📏 Form Guide

Defensor Sporting

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Defensor Sporting will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 3-2 Primera Division (Apertura) success versus Cerro.

For Defensor Sporting, the goals were scored by Walter Montoya (39', 69') and Maxi Gómez (45'). Enzo Larrosa (30') was the scorer for Cerro.

In their last six games, Defensor Sporting have netted a combined total of 7 times which gives them an average number of goals scored per match of 1.17.

Progreso

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In their previous fixture, Progreso drew 1-1 in the Primera Division (Apertura) tie with Plaza Colonia.

Diogo de Oliveira (68') was the scorer for Plaza Colonia.

Looking at their form, and Progreso have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 5 goals overall. Defensively, Progreso just haven’t been too solid at all. We will find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained into this next match.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A look at their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 05/12/2019 shows us that Defensor Sporting have won 3 of these and Progreso 1, with the tally of draws standing at 2.

There were also plenty of goals scored in those games, 25 overall at an average of 4.17 goals per meeting.

The previous league contest between the two was Primera Division match day 12 on 14/11/2024 which ended up with the score at Defensor Sporting 3-0 Progreso.

📰 Team News: Progreso

From a largely full-strength squad, there’s only the one fitness issue for the Progreso manager to be concerned with. Luis Maldonado (Muscle injury) won’t be playing here.

💡 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Defensor Sporting should really create enough chances to score more than one when they line up against Progreso, who will not find it easy getting on the scoresheet.

Our tip is for a fairly comfortable 2-0 victory for Defensor Sporting by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.

Andre Moura, 22:09 20/04/2025