Liverpool FC vs Defensor Sporting Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Liverpool FC

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Liverpool FC, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 2-3 Primera Division (Apertura) victory vs Montevideo Wanderers.

The only name on the scoresheet from Liverpool FC was Jean Rosso (59').

It has been seldom in recent games that Liverpool FC have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Liverpool FC have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, letting in 7 goals in the process.

Defensor Sporting

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Defensor Sporting come into this match following a 2-1 Primera Division (Apertura) win with the downing of River Plate in their last fixture.

The only scorer from Defensor Sporting was Octavio Rivero (6', 62').

The stats don’t lie, and Defensor Sporting have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 8 goals in total. In defence, Defensor Sporting have not been doing too well. That sort of trend isn’t assured to follow through into this match, though.

Coming into this meeting, Defensor Sporting have not won away from home in their last 2 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

A glance at their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 20/02/2021 tells us that Liverpool FC have won 4 of these and Defensor Sporting 1, with the tally of draws being 1.

A total of 17 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 12 from Negriazules and 5 created by El Tuerto. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.

The last league match featuring these sides was Primera Division match day 6 on 18/10/2023 when it finished Liverpool FC 2-0 Defensor Sporting.

In that match, Liverpool FC had 48% possession and 12 shots at goal with 5 of them on target.

For their opponents, Defensor Sporting got 10 attempts at goal with 4 on target.

📰 Team News: Liverpool FC

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just a single fitness concern for the Liverpool FC manager Emiliano Alfaro to be concerned with from of an almost fully healthy set of players. Facundo Perdomo (Cruciate ligament tear) is out of contention.

📋 Team News: Defensor Sporting

Due to a fully healthy squad to pick from, the Defensor Sporting manager Marcelo Méndez does not have any fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this match. The players who will not be able to play in this game through being suspended are Sebastián Guerrero, Fernando Elizari and Agustín Soria.

🧠 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Defensor Sporting and Liverpool FC may well both score, with little between these two teams.

Little in this one, and it’s almost too close to call. We’re therefore expecting a hard-fought 1-1 score draw when the full-time whistle blows.

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Peter Guest, 07:15 19/04/2024