Acassuso
- Acassuso are winless in five Primera Nacional games with four defeats and a draw.
- Acassuso are having a tough time of it in the second-tier and have slipped into the lower third of their Zona with around 11 points to Defensores’ 16 in mid-table.
- A young tactician, Kohan’s teams are always compact and pragmatic, but he is likely to set up with a deep-lying line of three or five and look to hit Defensores on the counter.
- The Atletico are disciplined and can sit deep for long periods, but they are not yet creating enough chances to win games and will have to improve if they are to turn this around.
- Both sides lack penetration and are struggling to produce enough goals to win matches, with Acassuso having failed to score in their last three Primera Nacional contests.
Defensores
- Defensores are 0-2-3 in their last five.
- The visitors arrive in San Isidro under the tutelage of another new coach - Cesar Vigevani, an experienced South American coach.
- Defensores are a possession-based side that rely on the industry of their wide players to stretch the game and get in behind the opposition’s defence.
- Enzo González is the club’s current top scorer and the main goal threat, but Ezequiel Aguirre offers pace and creativity when he moves into advanced positions.
Head-to-Head
- Defensores do boast the better record in this fixture, winning six of the 16 meetings with the Atletico since 2010, but the hosts have won twice and drawn eight times in that period.
- Recent head-to-head clashes have featured multiple 0-0 stalemates and most games decided by a single goal, so we are confident of a close 0-0 or 1-1 result, with the value in the 1-0 home or away win markets likely to be found in the latter.
Key Players
- Keeping it tight in defence will be the priority for Kohan, who can rely on goalkeeper Mariano Monllor to keep the ball out of his net if they are forced to soak up pressure for long spells.
- Acassuso’s creative captain Kevin Dubini, who usually wears the armband, will be needed to deliver set-pieces and craft chances in this, while experienced forward Martín Schlotthauer is a proven finisher.
Betting Insights
- The bookies make Defensores the slight favorites at 2.46, which is way too short for a team in the middle of their table.
- A 0-0 or 1-1 draw is the main selection in the correct score markets as both clubs are hard to trust for win purposes on Sunday.
- So we are taking the draw in the double chance market and the under 2.5 goals market, which is heavily bet at 1.33, as our main selections for this game.
Prediction
- Momentum and morale will be important to both sides as Acassuso seek to stop their slide and Defensores look to start the Vigevani era on a high.
- We are confident of a close 0-0 or 1-1 result.
