Tuesday’s Copa Sudamericana action features Vitoria facing off with Defensa y Justicia.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Vitoria v Defensa y Justicia can be found here (inc. the best betting odds).
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Vitoria
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Vitoria will play in this match after a 1-1 Serie A draw versus Grêmio.
In that game, Vitoria had 55% possession and 14 shots at goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Vitoria was Carlinhos (66'). On the other side, Gremio got 11 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. Jemerson (20') was the scorer for Grêmio.
It’s not been often in recent times where Vitoria have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Vitoria have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 6 goals along the way. We will have to see if that trend can be continued on into this next match.
Defensa y Justicia
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After tasting defeat last time out to Racing Club in Torneo Apertura competition, Defensa y Justicia and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that match, Defensa y Justicia managed 46% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. The only player to score for Defensa y Justicia was Francisco González (54'). For their opponents, Racing Club got 10 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Maximiliano Salas (72') and Gastón Martirena (87') scored for Racing Club.
The attacking players from Defensa y Justicia have struggled for goals in their past 6 clashes, netting the unsatisfactory return of just 4. In those fixtures, Halcón have also seen the collective goal tally of their opponents equal 10.
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Head to head
The last league match featuring the two was Copa Sudamericana match day 2 on 10/04/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Defensa y Justicia 0-0 Vitoria.
That day, Defensa y Justicia had 51% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.
At the other end, Vitoria had 12 shots at goal with 3 of them on target.
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Team News: Defensa y Justicia
Owing to a fully healthy squad available to select from, the Defensa y Justicia manager has no fitness worries to report before this match.
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Prediction
Looking at these two teams, we feel that Defensa y Justicia will need things to go their way to break down this Vitoria side who we think should emerge victorious.
We’re going for a narrow 1-0 winning score for Vitoria when all is said and done.
Let’s see what happens.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds on the win-draw-win market, putting your money on Vitoria is available for 1.9, betting on the draw is 3.4 & putting your money on a win for Defensa y Justicia can be had at 4.1. Those are the best bets being offered as of now.
Renata Leite,
14:02 02/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Vitoria
Formed: 1899
Stadium: Estádio Manoel Barradas (30,793)
Captain: Raúl Cáceres
Chairman: Fábio Mota
Manager: Thiago Carpini
Competitions: Serie A position 16, Copa Sudamericana (Group B)
🔑 Key Player: Matheuzinho
Normally used in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Matheuzinho was born in Capivari de Baixo, Brazil. After having made a senior debut playing for Figueirense in the 2016 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has got 2 league goals in this Série A 2025 season so far in 5 appearances.