Racing Montevideo vs Defensor Sporting: result 4-2 and analysis
Primera DivisiónApertura - 7Kick-off on March 31, 2019 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Parque Osvaldo Roberto, Montevideo
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What was the result of Racing Montevideo vs Defensor Sporting?
Racing Montevideo won 4-2 on March 31, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 8′N. SosaRacing Montevideo
- 16′A. RodríguezDefensor Sporting
- 21′Á. NavarroDefensor Sporting
- 80′M. BarriosRacing Montevideo
- 84′I. NicoliniRacing Montevideo
- 90′Á. RodríguezRacing Montevideo
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Racing Montevideo have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Defensor Sporting have 2, 2 and 11.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2019 | Penarol(away) | 2-2 | Primera División |
| Mar 17, 2019 | Progreso(home) | 3-0 | Primera División |
| Mar 10, 2019 | Fenix(away) | 0-2 | Primera División |
| Mar 2, 2019 | Club Nacional(home) | 1-1 | Primera División |
| Feb 23, 2019 | CA River Plate(away) | 1-4 | Primera División |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2019 | Wanderers(home) | 1-1 | Primera División |
| Mar 16, 2019 | Liverpool Montevideo(away) | 2-6 | Primera División |
| Mar 9, 2019 | Juventud(home) | 1-4 | Primera División |
| Mar 3, 2019 | Rampla Juniors(away) | 2-0 | Primera División |
| Feb 28, 2019 | Atletico-MG(away) | 0-0 | CONMEBOL Libertadores |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Racing Montevideo win(s), 2 draw(s), 3 Defensor Sporting win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2018 | Defensor Sporting 2-1 Racing Montevideo | Primera División - Clausura |
| Mar 28, 2018 | Racing Montevideo 2-2 Defensor Sporting | Primera División |
| Nov 8, 2017 | Defensor Sporting 4-2 Racing Montevideo | Primera División - Clausura |
| Apr 2, 2017 | Racing Montevideo 0-0 Defensor Sporting | Primera División |
| Dec 4, 2016 | Defensor Sporting 2-1 Racing Montevideo | Primera División |
| Feb 14, 2016 | Defensor Sporting 1-3 Racing Montevideo | Primera División - Clausura |
Last archived meeting: Defensor Sporting vs Racing Montevideo on Sep 16, 2018
How many goals should we expect?
Racing Montevideo score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Defensor Sporting score 1.1 and concede 2.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racing Montevideo | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
| Defensor Sporting | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
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