📊 Form Guide
Defensa y Justicia WDDWLL ⚖
Defensa y Justicia will be hoping to bounce back here after a 1-0 Torneo Clausura loss in their previous game against Estudiantes de La Plata.
In that game, Defensa y Justicia managed 41% possession and 10 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Defensa y Justicia was Rafael Delgado (77' Own goal). Estudiantes de La Plata had 9 shots on goal with 3 on target.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent games that Defensa y Justicia have shown defensive steel. It will be a concern for them that Defensa y Justicia have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, letting in 6 goals along the way.
Boca Juniors DWWWDD 📈
Previously, Boca Juniors drew 2-2 in the Torneo Clausura tie with Central Córdoba.
In that match, Boca Juniors had 63% possession and 24 shots at goal with 8 on target. For Boca Juniors, the goals were scored by Rodrigo Battaglia (41') and Miguel Ángel Merentiel (56'). Central Cordoba got 9 shots at goal with 2 on target. José Florentín (62') and Iván Gómez (83') scored for Central Córdoba.
A succession of resolute showings by the Boca Juniors defensive players has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 4 from their previous 6 outings in total. During the same period, their own attack force has managed to score 11. Nonetheless, it remains to be seen if such a trend will continue on in this game.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Inspecting their past head-to-head meetings going back to 21/08/2022 shows that Defensa y Justicia have won 1 of them & Boca Juniors 2, with the number of drawn matches standing at 3.
10 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 3 of them for Halcón and 7 for Los Xeneizes. That is an average goals per game value of 1.67.
The last league clash between these sides was Torneo Apertura match day 10 on 16/03/2025 which ended up with the score at Boca Juniors 4-0 Defensa y Justicia.
In that match, Boca Juniors managed 46% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The goalscorers were Edinson Cavani (9'), Milton Giménez (32', 50') and Miguel Ángel Merentiel (81').
On the other side, Defensa y Justicia had 9 attempts on goal with 2 on target.
The referee was Pablo Dóvalo.
ℹ️ Team News: Defensa y Justicia
The Defensa y Justicia boss will be happy not to have any fitness concerns to speak of before this clash owing to a fully healthy group to pick from.
It’s our opinion that Halcón could opt for a 3-4-1-2 formation for the game featuring Enrique Bologna, Lucas Ferreira, Damian Fernandez, Rafael Delgado, Ezequiel Cannavo, Lucas González, Kevin Gutiérrez, Alexis Soto, Juan Gutiérrez, Juan Miritello and Abiel Osorio.
🗞️ Team News: Boca Juniors
Thanks to a fully injury-free squad available for selection, the Boca Juniors manager doesn’t have any fitness concerns to report ahead of this game.
There’s a good chance that Los Xeneizes could decide to utilise a 4-4-2 formation by sending out Agustín Marchesín, Juan Barinaga, Lautaro di Lollo, Ayrton Costa, Lautaro Blanco, Brian Aguirre, Leandro Paredes, Rodrigo Battaglia, Alan Velasco, Milton Giménez and Miguel Merentiel.
🧠 Prediction
Our thinking is that Defensa y Justicia will really need to work well to find the net against this Boca Juniors side who we think should score at least once to put them ahead.
That’s why our selection here is for a hard-fought 0-1 victory for Boca Juniors at the end of the match.
It should be a good one.
Andre Moura, 21:01 27/09/2025