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Nacional de Football will be hosting visitors Defensor Sporting at The Estadio Gran Parque Central in this Primera Division (Apertura) game on Sunday.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Nacional de Football v Defensor Sporting match are shown here - as well as up-to-date odds.
Full-Time Result Prediction
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Nacional de Football to Win
📊 Form Guide
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Nacional de Football
WDWWWL
Nacional de Football will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 0-2 Copa Libertadores defeat last time out to Internacional.
In that game, Nacional de Football managed 51% possession and 16 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. For their opponents, Internacional got 11 shots at goal with 6 on target. Braian Aguirre (90') scored for Internacional.
Three or more goals per game were recorded in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Nacional de Football have played. Their opponents scored 7 times in these games whereas Nacional de Football totted up 16.
Defensor Sporting
WDWLWL
After being defeated in their last game at the hands of Peñarol in Primera Division (Apertura) competition, Defensor Sporting will be aiming to make amends here.
Leonardo Fernández (78') scored for Peñarol.
Defensor Sporting have turned their attacks into goals 7 times throughout their most recent 6 matches. The total of goals that they have conceded during those matches comes to 5.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Looking over their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 13/06/2022 shows that Nacional de Football have won 2 of them and Defensor Sporting 0, with the tally of drawn results standing at 4.
A combined total of 16 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 9 of them for Bolsos and 7 being from El Tuerto. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.
The last league encounter featuring the two was Primera Division match day 4 on 21/09/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Nacional de Football 1-1 Defensor Sporting.
🧠 Prediction
Nacional de Football have it within them to have the majority of the possession and should be able to turn a few of their chances into goals.
Conversely, Defensor Sporting won’t find it easy to find the back of the net although we do think that they will probably end up scoring here as well.
We therefore think that it’s going to be a decent 3-1 margin for Nacional de Football come full-time.
Victor Martins, 17:04 18/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
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⚽️ Team Focus:
Nacional de Football
Formed: 1899
Stadium: The Estadio Gran Parque Central (37,000)
Captain: Diego Polenta
Chairman: Alejandro Balbi
Manager: Álvaro Recoba
Competitions: Primera Division (Apertura) position 2, Copa Libertadores (Group F)
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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| 1 |
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14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 29 | DDWWL |
| 2 |
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14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 28 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
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14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 | WLWDW |
| 4 |
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14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 24 | DWLWL |
| 5 |
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14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 24 | WWWWW |
| 6 |
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14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | WDLDD |
| 7 |
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14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | LLWDW |
| 8 |
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14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 21 | LWWWW |
| 9 |
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14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | LDLDL |
| 10 |
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15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 17 | DWLLL |
| 11 |
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14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | -9 | 15 | DDWLW |
| 12 |
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13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 14 | WDLLL |
| 13 |
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15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 12 | DLLLW |
| 14 |
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14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 11 | LLLLW |
| 15 |
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15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 10 | WLWLL |
| 16 |
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14 | 0 | 9 | 5 | -6 | 9 | LLLLD |
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Internacional |
| Bahia |
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Nacional de Football |
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Cerro |
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Montevideo Wanderers |
| Internacional |
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Nacional de Football |
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Defensor Sporting |
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Peñarol |
| Montevideo City Torque |
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Defensor Sporting |
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Progreso |
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Cerro |
| Montevideo Wanderers |
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Defensor Sporting |
| Nacional de Football |
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Cerro |
| Nacional de Football |
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Montevideo Wanderers |
| Nacional de Football |
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Danubio |
| Nacional de Football |
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Juventud |
| Nacional de Football |
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Plaza Colonia |
| Nacional de Football |
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River Plate |
| Montevideo City Torque |
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Defensor Sporting |
| Montevideo Wanderers |
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Defensor Sporting |
| Danubio |
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Defensor Sporting |
| Juventud |
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Defensor Sporting |
| Plaza Colonia |
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Defensor Sporting |
| River Plate |
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Defensor Sporting |
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Defensor Sporting |
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Atlético Nacional |
| Nacional de Football |
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Defensor Sporting |
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