Boca Juniors vs Defensa y Justicia Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Boca Juniors

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Boca Juniors, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 1-2 Superliga triumph over Rosario Central.

In that game, Boca Juniors had 61% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 6 on target. The only player to score for Boca Juniors was Luis Vázquez (35'). Rosario Central got 12 shots on goal with 5 on target. Gastón Ávila (11') and Fernando Torrent (90' Own goal) scored for Rosario Central.

Their more recent scorelines really do illustrate the point that quality has been evident in the Boca Juniors rearguard. Boca Juniors have been stingy, with the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their previous 6 matches standing at 4.

Defensa y Justicia

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In their previous fixture, Defensa y Justicia drew 1-1 in the Superliga tie with Central Córdoba.

The only scorer from Defensa y Justicia was Gabriel Hachen (52'). Pablo Argañaraz (89') was the scorer for Central Córdoba.

A sequence of dependable displays from the Defensa y Justicia defence has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their last 6 fixtures combined. In that time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 7. We will find out whether or not that trend can be sustained in this game.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Defensa y Justicia:

• have not been beaten in their last 2 away league matches.
• are without an away win for the past 6 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their past head to head clashes stretching back to 22/05/2016 shows us that Boca Juniors have won 4 of these and Defensa y Justicia 1, with the tally of draws being 1.

A sum of 9 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 6 of them for Los Xeneizes and 3 created by Halcón. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.5.

🗞️ Team News: Boca Juniors

It doesn’t get much better regarding selection, with just the sole fitness concern for the Boca Juniors boss Miguel Russo to be concerned with from an otherwise fully-primed set of players. Eduardo Salvio (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) misses out.

🗞️ Team News: Defensa y Justicia

Due to a completely healthy group to pick from, the Defensa y Justicia manager Sebastián Beccacece has zero fitness concerns to speak of coming into this clash.

🔮 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Boca Juniors will probably get the goals that they need against Defensa y Justicia, who could well find it tough to score themselves.

We’re therefore expecting to see a comfortable 2-0 win for Boca Juniors at the end of the 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 00:27 11/09/2021