Racing Montevideo vs Defensor Sporting: result 0-1 and analysis
Primera DivisiónApertura - 9Kick-off on April 3, 2023 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Parque Palermo, Montevideo
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What was the result of Racing Montevideo vs Defensor Sporting?
Defensor Sporting won 0-1 on April 3, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 54′A. BalboaDefensor Sporting
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Racing Montevideo have 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats; Defensor Sporting have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2023 | La Luz(away) | 3-1 | Primera División |
| Mar 19, 2023 | Wanderers(home) | 1-1 | Primera División |
| Mar 12, 2023 | Fenix(away) | 1-0 | Primera División |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Danubio(home) | 1-1 | Primera División |
| Feb 26, 2023 | Club Nacional(away) | 1-3 | Primera División |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2023 | Plaza Colonia(home) | 4-0 | Primera División |
| Mar 19, 2023 | Cerro Largo(away) | 3-0 | Primera División |
| Mar 12, 2023 | Liverpool Montevideo(home) | 2-2 | Primera División |
| Mar 7, 2023 | Danubio(home) | 0-0 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana |
| Mar 4, 2023 | Atletico Torque(away) | 3-0 | Primera División |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Racing Montevideo win(s), 1 draw(s), 4 Defensor Sporting win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2022 | Racing Montevideo 0-1 Defensor Sporting | Copa Uruguay |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Racing Montevideo 0-0 Defensor Sporting | Segunda División |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Defensor Sporting 3-0 Racing Montevideo | Segunda División |
| Oct 20, 2021 | Racing Montevideo 0-1 Defensor Sporting | Segunda División |
| Jul 8, 2021 | Defensor Sporting 1-4 Racing Montevideo | Segunda División |
| Oct 20, 2019 | Defensor Sporting 4-0 Racing Montevideo | Primera División - Clausura |
Last archived meeting: Racing Montevideo vs Defensor Sporting on Sep 7, 2022
How many goals should we expect?
Racing Montevideo score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Defensor Sporting score 1.7 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racing Montevideo | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4 | 8/15 | 5/15 |
| Defensor Sporting | 1.7 | 1.2 | 6 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Racing Montevideo sit 1st in Primera División (31 points from 15 matches) and Defensor Sporting sit 8th (21 points from 15 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racing Montevideo | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Racing Montevideo | 25 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 46 |
| 3 | Racing Montevideo | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Racing Montevideo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Racing Montevideo | 62 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 70 | 57 | 99 |
| 7 | Defensor Sporting | 62 | 24 | 17 | 21 | 62 | 64 | 89 |
| 7 | Defensor Sporting | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 21 |
| 12 | Defensor Sporting | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 28 |
| 13 | Defensor Sporting | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
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