There is Intermediate Round action taking place on Saturday as Defensor Sporting will take on Cerro Largo.
Our Defensor Sporting v Cerro Largo predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
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Defensor Sporting
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Defensor Sporting won’t want a repeat of their last result here after a 2-1 Primera Division (Apertura) loss in their previous game against Nacional de Football.
Nicolás López (65') scored for Nacional de Football.
Over their prior 6 fixtures, Defensor Sporting have celebrated scoring a total of 6 times, with that being an average number of goals per match of 1.
Cerro Largo
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Following on from being beaten in their last game against Liverpool FC in Primera Division (Apertura) competition, Cerro Largo will be aiming to make amends here.
Martín Rea (47') scored for Liverpool FC.
Looking at their form, and Cerro Largo have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 7 goals overall. At the back, Cerro Largo have been far from perfect. We will just have to see if that trend will be continued on in this game.
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Head to head
A review of their past head to head clashes going back to 15/09/2022 shows us that Defensor Sporting have won 3 of these & Cerro Largo 2, with the tally of draws standing at 1.
A total of 13 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 8 from El Tuerto and 5 being from Cerro Largo. That’s an average goals per game of 2.17.
The last league encounter featuring these clubs was Primera Division (Apertura) match day 7 on 23/03/2025 and the score finished Defensor Sporting 0-0 Cerro Largo.
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Prediction
In our view, Cerro Largo will really need to work well to put one past this Defensor Sporting team who we think will likely be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.
We’re therefore seeing a good battle with a 1-0 advantage for Defensor Sporting when all is said and done.
Looking forward to watching this one unfold.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match on the WDW market, backing Defensor Sporting is best priced at 1.9, backing a drawn result is 3.3 & putting your money on the winning team to be Cerro Largo gets 4.1. Those are the best prices being offered as of now.
Renata Leite,
16:00 21/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Defensor Sporting
Formed: 1913
Stadium: The Estadio Luis Franzini (16,000)
Captain: Álvaro Navarro
Chairman: Alberto Ward
Competitions: Primera Division (Apertura) position 4, Intermediate Round (Group 1)