Defensores de Belgrano (Home)
- Fabián Nardozza’s Defensores de Belgrano currently sit 3rd in Primera Nacional Zona A after four games played, picking up eight points and establishing some consistency to their play in the opening stages of the season.
- The El Rojo have kept things tight at the back, conceding only three goals in their last five matches across all competitions, and have picked up two consecutive away wins.
- The home side have been very organised in the early rounds, offering a 4-4-2 or 4-5-1 shape, where they attempt to absorb pressure and transition quickly in numbers to hit on the counter-attack.
- Defensores are hard to break down, Enzo González leads the line as the main target man and is their most reliable finisher, while winger Ezequiel Aguirre has been a constant threat in the wide areas, providing assists and stretching the opposition in recent games.
Mitre (Away)
- Mitre currently sit mid-table in Zona A, in 11th spot with five points from four games.
- Mayor’s men have found some rhythm in the last couple of games, although they’ve struggled to find the final third spark since the start of the campaign.
- Their recent 1-0 win over Estudiantes came by way of a typical game for Los Aurinegros, where they ground out the result and got the goal they needed to win the game.
- One win, two draws and two losses means the visitors come into this one in mixed form, although their underlying stats suggest that they are a difficult team to break down - another trait that they share with the home team.
- Mayor’s side have a similar approach to Defensores, but they are slightly more vertical and proactive in the transitional phases, with the odd turnovers higher up the field when they press.
- Gustavo Fernández and Marcos Machado are two of the best creative players in the squad and they create the vast majority of chances for Los Aurinegros.
- Claudio Salto is their biggest goal threat and scored the only goal in Mitre’s win last time out.
Head-to-Head
Both sides have split their six meetings since 2018 (W2, D2, L2) , with most of those matches ending under 2.5 goals .
Defensores de Belgrano
- Enzo González leads the line as the main target man and is their most reliable finisher.
- Ezequiel Aguirre has been a constant threat in the wide areas, providing assists and stretching the opposition in recent games.
Mitre
- Gustavo Fernández and Marcos Machado are two of the best creative players in the squad and they create the vast majority of chances for Los Aurinegros.
- Claudio Salto is their biggest goal threat and scored the only goal in Mitre’s win last time out.
Betting Insights
- Defensores are 1.94 favorites, with Mitre at 4.51 and the draw at 2.76.
- Under 2.5 goals seems like a value bet here, despite the odds being as short as 1.3, as both teams have been involved in low-scoring games of late.
Prediction
Defensores are in better form, have the home advantage, and we’re going against the grain by tipping the hosts to edge out a close game here, although Mitre ’s grit could force a draw from the game.
