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Defensa y Justicia v Newell's Old Boys : Primera División match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 16th Aug, 23:00 BST, Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello, Florencio Varela

Cristian Gastón Fabbiani pays counterpart Pablo Daniel de Muner a visit on Saturday night in the Primera División, as their Newell's Old Boys and Defensa y Justicia charges face each other at the Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello. Statistics drive the algorithmic predictions below for 17 individual betting markets, and changing between them shows bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and unique league tables. Odds are also provided. Click on the tabs below to find out more.


Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

A real chess match could be in store as Defensa and Newells go head-to-head, with hardly anything between the players in terms of who might win. The stats don't give us any conclusive evidence in that regard, but they are pointing strongly towards there being 2 goals or fewer in the match. That prediction is available at best priced odds of 1.44 with the bookmakers, so we've made under 2.5 goals our tip of the day on this one.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Defensa are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.20.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Defensa
42%
6/5-
Draw
30%
11/5-
Newells
28%
5/2-
Defensa 1-0
15%
9/2-
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2-
Draw 0-0
13%
11/2-
Newells 1-0
12%
13/2-
Defensa 2-0
9%
8/1-
Defensa 2-1
8%
9/1-
Newells 2-1
6%
12/1-
Newells 2-0
5%
14/1-
Defensa 3-0
3%
20/1-
Draw 2-2
3%
20/1-
Defensa 3-1
3%
22/1-
Newells 3-1
2%
33/1-
Newells 3-0
1%
40/1-
Defensa 3-2
1%
40/1-
Defensa 4-0
1%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
33%
17/10-
Under 2.5 Goals
67%
4/9-
Home 1st Goal
49%
5/6-
Away 1st Goal
42%
7/5-
No 1st Goal
9%
11/2-
BTTS - Yes
40%
6/5-
BTTS - No
60%
8/13-
BTTS - Home Win
14%
5/1-
BTTS - Draw
17%
4/1-
BTTS - Away Win
9%
8/1-
Home/draw
72%
2/7-
Away/draw
58%
4/6-
Home/away
70%
4/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
60%
8/15-
Under 1.5 Goals
40%
11/8-
Over 3.5 Goals
15%
9/2-
Under 3.5 Goals
85%
1/7-
Over 4.5 Goals
5%
12/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
95%
1/25-
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
28/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/150-
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
1/9-
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
11/2-
Home DNB
63%
8/15-
Away DNB
49%
11/8-
Defensa win to nil
29%
9/4-
Newells win to nil
18%
4/1-
Defensa / Defensa
22%
11/4-
Defensa / Newells
2%
40/1-
Defensa / Draw
5%
14/1-
Draw / Defensa
16%
4/1-
Draw / Newells
12%
6/1-
Draw / Draw
21%
3/1-
Newells / Defensa
3%
28/1-
Newells / Newells
14%
5/1-
Newells / Draw
5%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win form
Defensa
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Defensa2 - 0Aldosivi
Defensa1 - 2Racing Club
Defensa0 - 0U Santa Fe
Defensa1 - 2Tig
Defensa1 - 0Estudiantes
Defensa1 - 1Barracas
Defensa2 - 1Central Cor
Defensa0 - 1Banfield
Defensa0 - 0U Santa Fe
Defensa2 - 1Godoy Cruz
Defensa1 - 1Deportivo Riestra
Defensa2 - 1Argentinos
Defensa0 - 0River Plate
Defensa2 - 1Rosario
Defensa0 - 0San Lorenzo
Defensa1 - 0Barracas
Defensa1 - 0Banfield
Defensa1 - 3Platense
Defensa2 - 2Boca Juniors
Defensa0 - 0Independiente
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADefensa1 - 2Central Cor
HDefensa2 - 0Aldosivi
ADefensa0 - 0Banfield
ADefensa2 - 3Independiente Rivadavia
HDefensa1 - 2Racing Club
ADefensa1 - 1Huracan
HDefensa0 - 0U Santa Fe
ADefensa1 - 4Argentinos
HDefensa1 - 2Tig
ADefensa0 - 4Boca Juniors
HDefensa1 - 0Estudiantes
ADefensa1 - 0Platense
ADefensa0 - 2Belgrano
HDefensa1 - 1Barracas
ADefensa1 - 0Newells
ADefensa1 - 1Deportivo Riestra
HDefensa2 - 1Central Cor
ADefensa5 - 0Aldosivi
HDefensa0 - 1Banfield
HDefensa0 - 0U Santa Fe
Newells
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Aldosivi0 - 0Newells
Independiente Rivadavia1 - 2Newells
Racing Club1 - 0Newells
U Santa Fe1 - 1Newells
Tig0 - 2Newells
Estudiantes1 - 1Newells
A. Tucuman1 - 2Newells
Barracas2 - 0Newells
Central Cor2 - 0Newells
Banfield3 - 0Newells
Tal Cordoba1 - 3Newells
A. Tucuman0 - 0Newells
Gimnasia1 - 0Newells
U Santa Fe2 - 0Newells
Godoy Cruz2 - 0Newells
Deportivo Riestra3 - 3Newells
Argentinos3 - 0Newells
River Plate0 - 0Newells
Rosario1 - 0Newells
San Lorenzo1 - 1Newells
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANewells0 - 0Aldosivi
HNewells1 - 2Banfield
ANewells2 - 1Independiente Rivadavia
ANewells0 - 1Racing Club
HNewells2 - 0Huracan
ANewells1 - 1U Santa Fe
HNewells0 - 0Argentinos
ANewells2 - 0Tig
HNewells2 - 0Boca Juniors
ANewells1 - 1Estudiantes
HNewells0 - 0Belgrano
ANewells2 - 1A. Tucuman
ANewells0 - 2Barracas
HNewells1 - 2Rosario
HNewells0 - 1Defensa
ANewells0 - 2Central Cor
HNewells1 - 0Aldosivi
ANewells0 - 3Banfield
HNewells0 - 1Independiente Rivadavia
ANewells3 - 1Tal Cordoba
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Defensa since 2021
Defensa
Newells
Goals: Scored
8
0
Games: Scored
4 / 4
0 / 4
Clean sheets
4 / 4
0 / 4
DEF
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Defensa
Defensa1 - 0
Defensa1 - 0
Defensa2 - 0
Defensa4 - 0
League games at Newells since 2018
Newells
Defensa
Goals: Scored
8
3
Games: Scored
5 / 7
2 / 7
Clean sheets
5 / 7
2 / 7
DEF
2
D
1
NOB
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Newells
0 - 1Defensa
Newells1 - 0
Newells3 - 0
1 - 2Defensa
Newells1 - 0
Newells2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics
Defensa Newells
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
4+
There is a 68% probability that Defensa will score no more than 1 goal
0
42%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Newells scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-20
Defensa have scored 20% fewer goals at home than predicted
+8
Newells’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Primera División - 2025/2025 season
Defensa
PG (predicted goals)
Newells
1.2
0.9
Attack rating
%
better
DEF
NOB
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
DEF
NOB
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Defensa v Newells Primera División lLine ups will show here when available.

