Boca Juniors vs Defensa y Justicia Prediction: La Bombonera will host a clash of titans

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Boca Juniors will receive Defensa y Justicia at the Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera). The home side whisked past their opponent in the Supercup Final against Patronato, with a win (3-0), while also winning the last round away against Vélez Sarsfield (1-2). The visitors also arrives at this match after an easy home win (3-0) against Atl. Tucuman.

Continue reading to find out more about the competing sides and their overall statistics in terms of goals scored and conceded.

Defensa y Justicia enters this matchup with the possibility of ending this round in 1st place. Yet, they need to win at one of the most difficult stadiums, which would cement them as one of the best teams so far in the league. They will be hoping to maintain their winning momentum, with 4 straight wins in the league.

Defensa y Justicia came in really strong in the first half, scoring all the 3 goals, and sealing the win quickly. Entering this round they are tied in 1st place as one of the best offenses, with 10 goals scored, averaging 2 goals per match. Julio Vaccari's team has scored in every single match this season, including the Cup. Nicolás Fernandéz is also a player that we need to keep an eye on in this match. With 4 goals scored in 5 matches in the league, or 6 goals in 6 matches if we include the Cup, he really stands out at the beginning of the season.

Defensa y Justicia also put up another solid defensive performance last round, keeping another clean sheet, for the 4 match in a row.

Defensa y Justicia needs to put in another solid performance against title contenders Boca Juniors.

Going into this matchup, Boca Juniors comes from a win (3-0) in the Supercup final against Patronato. Boca Juniors secured their first title of the season, and they are eyeing on the big prize, the league title. After a bad start, they are now going in full motion, with 3 straight victories, 2 in the league, and are looking to add another one to their record. At home, the mythical La Bombonera, Boca Juniors hasn't still lost any single game, with 2 victories and a draw. They have a record of 4 goals scored and have just conceded 1. Dario Benedetto, Boca Juniors striker comes to this match after a hat-trick against Patronato. He tends to be one of the most prolific strikers in the league and is hoping to add more goals to his record. Boca Juniors will try to take advantage of playing at home to grab an important victory.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, goals were scored in 4 of those matches, and due to the recent form of both teams goals are to be expected. In those 5 matchups, Boca Juniors won 3, Defensa y Justicia won 1, and there was 1 draw. Also, goals are expected in this matchup, but due to playing at home, Boca has a little advantage to look for in this game.