The Primera Division (Apertura) tie at The Estadio Charrúa on Sunday will see hosts Montevideo City Torque taking on opponents Defensor Sporting.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Montevideo City Torque v Defensor Sporting, scroll down - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
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Montevideo City Torque
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Montevideo City Torque fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 1-2 Primera Division (Apertura) success versus Cerro.
For Montevideo City Torque, the goals were scored by Gary Kagelmacher (14') and Pablo Siles (66'). Mathías Abero (90') scored for Cerro.
Over their preceding six games, Lucas Nardi's Montevideo City Torque have found the net 7 times giving them an average number of goals scored per match of 1.17.
Defensor Sporting
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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Progreso in Primera Division (Apertura) competition, Defensor Sporting will be hoping to turn things around here.
The only player to score from Defensor Sporting was Maxi Gómez (90').
Defensor Sporting have fired home a total of 7 times in the course of their previous six matches. The number of goals that have been scored against them during that same period comes to 5.
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Head to head
A glance at their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 04/02/2021 shows that Montevideo City Torque have won 1 of them & Defensor Sporting 3, with the number of drawn results being 2.
A combined sum of 13 goals were produced between them in this period, with 4 of them for Celeste and 9 created by El Tuerto. The average goals per game has been 2.17.
The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was Primera Division match day 5 on 13/10/2023 when it finished Defensor Sporting 2-0 Montevideo City Torque.
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Team News: Montevideo City Torque
Fabricio Silveira (Cruciate ligament tear) and José Neris (Muscle injury) are not available for Montevideo City Torque gaffer Lucas Nardi.
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Prediction
We envisage that Defensor Sporting and Montevideo City Torque could both well score here although it’s hard to see a clear-cut winner.
Let’s see what happens, but it could well be that we end up with scores level. That’s why our selection here is for a close game with a 1-1 score draw at the end of this one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the full-time result market, a victory for Montevideo City Torque is available for 2.8, betting on the draw is 3.25 and putting your money on the win for Defensor Sporting comes in at 2.5. They’re the best of the returns on offer at present.
Renata Leite,
15:09 23/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Montevideo City Torque
Formed: 2007
Stadium: The Estadio Charrúa (11,226)
Captain: Álvaro Brun
Chairman: Raúl Aquino
Manager: Lucas Nardi
Competitions: Primera Division (Apertura) position 9