📏 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