Friday’s Copa Sudamericana fixture list sees Universidad Católica battling it out with Defensa y Justicia.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Universidad Católica v Defensa y Justicia, scroll down (plus the best game odds).
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Universidad Católica
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Universidad Católica, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 3-1 Copa Sudamericana success over Cerro Largo.
In that match, Universidad Católica had 69% possession and 19 attempts at goal with 6 on target. The scorer for Universidad Católica was Ismael Díaz (45', 94'). On the other side, Cerro Largo got 5 shots at goal with 1 on target.
Fewer than three goals per match were recorded in 5 of the last 6 meetings where Universidad Católica have been involved. Regarding the goal weighting from this period, their opponents scored a total of 6 while Universidad Católica managed a tally of 5. Such a trend won’t necessarily be continued into this next game, however.
Defensa y Justicia
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Previously, Defensa y Justicia drew 1-1 in the Torneo Apertura tie with Huracán.
In that match, Defensa y Justicia managed 32% possession and 11 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Defensa y Justicia was Lucas Ferreira (33'). For their opponents, Huracan got 26 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target.
It has become apparent that Defensa y Justicia have had real problems scoring goals in their past 6 games, contributing the disappointing return of just 3. In those matches, Halcón have also seen the collective goal aggregate of their opponents equal 7.
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Team News: Universidad Católica
The Universidad Católica manager has no fitness worries at all before this match owing to a completely healthy squad to pick from.
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Team News: Defensa y Justicia
Owing to a fully healthy squad to choose from, the Defensa y Justicia boss does not have any fitness concerns at all coming into this match.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Defensa y Justicia have the firepower to breach the defence of this Universidad Católica team, although that is unlikely to be as many as they will have scored against them.
We think that it’s going to be a 2-1 winning margin for Universidad Católica at full-time. Let’s see what happens here.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Regarding the current betting odds on the full-time result market, victory for Universidad Católica can be had for 1.73, a wager on a draw is 3.6 and putting your money on a win for Defensa y Justicia can be had at 5. They’re the top market prices that can be secured at this very moment.
Peter Guest,
11:00 21/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Universidad Católica
Formed: 1963
Stadium: The Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (35,258)
Captain: Facundo Martínez
Chairman: Santiago Cattani
Manager: Jorge Célico
Competitions: Copa Sudamericana (Group B)