José Gavilán recommends a forecast for the Argentine League.
Defensa y Justicia is still looking to register its first victory in this Professional League after falling 2-1 in its visit to Godoy Cruz despite having opened the scoring in the first leg of the match. Although that was also their first defeat of the tournament, that result highlighted how much it has cost Sebastian Beccacece's team to take advantage of their good starts, given that he scored the first goal in his last two presentations, but could not add three on any occasion.
However, those defensive problems are already something that drags on from the previous championship, given that “El Halcón de Varela” has managed to maintain its unbeaten arc in only three of its 19 matches played per league in this 2024. Although it does not come at its best, being local will surely give Defensa y Justicia confidence to at least get out of the path of defeat, given that it has lost in only one of the nine matches it has played in the top flight at the Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello Stadium during this calendar year.
Unlike his opponent on duty, Vélez Sarsfield was able to seal his first victory of this second semester by recovering from two consecutive falls without seeing a door and defeating Rosario Central 2-0 last matchday. Apart from the three points, keeping an unbeaten clean sheet was a high–value reward for Vélez, given that it is something he had achieved in only two of his previous ten league matches - although he lost on only three occasions during that stretch.
Although he lost in his previous presentation away from home, Alexandre Medina's team has not fared all bad in that condition recently, losing only three of their last ten away commitments. His record of home matches of Defense and Justice could also give him some confidence to face this match, since he has added in three of his four previous matches played at this venue.
The recommended pick is the away win with the draw as an invalid bet.
