Cerro vs Defensor Sporting betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Primera Division match on September 07th, 2024

Cerro and Defensor Sporting are scheduled to play against each other on September 07th, 2024, Saturday, in a Primera Division match to be held in Uruguay, check the Cerro vs Defensor Sporting betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Stadium and City where Cerro vs Defensor Sporting will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estadio Monumental Luis Tróccoli stadium, in the city of Montevideo, with a capacity for 4000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Introduction to the Cerro vs Defensor Sporting betting tip 2024

Cerro arrives from a defeat in the last match they played. The contest against Wanderers, valid for the Primera Division, ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of the rivals.

The Defensor Sporting team appears in the same condition as the rival. The team also arrives from a defeat for this match. In a Primera Division game, the team faced Rampla Juniors, and the score ended with a 1-2.

They're last Primera Division game of 2023 season which took place on 15-11-2023 game ended in a staggering 1-1 draw.

The last time these teams played against each other was in Primera Division, where Cerro was at 12th place while Defensor Sporting occupied 3rd place. Cerro went in with a 4-2-3-1 formation while Defensor Sporting opened their game with a 4-3-3 tactic.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

Cerro

Leveraging their home advantage in this match, the team will strive to maximize their points tally at the beginning of the championship. Under the guidance of coach Luis Danielo Núñez Maciel, the team will take to the field with a single-minded focus on securing victory. With the majority of playing time spent on the attack, there is a strong likelihood of an elevated number of corner kicks, presenting an enticing market opportunity.

Current leaderboard

Cerro comes to this round 1 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 14 position in the table, with 0 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 10 place.

This will be the second game this season in which the Cerro team will play at home. They managed to get a victory over Rampla Juniors in the first one, with a score of 4-1.

Cerro has a possession rate of 41.21% on average in this competition, suggesting that the team has a more reactive approach to games. In the upcoming match against Defensor Sporting 2024, Cerro should aim to keep the ball more and create more chances in attack.

Defensor Sporting

Despite being the away team in this clash, Defensor Sporting will aim to secure a draw in the game to prevent a significant point deficit early in the tournament. To achieve this objective, it is anticipated that Álvaro Bica's team will adopt a more defensive approach, potentially leading to a low number of goals conceded or a high number of cards issued in the match.

Current leaderboard

Defensor Sporting comes to this round 1 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 13 position in the table, with 0 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 3 place.

The team plays as a visitor once again in the tournament. In the Defensor Sporting first match as a visitor, they played against Peñarol and left the field with a loss, with a score of 1-0.

With an average of only 5.36 shots on goal per game, Defensor Sporting has a lot of work to do in improving their offensive capabilities and scoring more goals.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners market betting suggestions

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 5.07 per game.

Cards market betting suggestions

It is also challenging to get a precise average about the number of cards that the teams receive during the matches; however, so far, Cerro has received 35 yellow cards and 3 reds in 15 matches contested. At the same time, Defensor Sporting was cautioned with yellow cards in 41 opportunities and red 3 times in 15 games.

Score market betting suggestions

The number of goals scored and conceded at the start of the championship round by both teams can be a good betting parameter. Cerro didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 20 opportunities, while Defensor Sporting scored 26 times and conceded 17 goals as well.

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