Club Nacional vs Defensor Sporting: result 2-1 and analysis
Primera DivisiónApertura - 15Kick-off on May 18, 2025 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
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What was the result of Club Nacional vs Defensor Sporting?
Club Nacional won 2-1 on May 18, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 53′N. FurtadoDefensor Sporting
- 65′N. LópezClub Nacional (pen.)
- 85′G. PetitClub Nacional
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Club Nacional have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Defensor Sporting have 6, 3 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2025 | Internacional(home) | 0-2 | CONMEBOL Libertadores |
| May 7, 2025 | Bahia(away) | 3-1 | CONMEBOL Libertadores |
| May 3, 2025 | Cerro(home) | 4-0 | Primera División |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Wanderers(home) | 3-1 | Primera División |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Internacional(away) | 3-3 | CONMEBOL Libertadores |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2025 | Penarol(home) | 0-1 | Primera División |
| Apr 27, 2025 | Atletico Torque(away) | 1-0 | Primera División |
| Apr 20, 2025 | Progreso(home) | 1-2 | Primera División |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Cerro(home) | 3-2 | Primera División |
| Apr 7, 2025 | Wanderers(away) | 0-0 | Primera División |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Club Nacional win(s), 5 draw(s), 0 Defensor Sporting win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2024 | Club Nacional 2-2 Defensor Sporting | Copa Uruguay |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Club Nacional 1-1 Defensor Sporting | Primera División - Clausura |
| Mar 10, 2024 | Defensor Sporting 3-3 Club Nacional | Primera División |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Club Nacional 1-0 Defensor Sporting | Primera División - Clausura |
| May 7, 2023 | Defensor Sporting 2-2 Club Nacional | Primera División |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Club Nacional 1-1 Defensor Sporting | Primera División - Clausura |
Last archived meeting: Club Nacional vs Defensor Sporting on Dec 6, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Club Nacional score 2.0 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Defensor Sporting score 0.9 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Nacional | 2.0 | 1.3 | 4 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
| Defensor Sporting | 0.9 | 0.9 | 6 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Club Nacional sit 7th in Primera División (22 points from 15 matches) and Defensor Sporting sit 8th (21 points from 15 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Club Nacional | 61 | 35 | 12 | 14 | 111 | 66 | 114 |
| 2 | Club Nacional | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
| 7 | Defensor Sporting | 62 | 24 | 17 | 21 | 62 | 64 | 89 |
| 7 | Defensor Sporting | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 7 | Club Nacional | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 22 |
| 8 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 21 |
| 8 | Club Nacional | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 33 | 35 |
| 12 | Defensor Sporting | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 28 |
| 13 | Defensor Sporting | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | Club Nacional | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy