📊 Form Guide

Defensa y Justicia

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Defensa y Justicia enter this fixture after a 1-1 Copa Sudamericana stalemate against Always Ready.

The only scorer from Defensa y Justicia was Nicolás Emanuel Fernández (30').

Their most recent results shine a light on the fact that much respect should be given to the Defensa y Justicia defence. Defensa y Justicia have been miserly, resulting in the number of goals that have gone in at their end over the course of their last 6 games standing at 3. Nevertheless, we must now wait to see whether that pattern might persist here in this game.

Newell´s Old Boys

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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Boca Juniors in Copa de la Liga Profesional competition, Newell´s Old Boys and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Newell´s Old Boys managed 45% possession and 17 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Newell´s Old Boys was Julián Fernández (88'). Boca Juniors had 11 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Cristian Medina (28'), Luca Langoni (55') and Kevin Zenón (90') scored for Boca Juniors.

Mauricio Larriera's Newell´s Old Boys have had reason to celebrate scoring 6 times in the course of their most recent 6 matches. The number of goals that they have conceded during those same matches comes to 6.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their past head to head clashes going back to 13/03/2021 shows that Defensa y Justicia have won 4 of these and Newell´s Old Boys 2, with the tally of draws standing at 0.

14 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 9 of them for Halcón and 5 being from La Lepra. The average goals per game has been 2.33.

The last league fixture between these clubs was Copa de la Liga Profesional match day 14 on 28/11/2023 when it finished Newell´s Old Boys 3-0 Defensa y Justicia.

On that day, Newell´s Old Boys had 54% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. The goalscorers were Francisco González (29', 62') and Gustavo Velázquez (55').

Defensa y Justicia had 7 shots on goal with 5 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Leandro Rey Hilfer.

📰 Team News: Defensa y Justicia

David Barbona (Cruciate ligament tear), Matías Sosa (ankle sprain), Aarón Molinas (Muscle injury), Emanuel Aguilera (Contracture), Luciano Herrera (Ill), Kevin Gutiérrez (Cruciate ligament injury) and Gastón Togni (Cruciate ligament tear) aren’t available for Defensa y Justicia gaffer Julio Vaccari.

📰 Team News: Newell´s Old Boys

Owing to a fully injury-free squad to pick from, the Newell´s Old Boys boss Mauricio Larriera has zero fitness worries at all ahead of this match.

✨ Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Newell´s Old Boys will have to perform well to register a score against this Defensa y Justicia outfit who we think should score one, at least.

We’re therefore tipping a 1-0 victory for Defensa y Justicia at the end of this game.

We’re expecting it to be that close.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 22:01 16/04/2024