Struggling Rocha will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Defensor Sporting in the upcoming league round. It’s 9th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Rocha have the most scored goals (10) at home in Segunda Division
- Defensor Sporting have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in Segunda Division
It's no vacation for neither Rocha nor Defensor Sporting as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Rocha form and stats
Rocha have collected 9 points from their Segunda Division home games so far after 3-0-3. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Rocha to get some points in this home game.
The Rocha fans got no joy from their last match, a Segunda Division game also here at Estadio Charrúa: A 1-3 defeat against Cerro (placed 7th).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Albion (0-2).Rocha have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Charrúa with 10 goals in 6 league matches. Rocha have conceded 11 from these games.
Defensor Sporting form and stats
3-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Defensor Sporting in their Segunda Division matches away. Having won their last three away games Defensor has no reason to fear anyone.
279 minutes! That's how long the Defensor goalkeeper Matias Fidel Castro Fuentes and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Defensor play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Danubio (placed 5th). The end of the last match, against Danubio, was very satisfying as M. Cabrera scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Rampla Juniors.Defensor Sporting find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
The former head to head match ended Defensor Sporting - Rocha 2-1, earlier this season. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's three Rocha victories, two draws and two Defensor Sporting wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Vera Méndez 8 goals |  L. Lima Gomes 2 goals | Á. Torres Píriz 2 goals |
Rocha missing players
Defensor Sporting missing players
| Rocha | Defensor Sporting | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 18 | 11 | 6 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 91% |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 73% |
| 64% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 45% |
| 36% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 27% |
| 18% | 33% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 64% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 36% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 55% |
| 27% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 18% |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
| 5.4 | 5.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
| 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.5 | 7.8 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 7.2 | 9.1 |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 37% | 43% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 33% | 37% |
- All of Rocha's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Defensor Sporting have the most clean sheets (4) away in Segunda Division
- Defensor Sporting have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in Segunda Division
- Defensor Sporting have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rocha have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rocha have the most scored goals (10) at home in Segunda Division
- Rocha haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 2 | Albion | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Defensor Sporting | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Juventud | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Danubio | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Atenas | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | Cerro | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Uruguay Montevideo | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Rocha | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 11 |
| 10 | Central Español | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 11 |
| 11 | Rampla Juniors | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 9 |
| 12 | Villa Teresa | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -13 | 5 |