Platense vs Defensa y Justicia Prediction: Can Defensa y Justicia jump to first place?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Platense will face Defensa y Justicia at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López in Buenos Aires. The home side head here after a draw (1-1) away against Vélez Sarsfield, while the visitors come from a draw (1-1) against Talleres Cordoba.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Platense comes to this game after another draw (1-1), against Vélez Sarsfield. Vélez was the most dominant team throughout the match, having entered very strongly, with a goal annulled in the 4th minute and reaching the advantage in the 42nd minute of the game. However, Platense showed signs of danger whenever possible, until, in the 62nd minute, Castro managed to equalize. Both teams had opportunities to break the tie, however, they failed to achieve. With this result, Platense adds one more point and is in 23rd place in the table, with 7 points.

In the last 5 games, Platense scored and conceded goals in all of them. Also in home games, it shows the same trend in all of them, with an average of 1.4 goals scored per game and 1.9 goals conceded. Platense will have to show a better defensive record if they want to add points against one of the best teams in the league.

Defensa y Justicia comes to this game after another draw (1-1), but this time against the difficult and well-ranked Talleres Cordoba. Defensa y Justicia was always the best team throughout the match. Talleres Cordoba took the lead early in the match, with a great free-kick by Garro, just 4 minutes into the game. From that moment on, they became more defensive and Defensa y Justicia constantly looked for a draw, but it was Talleres who created more dangerous situations. However, even at the end of the 1st half, Defensa y Justicia would get a penalty, which Fernandez would convert to tie the match. Defensa y Justicia started the second half very strongly, immediately sending a ball to the crossbar. They would be the most dangerous team in the second half, with numerous goal-scoring opportunities, however, the result remained unchanged.

Despite having 2 draws in a row, Defensa y Justicia is one of the teams in better form in the league currently. In the last 5 games, in 15 possible points, they were able to add a solid 11 points. Defensa y Justicia comes into this match wanting to return to winning ways to stay in the top places.

The recent games between these two teams have been quite divided, with 4 draws and 1 victory for Defensa y Justicia in these last five games. In addition, in 5 games, only 1 had no goals, while in the other four, there were goals and both teams scored.

Platense will come into this game looking to add some points, however, Defensa y Justicia is the clear favorite and will try to guarantee the 3 points from the beginning of the game.