Defensa y Justicia vs Colon Predictions

Saturday’s Superliga action sees the impressive Defensa y Justicia doing battle with out of form Colon. It’s expected to be a comfortable evening’s work for the hosts.

Despite being one of, if not the smallest clubs in the Superliga, Defensa y Justicia continue to impress year after year and are undoubtedly one of the division’s strongest sides. Via a mix of clever loans and home grown talent, El Halcon have put together an extremely talented team that currently stands 3rd in the table; just 6 points shy of leaders Racing with a game in hand.

Sebastián Beccacece’s troops play some of the most attractive football in Argentina and after 13 matches, they remain the only unbeaten team in the country; a fact that more than illustrates their ability. Having won 4 of the last 5 games in front of the home crowd, confidence is extremely high in Defensa ranks going into Saturday’s match and those taking to the pitch will be aiming to put in another impressive showing.

Meanwhile, confidence is certainly not high in Colon ranks and they arrive in the midst of crisis. Los Sabaleros have not won any of their last 7 outings, including an embarrassing Copa Santa Fe defeat to minnows Unión Sunchales over two legs. Currently 16th in the table, Colon’s season is not shaping up well and they certainly don’t look anything like the fairly impressive outfit they were last campaign.

Saturday’s match will be caretaker boss Esteban Fuertes’ last game in charge, which is just as well, because his record currently reads two draws and two defeats since he stepped in for Eduardo Dominguez. Having lost 6 of their last 8 away games, Colon’s chances certainly look bleak ahead of this trip to Florencio Varela and the side will have to improve greatly if they are to have any hope of taking any kind of result back with them to Santa Fe.

Ultimately, you can only see this game going one way and that’s a comfortable Defensa win. The hosts are an extremely impressive outfit overall but even more so at home, where they tend to dominate opponents with their highly intense, attacking style of play.

At current odds, backing Defensa to clear the over 1.5 team total goal line looks an excellent way to play and we think they’ll do so with consummate ease. Defensa have scored an average of 2.2 goals a game over their last 5 home matches and with Colon having conceded more than once in 5 of their last 8 away games, a 3-0 home win could well be on the cards.