Defensor Sporting vs Penarol

Defensor Sporting face Penarol in the Primera División (Clausura - 14) on Sunday 15 November 2026, kick-off 23:00 UTC at Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo.

Defensor Sporting are 12th with 39 points from 35 games, while Penarol are 1st with 65. That leaves Penarol 26 points ahead.

At home this season Defensor Sporting average 1.1 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game; on the road Penarol average 1.3 scored and 0.5 conceded. Defensor Sporting have kept 9 clean sheets and failed to score 10 times; Penarol have 12 clean sheets and 7 blanks.

Defensor Sporting have scored 9 and conceded 10 in their last 5 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Penarol have scored 2 and conceded 5 in their last 5 matches, with 0 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2.

Defensor Sporting come into this fixture with a recent record of 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats, while Penarol have 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in the same window. Defensor Sporting currently sit 12th on 39 points, with Penarol placed 1st on 65 points. Across the last 5 head-to-head meetings, 12 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 2 of them. Both teams scored in 2 of the last 5 head-to-head meetings, backing the BTTS selection. The Both Teams To Score selection (BTTS) is assigned a 50.51% probability at odds of 1.98.

• Defensor Sporting have the better recent form (4 pts vs 3 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Defensor Sporting have scored 35 goals this season compared with 57 for Penarol.
• Defensively, Defensor Sporting have conceded 43 and Penarol have conceded 29.
• League positions: Defensor Sporting 12th, Penarol 1st.
• The last 5 H2H meetings average 2.4 goals per game.
• Market rationale: both teams carry a scoring threat.

• Defensor Sporting have failed to score in 10 of 35 games and Penarol in 7 of 36.
• Clean sheets this season: Defensor Sporting 9, Penarol 12.
• Both teams scored in 3 of Defensor Sporting's last 5 matches.
• Both teams scored in 2 of Penarol's last 5 matches.
• Both sides scored in 2 of the last 5 head-to-head meetings.

In the last 5 meetings, Defensor Sporting have won 0, Penarol have won 4 and 1 ended level. The most recent, on 24 May 2026, finished Defensor Sporting 0-2 Penarol.