Defensa Y Justicia vs Newells Old Boys Prediction

Estadio Norberto Tomaghello, Gobernador Julio A. Costa· Alvaro Caranza, Argentina 09/08/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
76%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.24
SignalSOLIDModel47%RiskMediumGap-4.2%
Value Analysis
74%Trust
Away Corners
Away Corners Under 4.5
1.48
SignalGOODModel45%RiskMediumGap+11.2%
Defensa Y Justicia Rest
7 days
Newells Old Boys Rest
7 days

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
47%2.07
X
29%3.00
2
24%3.99
Double Chance
1X
76%1.24
X2
53%1.73
Both Teams to Score
Yes
52%2.10
No
48%1.67
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.3 + 0.9 = 2.20
Over 1.5
70%1.50
Over 2.5
41%2.52
Over 3.5
24%5.00
Under 1.5
30%2.50
Under 2.5
59%1.51
Under 3.5
76%1.16
Corners
Projected Corners: 6.4 + 3.8 = 10.3
Over 8.5
60%1.71
Over 9.5
49%2.16
Over 10.5
37%2.88
Under 8.5
40%2.02
Under 9.5
51%1.60
Under 10.5
63%1.35
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.5 + 2.6 = 5.1
Over 3.5
74%1.37
Over 4.5
56%1.80
Under 3.5
26%2.70
Under 4.5
44%1.90

Match Events

7'A. Hausch IND. Blanco out
31'J. RussoFoul
32'F. RomanAssist: C. Perez
40'J. RussoFoul
40'J. RussoFoul
45+1'A. PortilloFoul
46'C. PerezFoul
46'T. Rios INM. Luciano out
67'D. Blanco INJ. Lucco out
67'L. Fernandez INT. Perez out
67'A. Portillo INV. Loza out
68'T. PerezAssist: V. Loza
71'J. Gomez INR. Herrera out
71'F. Guch INM. E. Garcia out
71'I. Ramirez INF. Scarpeccio out
82'D. Barbona INM. Porcel out
83'B. CabreraAssist: M. Ortega
87'M. Ortega INF. Escobar out
90+2'F. RomanFoul

Lineups

Defensa Y Justicia
4-2-3-1Coach: Mariano Soso
Newells Old Boys
4-2-3-1Coach: Lucas Bernardi
Matías Borgogno1M. BorgognoMatías Borgogno
Ayrton Portillo16A. PortilloAyrton Portillo
Damián Fernández29D. FernándezDamián Fernández
David Martínez21D. MartínezDavid Martínez
Fernando Román3F. RománFernando Román
Santiago Sosa15S. SosaSantiago Sosa
César Pérez8C. PérezCésar Pérez
Agustín Hausch17A. HauschAgustín Hausch
David Barbona19D. BarbonaDavid Barbona
Juan Manuel Gutiérrez24J. Manuel GutiérrezJuan Manuel Gutiérrez
Leandro Fernández9L. FernándezLeandro Fernández
Josué Reinatti30J. ReinattiJosué Reinatti
Martín Ortega6M. OrtegaMartín Ortega
Bruno Cabrera25B. CabreraBruno Cabrera
Lautaro Giannetti17L. GiannettiLautaro Giannetti
Jeronimo Russo28J. RussoJeronimo Russo
Jerónimo Gómez Mattar19J. Gómez MattarJerónimo Gómez Mattar
Luca Regiardo5L. RegiardoLuca Regiardo
Walter Mazzantti7W. MazzanttiWalter Mazzantti
Facundo Guch20F. GuchFacundo Guch
Lautaro Rios39L. RiosLautaro Rios
Juan Ignacio Ramírez99J. Ignacio RamírezJuan Ignacio Ramírez

Defensa Y Justicia Substitutes

27Domingo BlancoM
26Jeremías LuccoF
28Valentín LozaD
7Tomás PérezF
22Maximiliano PorcelM
36Lautaro AmadeG
2Samuel LuceroD
40Máximo RodríguezD
6Ezequiel BurdinD
5Julián LópezM
44Jonás CabreraM
45Thiago MartínezM

Newells Old Boys Substitutes

3Martín LucianoD
26Rodrigo HerreraM
18Mateo GarcíaF
36Francisco ScarpeccioF
24Franco EscobarD
21Gabriel AriasG
2Ian GlavinovichD
8David SoteloM
27Lucas GómezM
10Valentino AcuñaM
15Alan SoñoraM
35Blas BenedettoM

