It’s almost time for Torneo Apertura action scheduled for Monday as Defensa y Justicia will play Racing Club.
Our Defensa y Justicia v Racing Club predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Defensa y Justicia
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Defensa y Justicia go into this game coming off the back of a 1-1 Torneo Apertura draw against Huracán.
In that game, Defensa y Justicia managed 32% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Defensa y Justicia was Lucas Ferreira (33'). Huracan had 26 attempts on goal with 9 of them on target. Leandro Lescano (60') scored for Huracán.
Defensa y Justicia have struggled with their forward play in more recent games. Their sum of goals stands at just 3 versus opposition teams during the course of their last 6 matches. In those meetings, Defensa y Justicia have also seen the number of goals scored against them total 7. In any event, time will tell if that pattern shall persist here in this match or not.
Racing Club
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In the game prior to this, Racing Club drew 1-1 in the Copa Libertadores tie with Colo-Colo.
In that game, Racing Club had 55% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Racing Club was Martin Barrios (86'). Colo-Colo got 8 shots at goal with 1 on target.
A run of accomplished performances by the Racing Club defence has seen their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their previous 6 clashes overall. Over that same period, their own attack force has managed to score 12.
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Head to head
There have been a high number of draws between these two clubs. In their head to head clashes dating back to 17/02/2022, fans have seen 5 of these. That’s a very high 83% of games being drawn.
Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 25 overall at an average of 4.17 goals per meeting.
The previous league encounter featuring these sides was Primera División match day 18 on 19/10/2024 when it ended Racing Club 4-3 Defensa y Justicia.
On that occasion, Racing Club managed 44% possession and 15 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The goals were scored by Gastón Martirena (30'), Adrián Martínez (40', 45') and Maximiliano Salas (84').
At the other end, Defensa y Justicia got 20 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Matías Ramírez (70'), Abiel Osorio (76') and Aaron Molinas (92') scored.
The match was refereed by Pablo Dóvalo.
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Team News: Defensa y Justicia
The Defensa y Justicia manager will be thankful to have no fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this match thanks to a fully healthy group available to select from.
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Team News: Racing Club
Owing to a fully healthy squad to pick from, the Racing Club manager Gustavo Costas has no fitness worries to speak of ahead of this game.
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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.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Checking out the betting prices for the game on the full-time result market, a win for Defensa y Justicia is available for 2.9, a bet on the draw is 3.5 and selecting the win for Racing Club is 2.3. These are the best of the returns on offer at the moment.
Peter Guest,
12:03 24/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ 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.