Defensa Primera División squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19534
E BolognaJ MiritelloA SotoK Gutiérrez
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Bologna GLK19
3
-
K Gutiérrez MID181
4
-
A Soto DEF173
3
1
A Molinas MID1721
2
-
A Osorio FWD172
3
-
E Cannavo DEF1611
3
-
C Pérez MID1621
2
-
J Miritello FWD1651
2
1
L Ferreira DEF1411
4
-
E Aguilera DEF13
1
-
F Schamine MID122
3
-
D Barbona FWD11
1
-
M Ramírez FWD111
2
-
L González MID103
1
-
R Delgado DEF91
3
1
M González MID9
-
M Miranda  MID71
-
N Palavecino MID4
-
V Larralde MID4
1
-
D Fernández DEF3
-
G Italiano DEF3
-
T Rubio DEF3
1
-
S. Sosa Yung MID3
-
L Lobato FWD3
-
A Hausch FWD2
-
L Souto DEF1
-
Newells Primera División squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17347
Éver BanegaÉver BanegaÉver BanegaÉver Banega
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Maroni MID1912
5
-
Éver Banega MID1834
7
-
L. Herrera FWD1731
5
-
A Montero DEF16
5
-
L Lollo DEF152
3
1
C González FWD1521
-
M. Silvetti FWD1521
1
-
D Sotelo MID141
1
-
V Cuesta DEF131
4
-
S Zárate DEF13
-
A Tabares DEF111
2
-
L. Regiardo MID11
3
-
J García FWD11
2
1
Ángelo Martino DEF91
2
-
G. Chiaverano Meroi FWD8
1
-
L Sosa DEF6
-
V. Acuña MID61
-
M Luciano DEF4
-
W Barlasina GLK2
-
J Mosquera DEF2
-
B Calderara DEF2
-
J Espinola GLK1
-
F Orozco FWD1
1
-