Defensa y Justicia vs Platense Prediction & Betting Tips (31 January)

With these two teams go head-to-head at the home Stadium, with Platense on the back of a run that has seen them draw four times in five second-tier fixtures of late. Defensa y Justicia have also been prone to finishing on level terms themselves recently, sharing the spoils four times in seven Copa de la Liga Profesional matches.

Platense are not exactly known for bringing excitement to town, with 13 of the Platense previous 19 top-flight trips serving up under 2.5 goals. It has been a similar story as far as Defensa y Justicia are concerned in the Copa de la Liga Profesional, with ten of their last 14 matches, including four of the most recent six at the their stadium, delivering two goals or fewer.

Over the course of their last 15 away matches at the top table of the Copa de la Liga Profesional, Platense have been involved in just a couple of encounters in which the net has bulged at both ends. Given that Defensa y Justicia have pitched a shutout in 13 of their most recent 20 Copa de la Liga Profesional home games, it would come as a surprise were they not to repeat the trick in this clash.