Defensa y Justicia arrive at this Clausura Round 2 clash without a win in five, shipping 14 goals along the way. Riestra, by contrast, just dismantled Boca Juniors 3-0 and carry genuine momentum into enemy territory. The contrast in form is stark, but this fixture has its own personality.
In 4 head-to-head meetings, not one has produced more than 2 goals total. Defensa scored in 4 of their last 5 but conceded in all 5, while Riestra kept 2 clean sheets in their last 5 and failed to score in 2 of those. Neither side is a goal machine in this specific rivalry.
Under 2.5 goals at 1.36-1.40 is short, but four straight low-scoring h2h meetings is a pattern worth respecting. The alt play is Riestra DNB at 2.60-2.68 if you want the bigger swing on a side flying high right now.
The numbers behind the tip
Form · last five
Goals per game · last five
Head-to-head · last five
| 29.01.26 | Liga Profesional Argentina | 0–1 | U2.5 |
| 12.08.25 | Liga Profesional Argentina | 1–0 | U2.5 |
| 09.02.25 | Liga Profesional Argentina | 1–1 | U2.5 |
| 18.11.24 | Liga Profesional Argentina | 1–1 | U2.5 |
| 26.02.24 | Liga Profesional Argentina | 1–1 | U2.5 |
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