Nacional de Football vs Defensor Sporting Live Stream, Predictions (May 18)

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Nacional de Football

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Nacional de Football will be hoping for a better result following a 0-2 Copa Libertadores losing effort in their last game against Internacional.

In that match, Nacional de Football managed 51% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Internacional had 11 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Braian Aguirre (90') scored for Internacional.

Three or more goals per game were recorded in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Nacional de Football have played. Their opponents scored 7 times in these games whereas Nacional de Football totted up 16.

Defensor Sporting

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Following on from a losing effort in their last game against Peñarol in Primera Division (Apertura) competition, Defensor Sporting and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

Leonardo Fernández (78') scored for Peñarol.

Defensor Sporting have turned their attacks into goals 7 times throughout their most recent 6 matches. The total of goals that they have conceded during those matches comes to 5.

↔️ Head to head

Looking over their past head-to-head clashes going back to 13/06/2022 shows that Nacional de Football have won 2 of these games & Defensor Sporting 0, with the tally of draws being 4.

In all, 16 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 from Bolsos and 7 belonging to El Tuerto. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.67.

The last league clash featuring these sides was Primera Division match day 4 on 21/09/2024 when it ended Nacional de Football 1-1 Defensor Sporting.

💭 Prediction

Nacional de Football have it within them to have the majority of the possession and should be able to turn a few of their chances into goals.

Conversely, Defensor Sporting won’t find it easy to find the back of the net although we do think that they will probably end up scoring here as well.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a decent 3-1 margin for Nacional de Football come full-time.

💵 ⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?

Checking the latest betting odds for this match on the WDW market, backing Nacional de Football can be had for 1.5, backing a draw is 3.6 & staking on the winner to be Defensor Sporting is 6. They’re the best prices offered as of now.

Victor Martins, 14:04 17/05/2025