Preview

  • It's the Apertura of the 2025 Primera División as Nacional and Defensor Sporting lock horns at Estadio Gran Parque Central on 2025-05-18 at 19:00 GMT.
  • There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between P. Peirano and I. Ithurralde.
  • Nacional have accumulated 28 points to lie 2nd whereas Defensor Sporting have 24 points to sit 4th.
  • Neither Nacional nor Defensor Sporting are missing any players.
  • We anticipate Nacional lining up with five at the back (5-4-1), and Defensor Sporting are expected to line up in 3-4-1-2.
  • Nacional lost 0-2 to Internacional, and Defensor Sporting were defeated 0-1 by Peñarol.
  • Nacional look strong (3-1-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Defensor Sporting have 2-1-2 in the same span.
  • Nacional have clearly got the edge H2H: in 54 meetings, they've beaten Defensor Sporting 24 times, with 18 draws and only 12 losses.
  • We predict Nacional to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (3-3-1) and 2.14 goals/game.

Predictions

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Summary

Lineups

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Nacional 4-2-3-1 P. Peirano

Luis Mejía

Lucas Morales

Paolo Calione

Julián Millán

Diego Romero

Luciano Boggio

Mauricio Pereyra

Eduardo Vargas

Gonzalo Petit

Rómulo Otero

Nico López

Substitute Players

11

Gabriel Báez

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8

Christian Oliva

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16

Lucas Villalba

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76

Diego Herazo

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18

Jeremía Recoba

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21

Renzo Sánchez

77

Nicolás Rodríguez

2

Nicolás Ramos

31

Jairo Amaro

25

Ignacio Suárez

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Defensor Sporting 3-4-1-2 I. Ithurralde

Kevin Dawson

Nahuel Furtado

Guillermo De Los Santos

Juan Viacava

Kevin Prieto

Diego Abreu

Mauricio Amaro

José Álvarez

Rodrigo Dudok

Agustín Soria

Maximiliano Gómez

Substitute Players

45

Francisco Ginella

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59

Walter Montoya

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10

Matias Abaldo

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2

Ariel Lima

5

Germán Barrios

8

Kevin Altez

25

Xavier Biscayzacu

22

Alfonso Barco

90

Augusto Cambón

1

Lucas Machado

H2H

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Standings

Clausura

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Boston River

Boston River

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Cerro

Cerro

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Cerro Largo

Cerro Largo

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City Torque

City Torque

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Danubio

Danubio

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Defensor Sporting

Defensor Sporting

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Juventud

Juventud

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Liverpool

Liverpool

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9
Miramar Misiones

Miramar Misiones

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10
Nacional

Nacional

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11
Penarol

Penarol

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12
Plaza Colonia

Plaza Colonia

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Progreso

Progreso

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Racing

Racing

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River Plate

River Plate

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Wanderers

Wanderers

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Apertura

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1
Liverpool

Liverpool

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W
L
W
W
D
2
Nacional

Nacional

1594235161931
W
W
W
W
W
3
Juventud

Juventud

159332315830
W
W
D
W
L
4
Penarol

Penarol

158342117427
W
W
W
W
W
5
Defensor Sporting

Defensor Sporting

157351712524
L
L
W
L
W
6
Racing

Racing

156541410423
D
D
D
L
D
7
Boston River

Boston River

156451617-122
D
W
W
W
W
8
Cerro Largo

Cerro Largo

155641516-121
L
W
D
W
L
9
Plaza Colonia

Plaza Colonia

155461313019
L
L
D
L
D
10
City Torque

City Torque

154561622-617
L
L
L
W
D
11
Progreso

Progreso

153661727-1015
L
W
L
W
D
12
Cerro

Cerro

153661320-714
D
L
L
L
L
13
Danubio

Danubio

151951217-512
W
D
L
L
L
14
Wanderers

Wanderers

152671217-512
W
L
L
L
D
15
Miramar Misiones

Miramar Misiones

153391624-812
D
W
L
L
L
16
River Plate

River Plate

152491020-1010
L
L
W
L
W

Intermediate Round

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1
Racing

Racing

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W
W
2
Danubio

Danubio

22003036
W
W
3
Nacional

Nacional

22003126
W
W
4
Juventud

Juventud

21015503
L
W
5
Boston River

Boston River

210134-13
W
L
6
City Torque

City Torque

200235-20
L
L
7
Progreso

Progreso

200202-20
L
L
8
Miramar Misiones

Miramar Misiones

200203-30
L
L
Champion Play-off

Nacional is going head to head with Defensor Sporting on 18/5/2025 18:00 GMT common.at Estadio Gran Parque Central for the Uruguay Primera División. You can view the match information, lineups, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Nacional v Defensor Sporting H2H statistics!