The time’s nearly upon us for Intermediate Round action scheduled for Sunday as Defensor Sporting play Cerro.
View all of the Defensor Sporting v Cerro predictions, poll and stats below - plus the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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Defensor Sporting
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Defensor Sporting go into this game after a 0-0 Intermediate Round drawn result vs Montevideo Wanderers.
It’s been seldom in recent games where Defensor Sporting have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Defensor Sporting have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 10 goals during that time.
Cerro
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Cerro go into this game after a 2-1 Intermediate Round win against Cerro Largo in their last outing.
The only player to score from Cerro was Enzo Larrosa (32'). Mauricio Affonso (67') scored for Cerro Largo.
Gustavo Ferreyra's Cerro have had reason to celebrate scoring 6 times throughout their previous six matches. The overall goals that have been scored against them during those same matches adds up to 5.
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Head to head
Inspecting their most recent head-to-head meetings dating back to 18/02/2021 shows us that Defensor Sporting have won 2 of these & Cerro 0, with the tally of drawn results being 4.
A combined total of 16 goals were scored between them in this period, with 11 for El Tuerto and 5 coming from Villeros. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.
The last league clash featuring these clubs was Primera Division (Apertura) match day 11 on 14/04/2025 when it ended Defensor Sporting 3-2 Cerro.
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Team News: Cerro
Cerro manager Gustavo Ferreyra has multiple availability issues to deal with. Yonatan Irrazábal (Cruciate ligament tear) and Pablo Da Silveira (unknown injury) will not be playing here.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Defensor Sporting will most probably score more than once when they face Cerro, who could well find it tough getting goals.
We can therefore see a 2-0 margin for Defensor Sporting at the end of the match.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds on the 90 min. result market, the win for Defensor Sporting can be had for 1.7, going for the game finishing all-square is 3.6 and taking a punt on a victory for Cerro comes in at 5. They are the top returns that can be secured at this very moment.
Andre Moura,
20:00 22/06/2025
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)