📏 Form Guide

Instituto

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Instituto will be wanting a better result here after the 2-0 Torneo Apertura defeat last time out to Boca Juniors.

In that game, Instituto had 31% possession and 13 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. On the other side, Boca Juniors got 18 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Tomás Aranda (51') and Adam Bareiro (56') scored for Boca Juniors.

It’s not been often in recent times where Instituto have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Instituto have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 games, giving up 9 goals on the way. That sort of trend isn’t assured to follow through into this match, though.

Defensa y Justicia

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Defensa y Justicia head into the clash following on from a 2-0 Torneo Apertura win with the eclipse of Unión de Santa Fe in their previous match.

In that match, Defensa y Justicia had 36% possession and 11 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For Defensa y Justicia, the goals were scored by Lucas Souto (70') and Juan Gutiérrez (79'). Union had 19 attempts at goal with 4 on target.

In 5 of the prior 6 clashes featuring Defensa y Justicia, a relatively low number of goals have been hit between them and their opposition. The overall average number of goals per game in that period comes out as just 2.5, with the number of goals averaged by Halcón equalling 1.67.

↔️ Head to head

The last league contest between these sides was Primera División match day 12 on 24/08/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Instituto 4-1 Defensa y Justicia.

On that day, Instituto managed 38% possession and 18 shots at goal with 6 on target. The goals were scored by Facundo Suárez (9'), Gregorio Rodríguez (11'), Gonzalo Requena (37') and Ignacio Russo (86').

Defensa y Justicia got 11 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Gabriel Alanís (6') scored.

The match was refereed by Andrés Merlos.

📋 Team News: Instituto

The Instituto manager will be grateful to have no fitness worries at all coming into this match with a fully injury-free squad available for selection.

ℹ️ Team News: Defensa y Justicia

Thanks to a completely healthy group available to select from, the Defensa y Justicia manager does not have any fitness worries at all coming into this clash.

⚡ Prediction

In our opinion, Defensa y Justicia are capable enough to breach the defence of this Instituto outfit, although it is unlikely to be as many as they will have scored against them.

We are anticipating both teams to score in a 2-1 win for Instituto by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Looking forward to seeing how this one unfolds.

Victor Martins, 00:01 07/04/2026