Nacional vs Defensor Sporting betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Primera Division match on September 21st, 2024

Nacional will be playing against Defensor Sporting in a Primera Division football match scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 21st, 2024, in Uruguay, check the Nacional vs Defensor Sporting betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Where to follow the live game

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Stadium and City where Nacional vs Defensor Sporting will occur

The game takes place in the Estadio Gran Parque Central stadium, in the city of Montevideo, with a capacity for 10000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Introduction to the Nacional vs Defensor Sporting betting tip 2024

Nacional come from a victory in the last match. The game against Wanderers, valid for the Primera Division, ended with a 0-2. The team coached by M. Lasarte Arrospide entered the field in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

On the other hand, 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 4-1-3-2 formation, faced the Racing team with a final score of 1-2.

The last time these teams played against each other during the 2024 season in a Primera Division themed match was a hard-fought battle as it ended in a 3-3 draw.

The last time these teams played against each other was in Primera Division, where Defensor Sporting was at 6th place while Nacional occupied 4th place. Defensor Sporting went in with a 4-3-3 formation while Nacional opened their game with a 4-4-2 tactic.

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

Nacional

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 Martín Lasarte Arrospide, 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

Nacional comes to this round 3 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 3 position in the table, with 7 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 2 place.

Nacional play in front of their fans for the second time this season. They beat Liverpool the first time by 1-0.

The Nacional team finds that the best way to control the match is to reach 56.6% possession on average. Teams that overcome the 50% possession mark tend to gain ascendancy in the game.

Defensor Sporting

Despite playing away from home in this encounter, Defensor Sporting will strive to secure a tie in the match and prevent a substantial point deficit early in the competition. With this objective in mind, it is expected that Álvaro Bica's team will adopt a more defensive approach, which may lead to a low number of goals conceded or a high number of cards being shown during the game.

Current leaderboard

Defensor Sporting comes to this round 3 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 13 position in the table, with 1 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 Cerro and left the field with a draw, with a score of 1-1.

Bet suggestions for this game:

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 5.5 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, until now, Nacional has received 41 yellow cards and no red cards in 15 matches played. 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. Nacional didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 16 opportunities, while Defensor Sporting scored 26 times and conceded 17 goals as well.

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