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Preview
- 2026-04-18 at 23:30 GMT marks a key Group Stage encounter between Independiente and Defensa y Justicia in 2026's Liga Profesional Argentina.
- In the past 2 games, G. Quinteros recorded 1 victory against M. Soso, who recorded no wins, with 1 draw.
- There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Independiente or Defensa y Justicia.
- We're predicting Independiente to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-1-4-1, and Defensa y Justicia are expected to line up in 3-4-3.
- The previous match saw G. Ávalos lead Independiente with a 6.9 TheyScored rating, and A. Portillo top-rating for Defensa y Justicia at 7.3.
- Independiente were held to a 1-1 draw with Boca Juniors, and Defensa y Justicia then lost 1-2 to Talleres de Córdoba.
- Momentum favors Defensa y Justicia (3-0-2) after Independiente managed only 2-1-2 from 5 matches.
- Dominance for Independiente: across 16 clashes, they've won 6 games and only lost 5 games to Defensa y Justicia, with 5 stalemates.
- We're forecasting a stalemate, 1-1, as Independiente's 1.71 goals/game at home balance out Defensa y Justicia's 1.00 away scoring.
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Odds
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Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Independiente
Defensa y Justicia
Events
| 5' | Penalty confirmed | Alan Coria-VAR | |
| 8' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 15' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 29' | 2 - 1 | ||
| 35' | F. Zabala | ||
HT 2 - 1 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 52' | M. Perez Curci | ||
| 59' | S. Sosa | ||
| 68' | |||
| 68' | |||
| 71' | |||
| 71' | |||
| 71' | |||
| 75' | |||
| 80' | A. Portillo | ||
| 85' | |||
| 85' | |||
| 90+4' | 3 - 1 | ||
Stats
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Standings
Independiente is going head to head with Defensa y Justicia on 18/4/2026 22:30 GMT for the Argentina Liga Profesional Argentina. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Independiente v Defensa y Justicia H2H statistics!