📏 Form Guide

Defensa y Justicia

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Defensa y Justicia will play in this match after a 1-1 Copa Sudamericana stalemate vs Vitoria.

In that match, Defensa y Justicia managed 53% possession and 19 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Defensa y Justicia was Gastón Togni (56'). On the other side, Vitoria got 20 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Edu (37') scored for Vitoria.

Defensa y Justicia have been finding it hard to keep clean sheets recently, but they’ve also done enough to convert their own chances into goals. Over their last 6 matches, Defensa y Justicia have conceded in 5 of them in addition to scoring in 5 of those games.

Universidad Católica

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Universidad Católica will come into the encounter following a 1-3 Copa Sudamericana win against Cerro Largo in their previous match.

In that game, Universidad Católica managed 60% possession and 11 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer for Universidad Católica was Ismael Díaz (31', 87'). At the other end, Cerro Largo had 12 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

Universidad Católica have seen success in front of goal in their most recent fixtures, having scored 11 goals in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Universidad Católica have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same games. We will just have to see whether or not that trend can be continued on here.

👥 Head to head

The previous league game between the two was Copa Sudamericana match day 3 on 25/04/2025 when it ended Universidad Católica 3-1 Defensa y Justicia.

In that match, Universidad Católica had 68% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player to score was Ismael Díaz (9', 80').

Defensa y Justicia had 7 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Kevin Gutiérrez (14') scored.

📰 Team News: Defensa y Justicia

The Defensa y Justicia boss will be grateful to have no fitness concerns at all before this game thanks to a completely healthy squad available to choose from.

📰 Team News: Universidad Católica

Thanks to a completely injury-free group to choose from, the Universidad Católica manager does not have any fitness worries to report coming into this match.

💡 Prediction

Our thinking is that Universidad Católica have enough to score against this Defensa y Justicia outfit, although it may not quite be enough to prevent defeat.

We’re expecting a narrow 2-1 advantage for Defensa y Justicia at full-time. Hopefully this is a good one.

Lucas Pereira, 21:01 14/05/2025