The wait is almost over for the Intermediate Round action scheduled for Saturday when Defensor Sporting meet Cerro Largo.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Defensor Sporting v Cerro Largo can be seen below (plus the best game odds).
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Form Guide
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Defensor Sporting
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Defensor Sporting will be hoping to return to winning ways here following a 2-1 Primera Division (Apertura) defeat in their last game at the hands of 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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Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of Liverpool FC in Primera Division (Apertura) action, 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
Checking on their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 15/09/2022 shows us that Defensor Sporting have won 3 of these games and Cerro Largo 2, with the number of drawn results being 1.
An aggregate of 13 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 8 of them for El Tuerto and 5 belonging to Cerro Largo. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.17.
The last league game between these clubs was Primera Division (Apertura) match day 7 on 23/03/2025 when it 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,
01:00 22/05/2025
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)