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Racing Montevideo vs Defensor Sporting: result 1-1 and analysis

Primera DivisiónApertura - 12Kick-off on April 18, 2026 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Parque Osvaldo Roberto, Montevideo

Racing Montevideo
1-1
Defensor Sporting

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What was the result of Racing Montevideo vs Defensor Sporting?

Racing Montevideo and Defensor Sporting drew 1-1 on April 18, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 40′T. HabibRacing Montevideo
  • 76′B. MontenegroDefensor Sporting

Official lineup for Racing Montevideo vs Defensor Sporting

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Racing Montevideo

  1. 18T. Habib
  2. 33S. da Silva
  1. 8F. Cairus
  2. 14E. de los Santos
  3. 21A. Álvarez
  4. 39Á. Vázquez
  1. 3R. Brazionis
  2. 4G. Cotugno
  3. 13Abdulkadir Ceri
  4. 17R. Ferreira
  1. 12F. Varese

Defensor Sporting

  1. 9A. Machado
  2. 26B. Montenegro
  1. 5G. Barrios
  2. 6M. Amaro
  3. 8Nicolás Andrés Wunsch Tomás
  4. 24L. de los Santos
  5. 77F. Castro
  1. 11L. Agazzi
  2. 14F. Sorondo
  3. 15A. Frugone
  1. 12K. Dawson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Racing Montevideo have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Defensor Sporting have 4, 7 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Racing Montevideo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 12, 2026Wanderers(away)2-1Primera División
Apr 4, 2026Juventud(home)2-1Primera División
Mar 29, 2026Penarol(away)2-1Primera División
Mar 26, 2026Progreso(home)1-1Primera División
Mar 21, 2026Liverpool Montevideo(home)1-0Primera División
Defensor Sporting
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 11, 2026Boston River(home)2-0Primera División
Apr 5, 2026Cerro(away)0-1Primera División
Mar 31, 2026Albion FC(home)1-1Primera División
Mar 26, 2026Danubio(away)0-0Primera División
Mar 21, 2026Club Nacional(home)2-1Primera División

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Racing Montevideo win, 0 draws, 5 Defensor Sporting wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 17, 2025Racing Montevideo 0-1 Defensor SportingPrimera División - Clausura
Feb 16, 2025Defensor Sporting 2-0 Racing MontevideoPrimera División
Oct 24, 2024Defensor Sporting 1-0 Racing MontevideoCopa Uruguay
Sep 13, 2024Defensor Sporting 1-2 Racing MontevideoPrimera División - Clausura
Jun 22, 2024Racing Montevideo 0-1 Defensor SportingPrimera División
Mar 2, 2024Racing Montevideo 1-2 Defensor SportingPrimera División

Last archived meeting: Racing Montevideo vs Defensor Sporting on Aug 17, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Racing Montevideo score 1.6 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Defensor Sporting score 0.7 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Racing Montevideo1.60.958/157/15
Defensor Sporting0.70.756/152/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Racing Montevideo sit 11th in Primera División (12 points from 10 matches) and Defensor Sporting sit 12th (8 points from 10 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
11Racing Montevideo1033491012
12Defensor Sporting1022611198

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How does Footlab AI 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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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