Defensa y JusticiaAttacking momentumNewells Old Boys
Preview
Anticipation builds as Defensa y Justicia prepare to host Newell's Old Boys at Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello on 2025-08-17 (kick-off 18:00 GMT), in the 2nd Phase of the 2025 Liga Profesional Argentina.
With the data available to us, M. Soso and C. Fabbiani have not met as managers before.
With 7 points, Defensa y Justicia sit 5th, while Newell's Old Boys have 5 points to occupy 8th.
Neither Defensa y Justicia nor Newell's Old Boys are missing any players.
Forecasting a back five for Defensa y Justicia (5-4-1), while Newell's Old Boys are anticipated to line up in 4-2-3-1.
The previous match saw G. Togni lead Defensa y Justicia with a 7.6 TheyScored rating, and K. Navas top-rating for Newell's Old Boys at 7.3.
Both sides left it all on the pitch: Defensa y Justicia won 1-0 against Deportivo Riestra, and Newell's Old Boys secured a victory 3-2 over Atlético Tucumán.
Defensa y Justicia (3-1-1) and Newell's Old Boys (2-2-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
Dominance for Defensa y Justicia: across 16 clashes, they've won 9 games and only lost 6 games to Newell's Old Boys, with 1 stalemates.
We're forecasting a stalemate, 1-1, as Defensa y Justicia's 1.00 goals/game at home balance out Newell's Old Boys's 0.80 away scoring.
Defensa y Justicia is going head to head with Newells Old Boys on 17/8/2025 17:00 GMT at Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello 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 Defensa y Justicia v Newells Old Boys H2H statistics!