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Predictions and Tips
Monday’s Torneo Apertura action brings us Defensa y Justicia fighting it out with Racing Club.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Defensa y Justicia v Racing Club are shown below - as well as the best betting odds.
📊 Form Guide

Defensa y Justicia
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Defensa y Justicia will be hoping for a better result after a 3-1 Copa Sudamericana losing effort in their last game against Universidad Católica.
In that game, Defensa y Justicia managed 32% possession and 7 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Defensa y Justicia was Kevin Gutiérrez (14'). Universidad Catolica got 14 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Ismael Díaz (9', 80') was the scorer for Universidad Católica.
Defensa y Justicia have really been misfiring in recent times. Their ‘goals for’ figure equals just 3 versus opposing sides over the course of their previous six matches. In those games, Defensa y Justicia have also seen the number of goals against them come to 6.
Racing Club
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In their last game, Racing Club drew 1-1 in the Copa Libertadores tie with Colo-Colo.
In that game, Racing Club managed 55% possession and 10 shots on goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for Racing Club was Martin Barrios (86'). Colo-Colo had 8 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.
In their last half-dozen outings, Racing Club have amassed a total of 12 goals. Racing Club have additionally got on the scoresheet in every single one of those games. Over that period, they have had 4 goals go into their own net. That kind of trend won’t necessarily be carried forward into this match, though.
↔️ Head to head
Drawn results are a common outcome in games between these two clubs. In their head to head meetings beginning from 17/02/2022, the records show 5 of these. That’s a very high 83% of games ending up tied.
Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 25 in total at an average of 4.17 goals per meeting.
The last league encounter between these sides was Primera División match day 18 on 19/10/2024 which ended up with the score at Racing Club 4-3 Defensa y Justicia.
On that day, Racing Club had 44% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Goals were scored by Gastón Martirena (30'), Adrián Martínez (40', 45') and Maximiliano Salas (84').
For their opponents, Defensa y Justicia had 20 shots at goal with 7 on target. Matías Ramírez (70'), Abiel Osorio (76') and Aaron Molinas (92') scored.
The match was refereed by Pablo Dóvalo.
📰 Team News: Defensa y Justicia
The Defensa y Justicia boss has no fitness worries at all ahead of this match owing to a fully healthy group to pick from.
📰 Team News: Racing Club
Thanks to a fully injury-free group to pick from, the Racing Club boss Gustavo Costas has no fitness concerns to report ahead of this match.
💭 Prediction
Here is a game where Defensa y Justicia will need to push hard to breach the defence of this Racing Club outfit who will likely end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.
We’re therefore predicting a very even contest with a 0-1 winning margin for Racing Club when the full-time whistle blows.
We’ll see what happens.
Peter Guest, 22:00 28/04/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

🏟️ Team Focus:
Defensa y Justicia
Formed: 1935
Stadium: The Estadio Norberto Tomaghello (20,000)
Captain: Kevin Gutiérrez
Chairman: Diego Lemme
Manager: Pablo de Muner
Competitions: Torneo Apertura (Parent), Torneo Apertura (Zone A), Torneo Clausura (Parent), Torneo Clausura (Zone A), Copa Sudamericana (Group B)
🔑 Key Player: Abiel Osorio
Regularly taking to the field in the Striker position, Abiel Osorio was born in Argentina. After having made a senior debut playing for Vélez Sarsfield in the 2022 season, the skilful Forward has scored a sum of 4 league goals in the Primera División 2024 season so far in a total of 20 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 51 | DDWLW |
2 |
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27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 48 | WWWWL |
3 |
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27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 46 | WWLLW |
4 |
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27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 46 | LDLWL |
5 |
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27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 43 | LWDWL |
6 |
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27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 42 | WDWWD |
7 |
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27 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 40 | WLWWD |
8 |
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27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 40 | WLDLW |
9 |
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27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 40 | LLLWD |
10 |
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27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 39 | WLWLW |
11 |
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27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 38 | WWWWD |
12 |
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27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 36 | DLWDD |
13 |
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27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 36 | WDWLL |
14 |
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27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | -3 | 36 | DDWWD |
15 |
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27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 35 | LDLWW |
16 |
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27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 35 | DLWDL |
17 |
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27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | -1 | 35 | DDLDD |
18 |
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27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 34 | WDDLW |
19 |
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27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 32 | LWLLL |
20 |
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27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 32 | DWLLW |
21 |
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27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | -6 | 32 | DDWDD |
22 |
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27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 31 | WLLWL |
23 |
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27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 30 | LLLWD |
24 |
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27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 29 | LLDLL |
25 |
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27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -13 | 28 | LWDLW |
26 |
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27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | -10 | 26 | LWLDD |
27 |
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27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -14 | 24 | LDLLD |
28 |
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27 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -18 | 23 | DWDDD |
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Universidad Católica |
Vitoria |
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Independiente Rivadavia |
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Racing Club |
Universidad Católica |
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Defensa y Justicia |
Huracán |
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Racing Club |
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Colo-Colo |
Racing Club |
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Platense |
Atlético Bucaramanga |
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Racing Club |
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Newell´s Old Boys |
Defensa y Justicia |
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Racing Club |
Colo-Colo |
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Racing Club |
Gastón Togni | 9 |
Juan Bautista Miritello | 8 |
Aaron Molinas | 8 |
Nicolás Emanuel Fernández | 7 |
Abiel Osorio | 6 |
Adrián Martínez | 40 |
Roger Martínez | 12 |
Maximiliano Salas | 10 |
Gastón Martirena | 8 |
Juan Quintero | 8 |
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Universidad Católica |
Defensa y Justicia |
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Cerro Largo |
Banfield |
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Aldosivi |
Central Córdoba |
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Defensa y Justicia |
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Deportivo Riestra |
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Newell´s Old Boys |
Racing Club |
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Colo-Colo |
Racing Club |
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Fortaleza |
Racing Club |
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Barracas Central |
Belgrano |
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Racing Club |
Racing Club |
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Estudiantes de La Plata |
Boca Juniors |
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Racing Club |
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Tigre |
