25% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 50% 25%
8% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
42% 60% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 58%
50% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 33%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 17% 25%
 
5.5 6.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6.3 6.7 5.3
3.2 2.4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 3.5 4.7
2.7 2.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 3.2 2.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 4
 
9.1 11.4 0 Shots (avg) S ( 13 13.8 10.8
3.8 4.4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 6.3 5.1
39% 41% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 24% 21%
Key stats in Segunda Division this season:
  • Cerro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cerro have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Defensor Sporting have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Defensor Sporting have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Defensor Sporting have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Segunda Division
  • Defensor Sporting have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Defensor Sporting have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Defensor Sporting haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Defensor Sporting is in the best form (5-0-1)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Racing 12 7 4 1 17 9 5 4 1 0 6 1 7 3 3 1 11 8 8 25
2 Defensor Sporting 12 7 2 3 18 12 5 3 0 2 9 7 7 4 2 1 9 5 6 23
3 Albion 12 6 3 3 16 10 6 2 2 2 7 6 6 4 1 1 9 4 6 21
4 Juventud 12 6 1 5 18 15 7 3 1 3 9 7 5 3 0 2 9 8 3 19
5 Danubio 12 5 4 3 9 8 7 4 1 2 6 5 5 1 3 1 3 3 1 19
6 Atenas 12 4 5 3 16 8 5 2 3 0 7 2 7 2 2 3 9 6 8 17
7 Cerro 12 4 5 3 13 12 6 1 4 1 4 4 6 3 1 2 9 8 1 17
8 Uruguay Montevideo 12 4 2 6 13 14 7 2 2 3 9 10 5 2 0 3 4 4 -1 14
9 Rampla Juniors 12 3 3 6 8 14 7 2 2 3 6 8 5 1 1 3 2 6 -6 12
10 Central Español 12 3 3 6 13 22 5 2 1 2 6 9 7 1 2 4 7 13 -9 12
11 Rocha 12 3 2 7 15 20 7 3 0 4 11 13 5 0 2 3 4 7 -5 11
12 Villa Teresa 12 2 2 8 10 22 5 0 1 4 3 11 7 2 1 4 7 11 -12 8

Read more about Segunda Division

The Segunda División Profesional is the second level of Uruguayan football. It is sometimes called Primera B. It currently has twelve teams playing a regular season from March to October, followed by a promotion playoff for teams placed three, four, five and six in the league table.