Goals at a premium when Defensa take on Velez Sarsfield
Defensa y Justicia vs Vélez Sársfield - 25/06/2022
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Having both made relatively slow starts to the Argentine Liga Profesional campaign, Defensa y Justicia and Velez Sarsfield will do battle on Saturday at the Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello with both teams looking to improve their returns in the win column.
Winless in their opening four games, Defensa y Justicia currently sit 26th in a tight bottom half, while Velez Sarsfield are only a point better off after a first victory last time out.
Having failed to win any of their opening four games of this 2nd phase, drawing three and losing once - points gained in draws with River Plate, Lanus and Huracan were cancelled out by a 2-1 defeat on the road at Godoy Cruz.
Now sitting 26th in the 28-team division as a result of their slow start, but with the chance to quickly climb towards the top half given how tight the division is at this early stage, Beccacece's men will aim to put their first three-point haul of the regular campaign on the board on Saturday.
They welcome a Velez Sarsfield side aiming to build on a first victory of their own last time out, having also endured a slow and tough start to the second phase campaign.
Velez Sarsfield began the main Argentine Liga Profesional season with a draw away at Patronato, before a Copa Argentina round-of-32 win was followed by consecutive league defeats at the hands of Platense and Racing Club, losing 1-0 and 2-0 respectively.
However, Velez Sarsfield managed to bounce back with a welcome 2-0 home win over Rosario Central last time out in the Liga Profesional and this will serve as a timely boost ahead of this weekend’s fixtures.
Defensa y Justicia are likely to be without striker Merentiel (7 goals) as he’s leaving the club to join Palmeiras, so Pizzini (4 goals) is expected to link up with striker Albertengo.
Velez Sarsfield have no fresh injury worries and may well opt for an unchanged side after victory last time out.
Defensa y Justicia averaged a touch over 2 goals on average per game at home in the 1st phase while Velez Sarsfield were well below the 2 mark on the road, so a low-scoring affair looks likely here.
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Correct score
Avg. goals
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Score
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coef.
Ar1
323731
X
1 - 1
1.81
11°
3.25
2.20
3.25
3.30
no
no
no
1 - 1(0 - 0)
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