Cerro Largo vs Defensor Sporting betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Primera Division match on May 26th, 2024

Cerro Largo and Defensor Sporting will face each other in a Primera Division game in Uruguay on Sunday, May 26th, 2024, check the Cerro Largo vs Defensor Sporting betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Cerro Largo vs Defensor Sporting will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estadio Municipal Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla stadium, in the city of Melo, with a capacity for 9000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Cerro Largo vs Defensor Sporting betting tip 2024

A noticeable rise in the average goals scored per match is being observed in the ongoing edition of the Primera Division. The tournament's average goals per match have increased from 2.29 in the previous season to 2.65 this season.

Cerro Largo was in 12th place when they last played Defensor Sporting who was 7th place in Primera Division. Cerro Largo played using the 3-4-1-2 formation while Defensor Sporting responded with a 4-3-3 arrangement.

The last time these teams met was for a Primera Division match, on 21-10-2023, referring to the 2023 season, which ended with a victory of the Defensor Sporting team by 2-0.

Cerro Largo come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Wanderers, valid for the Primera Division, ended with a 1-0. The team coached by B. Silva Barone entered the field in the last match with a 4-4-2 formation.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Primera Division, Defensor Sporting, who used a 4-1-4-1 formation, faced the Peñarol team with a final score of 0-2.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

Cerro Largo

Current leaderboard

Cerro Largo comes to this 14 fixture of the local league Apertura tournament standing in 8 position in the table. So far, the team has earned 18 points, with 5 victories, 3 draws and 5 losses.

Cerro Largo analysis

After 13 rounds, Cerro Largo has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 14 goals for and 13 conceded.

his possession rate in this competition has been 46.08%, which means the team usually plays reactively and struggles to dominate the game. In the upcoming match against Defensor Sporting 2024, Cerro Largo needs to focus on keeping possession and being more proactive in attack.

Best goalscorer from Cerro Largo

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Hugo Silveira so far in the competition. With 6 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Cerro Largo to achieve victorious results this season.

Defensor Sporting

Current leaderboard

Defensor Sporting comes to this 14 fixture of the local league Apertura tournament standing in 5 position in the table. So far, the team has earned 22 points, with 6 victories, 4 draws and 3 losses.

Defensor Sporting analysis

Defensor Sporting goal quotient is definitely positive, with 20 down scored and 16 conceded after 13 rounds played.

Defensor Sporting has one of the most efficient attacks in this league, and proof of this is in the comparison between the team's average goals and the competition overall. While all the teams in the competition together average 1.28 goals per game as visitors, Defensor Sporting scores 1.71 goals, on average, per game. A clear consequence of the offensiveness of the team.

The average shooting on goal for the Defensor Sporting team in the league is not the best. There are only 5.58 per game. This turns out to be another good indication that the team does not usually score many goals or give much work to the opposing goalkeepers.

This is a top 5 team in the Primera Division that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Playing away Defensor Sporting usually leaves little room for opponents to win against them, with a balance of 3 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws.

Defensor Sporting is a more offensive team than Cerro Largo, having 1283 attacks vs. 1185 from Cerro Largo, having scored 20 times, in comparison, Cerro Largo converted into goal 14 times.

Best goalscorer from the Defensor Sporting

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Octavio Rivero. The Attacker has already scored 7 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Defensor Sporting, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Score market betting suggestions

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Corners market betting suggestions

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 4.55 corners per game.

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