Match Report
6 points for Defensor Sporting (7th), 15 for Wanderers (1st): a 9-point gap. Defensor Sporting's recent output lagged their position: 47th on form over five rounds while 7th in the table. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Defensor Sporting ran at 0.86 scored and 1.29 conceded, Wanderers at 1.71 and 0.57.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 2 for Defensor Sporting, 0 for Wanderers and 6 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 13% of the wins in this fixture. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 75% of the meetings. The fixture has tightened lately: 1.4 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2.5 all-time.
The match was played at Estadio Luis Franzini (capacity 16,000). L. González officiated: 76 games logged, averaging 2.4 yellow cards each. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Wanderers: Facundo Labandeira (90')
Key stats
Possession: Defensor Sporting 49% · Wanderers 51% · Total shots: 10-9 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 8-5