Liga Profesional Argentina WON 2–1
Sun, Aug 9 · 22:45 · Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello
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Defensa Y Justicia vs Newells Old Boys — Liga Profesional Argentina
Tipster's pick D. Y Justicia or Draw
Confidence High · 4/5
Odds 1.28 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Defensa Y Justicia Aim to Stay Unbeaten at Home

Defensa Y Justicia show a stronger recent run with several wins mixed into their sequence while Newells Old Boys have collected more losses across their matches. The head to head record gives Defensa an edge through five victories compared to four for Newells in the last ten meetings. Both sides average just one goal scored per game this season which points toward controlled play rather than open attacking battles. Defensa’s home scoring rate matches their overall average and Newells away record shows similar output but with higher goals conceded on average. Low over two point five rates for each team suggest matches often stay tight and favor the home side avoiding defeat. Newells form includes extended spells without consistent wins which reduces their threat on the road. These patterns combine to make a home result or stalemate the most plausible outcome based on available trends.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 74.5% win rate
Result
2–1 WON +0.28u

Our pick “D. Y Justicia or Draw” at odds 1.28 won — final score 2–1.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
4 INS Instituto Cordoba 3 2 0 1 6
5 NEW Newells Old Boys 3 1 1 1 4
6 UNI Union Santa Fe 3 1 1 1 4
7 DEF Defensa Y Justicia 3 1 1 1 4
8 BOC Boca Juniors 3 1 1 1 4
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Defensa Y Justicia LLDWL
L @ Gimnasia M. 1–2 May 4
L @ Racing Club 1–4 Jul 16
D vs Aldosivi 1–1 Jul 24
W vs Deportivo Riestra 2–1 Jul 29
L @ Estudiantes L.P. 0–3 Aug 1
Newells Old Boys DDWLD
D vs Instituto Cordoba 1–1 Apr 26
D @ Velez Sarsfield 1–1 May 4
W vs Talleres Cordoba 1–0 Jul 25
L @ Independiente 0–1 Jul 31
D vs Boca Juniors 2–2 Aug 2
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Defensa Y Justicia
Scored 1.0 avg
1 1 1 2 0
Conceded 2.2 avg
2 4 1 1 3
Newells Old Boys
Scored 1.0 avg
1 1 1 0 2
Conceded 1.0 avg
1 1 0 1 2
Head-to-head · last meetings
5 Defensa y Justicia
1 Draws
4 Newells Old Boys
Feb 2026 Newells Old Boys 2–3 Defensa Y Justicia Defensa Y Justicia
Aug 2025 Defensa Y Justicia 1–1 Newells Old Boys Draw
May 2025 Defensa Y Justicia 0–2 Newells Old Boys Newells Old Boys
Feb 2025 Newells Old Boys 0–1 Defensa Y Justicia Defensa Y Justicia
May 2024 Newells Old Boys 1–0 Defensa Y Justicia Newells Old Boys

Over 2.5 goals in 3 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Defensa Y Justicia 4-2-3-1
  • 1 Matías Borgogno G
  • 24 Juan Manuel Gutiérrez D
  • 3 Fernando Román D
  • 29 Damián Fernández D
  • 21 David Martínez D
  • 15 Santiago Sosa M
  • 8 César Pérez M
  • 17 Agustín Hausch M
  • 19 David Barbona M
  • 16 Ayrton Portillo M
  • 9 Leandro Fernández F
Bench Lautaro Amade, Samuel Lucero, Máximo Rodríguez, Ezequiel Burdin, Valentín Loza, Maximiliano Porcel, Jeremías Lucco, Domingo Blanco, Julián López, Jonás Cabrera, Tomás Pérez, Thiago Martínez

Mariano Soso

Newells Old Boys 4-2-3-1
  • 30 Josué Reinatti G
  • 6 Martín Ortega D
  • 25 Bruno Cabrera D
  • 17 Lautaro Giannetti D
  • 28 Jeronimo Russo D
  • 19 Jerónimo Gómez Mattar M
  • 5 Luca Regiardo M
  • 7 Walter Mazzantti M
  • 20 Facundo Guch M
  • 39 Lautaro Rios M
  • 99 Juan Ignacio Ramírez F
Bench Gabriel Arias, Franco Escobar, Ian Glavinovich, Martín Luciano, David Sotelo, Lucas Gómez, Rodrigo Herrera, Valentino Acuña, Mateo García, Alan Soñora, Blas Benedetto, Francisco Scarpeccio

Lucas Bernardi