📏 Form Guide

Huracán

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Huracán, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 1-2 Torneo Apertura triumph versus Central Córdoba.

In that game, Huracán managed 36% possession and 10 shots at goal with 5 on target. For Huracán, goals were scored by Walter Mazzantti (32') and Matko Miljevic (58'). Central Cordoba got 11 shots on goal with 2 on target. Leonardo Heredia (42') scored for Central Córdoba.

Their most recent results reveal that much respect should be given to the Huracán backline. Huracán have been miserly, seeing the tally of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their past six outings standing at 4. That pattern won’t necessarily follow through into this match, however.

Defensa y Justicia

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In the game prior to this, Defensa y Justicia drew 0-0 in the Torneo Apertura tie with Unión de Santa Fe.

In that game, Defensa y Justicia had 53% possession and 12 shots on goal with 4 on target. On the other side, Union had 16 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.

The strike force from Defensa y Justicia have made hard work of scoring goals over their last 6 clashes, recording the poor return of only 3. In those fixtures, Halcón have also seen the collective goal aggregate against them equal 10.

👥 Head to head

A glance at their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 21/09/2019 tells us that Huracán have won 4 of these games & Defensa y Justicia 1, with the tally of drawn results being 1.

A combined total of 21 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 13 from El Globo / Los Quemeros and 8 being from Halcón. The average goals per game has been 3.5.

The previous league contest featuring the two was Primera División match day 1 on 11/05/2024 and the score finished Huracán 3-1 Defensa y Justicia.

On that occasion, Huracán had 48% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Goals were scored by Ignacio Pussetto (45', 93') and Héctor Fértoli (58').

On the other side, Defensa y Justicia had 12 shots at goal with 4 on target. Gabriel Alanís (81') scored.

The match was refereed by Dario Herrera.

📋 Team News: Huracán

The Huracán manager has zero fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this match with a completely injury-free squad to choose from.

ℹ️ Team News: Defensa y Justicia

Thanks to a fully healthy group available to select from, the Defensa y Justicia boss does not have any fitness concerns whatsoever before this clash.

✨ Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Defensa y Justicia will need to push hard to be putting a goal past this Huracán team who we reckon will score & stay on top.

We therefore fancy a very competitive game with a 1-0 winning score for Huracán at the conclusion of the game.

Let’s see how this one goes.

Peter Guest, 21:01 19/04/2025