Independiente vs Defensa Y Justicia predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The Defensa Y Justicia, having lost their last match against Instituto Cordoba, travel to Avellaneda, Provincia de Buenos Aires with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the 15th round of the Liga Profesional Argentina,  Independiente will face Defensa Y Justicia at Estadio Libertadores de América stadium on 18 April at 22:30.

The home team, Independiente is currently in 7º position in the tournament with 18 points, while Defensa Y Justicia is currently in 5º position with 19.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Independiente vs Defensa Y Justicia.

Independiente

Independiente comes from playing against Racing Club and finished the match with a result of 1-0, with win for Independiente. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Defensa Y Justicia coached by M. Soso. In that last match between Independiente and Racing Club, Independiente team achieved a 50% possession of the ball, with 3 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by Gabriel Ávalos.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by G. Quinteros has achieved 3 wins, 2 draws y 3 defeats, and is on a streak of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 20 matches. Independiente average number of goals per game is 2.0 goals, while they concede an average of 1.8 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 16 goals while conceding 14 goals.

Latest statistics in Independiente matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 6/8
• First to score: 5/8
• Draw at half-time: 4/8

Defensa Y Justicia

Defensa Y Justicia, meanwhile, are coming off a 2-0 defeat against Instituto Cordoba, and travel to the Estadio Libertadores de América stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing Independiente.

In that match between Defensa Y Justicia and Instituto Cordoba, the Defensa Y Justicia team achieved 59% ball possession, getting 3 shots on goal, without managing to score a goal.

Analysing the last 8 matches, M. Soso's team has won 3, drawn 4 and lost 1. Defensa Y Justicia average 1.5 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend, they have 2 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 12 goals while conceding 8 goals.

Latest statistics in Defensa Y Justicia matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 5/8
• First to score: 4/8
• Draw at half-time: 5/8

Independiente vs Defensa Y Justicia: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Independiente vs Defensa Y Justicia prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Liga Profesional Argentina competition, in an event that took place at the Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello stadium on 04-06-2024 with the result of 0-0, with a draw.

The last 5 meetings between Independiente and Defensa Y Justicia have resulted in 1 win for Independiente, 2 wins for Defensa Y Justicia, and 2 draws. In those matches, Independiente managed to score 2 goals, while Defensa Y Justicia scored 4 goals against Independiente.

• In 1/5 matches both teams scored
• En 4/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals