Independiente Medellín vs Defensa y Justicia Prediction: Can Independiente Medellín win at home and enter the top 2?

In the upcoming fixture of Copa Libertadores, Independiente Medellín will face Defensa y Justicia at Stadium Atanasio Girardot in Medellín. The home side head here after a win (4-2) against Cesar Vallejo. The visitors arrive here after a draw (1-1), against Always Ready.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Independiente Medellín team comes to this game after a 4-2 victory against Cesar Vallejo. The Independiente Medellín team started the match very strong. The team dominated and demonstrated excellent effectiveness in the opportunities created, scoring in the 12th and 23rd minutes. Again at the beginning of the 2nd half, the team would score again, in the 48th minute, making it 3-0. The team would still make it 4-0, however, this would be canceled by VAR. After this, Cesar Vallejo's team would react and be able to reduce it to 3-2, scoring in the 63rd and 76th minutes. But once again the Independiente Medellín team demonstrated excellent efficiency and in one of the few opportunities in the 2nd half reached the final 4-2 in the 79th minute. With this result, the Independiente Medellín team finds itself in 3rd place in the table, with 3 points. In the 2 previous games, the team recorded 1 victory and 1 defeat, having a record of 4 goals scored and 4 conceded. The team needs to at least not lose, so as not to run the risk of being far from 2nd place and a possible qualification.

The Defensa y Justicia team comes to this game after a 1-1 draw against Always Ready. The game would be mostly dominated by the Defensa y Justicia team, however, the Always Ready team always managed to create opportunities for some danger in moments of transition. The first team to score would even be the Always Ready team, however, the goal would be disallowed by VAR for offside. Almost immediately, at 30', the Defensa y Justicia team reacted and scored through Fernandez, the team's top scorer. In the 2nd half, again dominance by the Defensa y Justicia team but the best opportunities belonged to the Always Ready team. Proof of this is that in 4 goal attempts the team would score 4 shots aimed at the opponent's goal. And they would even manage to score the equalizer in the 73rd minute. Despite their greater dominance, the Defensa y Justicia team was unable to enter the opposing team's defensive organization and the teams ended up sharing the points. With this result, the Defensa y Justicia team finds itself in 2nd place in the table, with 4 points. In the 2 previous games, the team recorded 1 victory and 1 defeat, having a record of 2 goals scored and 1 conceded. In case of victory, the Defensa y Justicia team will gain a comfortable advantage over the 3rd placed team, and could even move up to 1st place in this round.

There’s no recent history between both teams. It’s hard to predict a winner in this matchup. For both teams it is important to win, but still they cannot afford to lose. Goals are expected from both teams as they tend to have good offenses.