Match Stats

Defensa Y JusticiaNewells Old Boys
58%Ball Possession42%
3Corner Kicks7
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards1
16Total Shots9
6Shots on Goal4
5Shots off Goal3
8Shots Inside Box6
8Shots Outside Box3
5Blocked Shots2
14Fouls10
8Offsides0
3Goalkeeper Saves4
446Total Passes305
375Passes Accurate231
84%Pass Accuracy76%

Team Comparison

Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia
Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys
1645Elo Rating 1617
1.44Attack 1.11
2.13Defense 2.34
54%Hit Rate 31%
12.1Shots per Game 8.3
5.0Shots on Target 3.5
3.2Corners per Game 3.6
2.0Cards per Game 1.8

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend50% in H2H

Game State Tendencies

Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.1 vs 0 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Based on 5 historical meetings

Defensa Y Justicia 44%Draw 23%34% Newells Old Boys
2.5Avg Goals
50%BTTS Rate
27%Over 2.5

Recent Form

Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia
1W1D3L
Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys
1W3D1L
02/08/2026
Newells Old BoysBoca Juniors
22
D
31/07/2026
IndependienteNewells Old Boys
10
L
25/07/2026
Newells Old BoysTalleres Cordoba
10
W
05/05/2026
Velez SarsfieldNewells Old Boys
11
D
26/04/2026
Newells Old BoysInstituto Cordoba
11
D

Referee Profile

Alvaro Caranza, Argentina · 5 matches analysed

4.3Avg Yellows
4.5Avg Cards
25.1Avg Fouls
Stricter than 44% of referees analysed

League Table

Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

Apertura - Group A

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.1694319:7+1231LLWWD
2Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1686222:9+1330DDWDD
3Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield1677218:12+628DWDWD
4Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1675417:13+426DWDLW
5IndependienteIndependiente1666424:20+424LDWDL
6LanusLanus1666418:15+324WWLDL
7San LorenzoSan Lorenzo1657414:14022LDDDW
8Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1656524:20+421DDWWW
9Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba1663717:17021WLLDW
10Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1647518:21-319WDDDD
11Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1654714:22-819LDDDL
12PlatensePlatense1637610:15-516LDDDW
13Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago1644811:21-1016WDLWD
14Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1636715:27-1215LDLLL
15Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra161875:12-711LDDDD
#TeamMPGPts
1Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.1619:731
2Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1622:930
3Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield1618:1228
4Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1617:1326
5IndependienteIndependiente1624:2024
6LanusLanus1618:1524
7San LorenzoSan Lorenzo1614:1422
8Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1624:2021
9Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba1617:1721
10Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1618:2119
11Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1614:2219
12PlatensePlatense1610:1516
13Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago1611:2116
14Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1615:2715
15Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra165:1211

Clausura - Group A

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba1071213:7+622WLLDW
2Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1053213:11+218WDDDD
3Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1052314:9+517LDDDL
4Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield945012:7+517DWDWD
5Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1045114:11+317DDWDD
6IndependienteIndependiente1052310:8+217LDWDL
7Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1044211:8+316LDLLL
8LanusLanus941411:8+313WWLDL
9Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1041517:16+113DDWWW
10San LorenzoSan Lorenzo103254:8-411LDDDW
11Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.93159:9010LLWWD
12Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra102448:10-210LDDDD
13PlatensePlatense102359:15-69LDDDW
14Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1022611:17-68DWDLW
15Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago102267:13-68WDLWD
#TeamMPGPts
1Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba1013:722
2Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1013:1118
3Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1014:917
4Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield912:717
5Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1014:1117
6IndependienteIndependiente1010:817
7Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1011:816
8LanusLanus911:813
9Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1017:1613
10San LorenzoSan Lorenzo104:811
11Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.99:910
12Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra108:1010
13PlatensePlatense109:159
14Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1011:178
15Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago107:138

Defensa Y Justicia vs Newells Old Boys Prediction

Our AI model has analysed this Liga Profesional Argentina fixture using team Elo ratings, recent form, projected goals and head-to-head history. The forecasts cover six independent markets - each probability is a separate model calculation, not derived from the match winner result.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive or open market; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

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Key Factors for This Match

Defensa Y Justicia have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. Defensa Y Justicia and Newells Old Boys have met 5 times recently, averaging 2.5 goals per game in those meetings. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.