Head-to-Head
- Tigre have won the last two head-to-head meetings between the teams, including a 2-1 away win against Defensa y Justicia in the Liga Profesional 2025 six months ago. For those interested, our Tigre vs Defensa y Justicia betting tips reflect this recent history.
- Defensa y Justicia have failed to win any of their 4 away games (2 draws and 2 defeats) in the Liga Profesional 2025.
Tigre
- The hosts have been in better form recently, winning their last two games.
- New Tigre manager Diego Dabove, who joined the club in January 2025, has brought discipline, compactness and selective pressing to Tigre’s 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 structure that has been effective in keeping the opposition at bay while allowing the team to hit on the counterattack.
- Tigre have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their five home games in the Liga Profesional 2025.
Defensa y Justicia
- Defensa y Justicia have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 matches.
- New Defensa y Justicia manager Mariano Soso, appointed in June 2025, has attempted to balance the club’s desire to play a proactive, high-intensity pressing game by keeping their 4-3-3 or 3-4-3 setups that overpress and create overloads out wide while building vertically through the centre.
Key Players
- Ignacio Russo has been a consistent threat in the front line with 3 goals in 10 Liga Profesional 2025 appearances, but has had limited service.
- Juan Miritello has been Defensa y Justicia’s most reliable goal scorer, with 4 in 10 Liga Profesional 2025 outings, including 3 in the last 5. This makes him an interesting name to keep in mind when considering any Tigre vs Defensa y Justicia betting tips.
Betting Insights
- Tigre are favorites at 2.5, while Defensa y Justicia and the draw are both 2.95.
- With Tigre’s compactness and Defensa’s high pressing, a low-scoring game looks likely, and the odds of under 2.5 goals at 1.47 look a tad high.
- Tigre have been a little inconsistent at their home ground this season, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1 of 5 home fixtures, while Defensa y Justicia have yet to taste victory on the road in 4 games, scoring just 2 goals in those matches. Given these stats, the Tigre vs Defensa y Justicia prediction leans towards a close contest.
Prediction
With the Matadores solid at home and the Halcones struggling on the road, we’ll side with the favourites to edge a tight game.
