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Boca Juniors vs Defensa y Justicia Live Stream, Predictions
The forthcoming Copa de la Liga Profesional fixture on Wednesday will see Boca Juniors take to the field against opponents Defensa y Justicia.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Boca Juniors v Defensa y Justicia match are shown here (inc. the best betting odds).
📏 Form Guide
Boca Juniors
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Boca Juniors enter this match coming off the back of a 0-0 Copa de la Liga Profesional draw against Defensa y Justicia.
In that match, Boca Juniors managed 62% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 1 on target. On the other side, Defensa y Justicia had 0 attempts on goal with 0 on target.
Their most recent results show that huge efforts have been put in by the Boca Juniors rearguard. Boca Juniors have been stingy, seeing the tally of goals that have gone in at their end over the course of their previous six matches standing at 4. That being said, it remains to be seen whether that trend might persist here in this game.
Defensa y Justicia
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Defensa y Justicia come into this encounter after a 1-0 Copa de la Liga Profesional win against Patronato in their most recent game.
In that match, Defensa y Justicia managed 52% possession and 12 shots at goal with 6 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Defensa y Justicia was Adonis Frías (55'). For their opponents, Patronato had 17 shots on goal with 3 on target.
In their previous 6 clashes, Defensa y Justicia have amassed the sum of 8 goals. Defensa y Justicia have also not failed to score in every single one of those games. During those fixtures, they’ve had 9 goals go against them.
↔️ Head to head
Checking on their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 01/04/2017 tells us that Boca Juniors have won 4 of these games & Defensa y Justicia 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.
A total of 9 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 6 from Los Xeneizes and 3 created by Halcón. The average goals per game has been 1.5.
The previous league clash between these clubs was Superliga match day 11 on 15/09/2021 which ended up with the score at Boca Juniors 0-0 Defensa y Justicia.
In that game, Boca Juniors had 59% possession and 14 shots on goal with 3 on target.
At the other end, Defensa y Justicia had 11 shots at goal with 3 on target.
The referee was Ariel Penel.
🗞️ Team News: Boca Juniors
Norberto Briasco (Ankle Injury) and Diego González (Meniscal Injury) are not available for Boca Juniors gaffer Sebastián Battaglia.
ℹ️ Team News: Defensa y Justicia
Owing to a completely injury-free squad ready to go, the Defensa y Justicia boss Sebastián Beccacece has no fitness concerns to report coming into this clash.
💭 Prediction
It looks to us that Boca Juniors look likely to score more than once when they come up against Defensa y Justicia, who will not find it easy to score themselves.
We therefore think that it’s going to be a 2-0 victory for Boca Juniors when the full-time whistle blows.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura, 10:38 10/05/2022

🏟️ Team Focus:
Boca Juniors
Formed: 1905
Stadium: Estadio Alberto J. Armando (54,000)
Captain: Carlos Izquierdoz
Chairman: Jorge Amor Ameal
Manager: Sebastián Battaglia
Competitions: Copa de la Liga Profesional (Quarter-finals), Copa de la Liga Profesional (Parent), Copa Libertadores (Group E)
🔑 Key Man: Agustín Almendra

Regularly playing in the Centre Midfield position, Agustín Almendra was born in Argentina. After making a first senior appearance for Boca Juniors in the 2017 - 2018 season, the dangerous Midfielder has scored a sum of 3 league goals in this Superliga 2021 season to date coming from a total of 15 appearances.
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25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 54 | WWDLD |
2 |
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25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 47 | WWDWW |
3 |
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25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 46 | DLWWL |
4 |
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25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 41 | WLDDW |
5 |
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25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 39 | DWLDL |
6 |
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25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 39 | WWWDL |
7 |
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25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 39 | WLDWL |
8 |
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25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 38 | LWLWW |
9 |
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25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 38 | LWLDW |
10 |
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25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 37 | LDLDL |
11 |
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25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 36 | WWLDD |
12 |
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25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 34 | LWWLW |
13 |
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25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | -10 | 33 | WWLWW |
14 |
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25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 32 | DLWLW |
15 |
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25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 32 | LLWLW |
16 |
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25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 32 | WWDDL |
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25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 31 | DLWDL |
18 |
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25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 31 | LDWDW |
19 |
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25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 28 | LWDDL |
20 |
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25 | 5 | 12 | 8 | -5 | 27 | LDWDD |
21 |
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25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 27 | LLWDW |
22 |
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25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 26 | WLWWL |
23 |
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25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -12 | 25 | WLLDD |
24 |
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25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 24 | LDLLL |
25 |
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25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -24 | 22 | LLLLD |
26 |
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25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -22 | 21 | WLLDD |
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Corinthians |
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Racing Club |
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Barracas Central |
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LDU Quito |
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Platense |
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Central Córdoba |
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Newell´s Old Boys |
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Sarmiento |
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Gimna ' Plata |
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Godoy Cruz |
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Lanús |
River Plate |
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Atlético Tucumán |
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Luis Vázquez | 7 |
Cristian Pavón | 4 |
Agustín Almendra | 3 |
Frank Fabra | 2 |
Diego González | 2 |
Walter Bou | 10 |
Miguel Ángel Merentiel | 10 |
Francisco Pizzini | 7 |
Gabriel Hachen | 3 |
Carlos Rotondi | 3 |
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Tigre |
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Deportivo Cali |
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