Liga Profesional Argentina WON 1–1
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Velez Sarsfield vs Defensa Y Justicia — Liga Profesional Argentina
Tipster's pick Under 3.5 Goals
Confidence High · 4/5
Odds 1.20 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Velez and Defensa Poised for Tight Defensive Battle

Velez Sarsfield approach this game with a string of results built on compact midfield play that restricts space in advanced areas. Defensa Y Justicia carry similar traits on the road where they prioritize covering passing lanes over committing numbers forward. Past meetings show both sides often cancel each other out through organized back lines rather than trading attacks. Recent sequences for each club feature frequent stalemates that keep total goals modest. Argentine league matches at this stage tend to reward caution over risk taking in transition. Velez holds a slight home edge yet still favors measured build up that avoids leaving gaps behind the defense.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 74.5% win rate
Result
1–1 WON +0.20u

Our pick “Under 3.5 Goals” at odds 1.20 won — final score 1–1.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. M. Lanzini assist M. Pellegrini 4'
  3. A. Portillo 25'
  4. T. Silvero 30'
  5. M. Pellegrini 35'
  6. Second half
  7. S. Sosa 47'
  8. D. Martinez 50'
  9. J. Lucco ↓ D. Blanco 56'
  10. V. Loza ↓ A. Portillo 56'
  11. T. Aguirre ↓ D. Godoy 61'
  12. C. Baeza ↓ A. Veron 61'
  13. D. Dominguez ↓ F. Roman 69'
  14. L. Fernandez assist J. Gutierrez 79'
  15. L. Feler ↓ L. Robertone 80'
  16. J. Garcia 83'
  17. M. Porcel ↓ D. Barbona 88'
  18. T. Perez ↓ L. Fernandez 88'
  19. M. Lanzini 90'
  20. J. Policella ↓ M. Lanzini 90+4'
League table position
# Team PWDLPts
1 VEL Velez Sarsfield ▲ 4 3 1 0 10
2 INS Instituto Cordoba 4 3 0 1 9
3 NEW Newells Old Boys 5 2 1 2 7
4 DEF Defensa Y Justicia ▲ 4 2 1 1 7
5 EST Estudiantes L.P. 5 2 0 3 6
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Velez Sarsfield LWWWD
L vs Gimnasia L.P. 0–1 May 11
W vs Instituto Cordoba 1–0 Jul 24
W @ Talleres Cordoba 3–1 Jul 30
W vs Independiente 1–0 Aug 3
D @ Boca Juniors 1–1 Aug 8
Defensa Y Justicia LDWLW
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
W vs Newells Old Boys 2–1 Aug 9
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Velez Sarsfield
Scored 1.2 avg
0 1 3 1 1
Conceded 0.6 avg
1 0 1 0 1
Defensa Y Justicia
Scored 1.2 avg
1 1 2 0 2
Conceded 2.0 avg
4 1 1 3 1
Head-to-head · last meetings
3 Velez Sarsfield
5 Draws
2 Defensa y Justicia
Feb 2026 Defensa Y Justicia 1–1 Velez Sarsfield Draw
Aug 2024 Velez Sarsfield 3–0 Defensa Y Justicia Velez Sarsfield
Mar 2023 Defensa Y Justicia 0–0 Velez Sarsfield Draw
Jun 2022 Defensa Y Justicia 1–1 Velez Sarsfield Draw
Jul 2021 Velez Sarsfield 0–0 Defensa Y Justicia Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 3 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Velez Sarsfield 4-2-3-1
  • 1 Tomás Marchiori G
  • 4 Joaquín García D
  • 32 Thiago Silvero D
  • 16 Lisandro Magallán D
  • 3 Elías Gómez D
  • 8 Lucas Robertone M
  • 29 Rodrigo Aliendro M
  • 17 Alex Verón M
  • 22 Manuel Lanzini M
  • 11 Matías Pellegrini M
  • 15 Dilan Godoy F
Bench Agustin Cortez, Alexis Pereyra, Simon Escobar, Leo Cristaldo, Emanuel Mammana, Claudio Baeza, Thiago Villalba, Luca Feler, Simon Prima, Lautaro Piola, Thiago Aguirre, Juan Cruz Policella

Guilermo Barros Schelotto

Defensa Y Justicia 4-4-2
  • 1 Matías Borgogno G
  • 16 Ayrton Portillo D
  • 29 Damián Fernández D
  • 21 David Martínez D
  • 3 Fernando Román D
  • 27 Domingo Blanco M
  • 8 César Pérez M
  • 15 Santiago Sosa M
  • 19 David Barbona M
  • 9 Leandro Fernández F
  • 24 Juan Manuel Gutiérrez F
Bench Lautaro Amade, Ezequiel Burdin, Valentín Loza, Demian Dominguez, Samuel Lucero, Jonás Cabrera, Jeremías Lucco, Maximiliano Porcel, Facundo Altamira, Ramiro Gagliardi, Tomás Pérez, Thiago Martínez

Mariano Soso