Cerro Largo vs Defensor SportingPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Cerro Largo arrive at this Copa Uruguay tie without a win in their last five outings: three draws and two defeats. The most recent game ended 1-2 away to Atletico Torque; before that came a 1-1 at home with Liverpool Montevideo and a 1-2 at Plaza Colonia, and further back a 1-1 against Defensor Sporting and a 1-1 away to Wanderers. They scored exactly one goal in each of those five matches. Defensor Sporting show the same recent return: three draws and two defeats. The freshest result is a 1-1 away to Central Espanol, before that a 1-3 at home to Atletico Torque and a goalless draw with Rentistas, and further back the 1-1 at Cerro Largo and a 0-4 at home to Liverpool Montevideo, three goals scored and nine conceded across the run. The head to head confirms how tight this is: the two 2026 meetings at Cerro Largo both finished 1-1, while last February Defensor Sporting won 1-0 on their own ground; in September 2025 Cerro Largo took it 1-0 and the previous May Defensor Sporting won 3-2 at home. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.