Club Atlético Sarmiento and Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia take place as each team’s third match day of the Argentine Copa. The home side may struggle. Thus, this explains why they are slight underdogs. However, are the three points realistic? It’s still early in the campaign, but dropping crucial points now can have devastating effects later!
The last match saw both sides come to a 1-1 stalemate. But Sarmiento took the previous games before that. This will be a good early test for both teams. Additionally, we will be able to better gauge how these teams are performing, and we’ll see areas that they will need to improve.
Sarmiento vs Defensa y Justicia Odds and Details
| Team | Spread | Total | MoneyLine | Draw |
| Sarmieneto | +0.5 -210 |
O1.5 -180 |
+195 | +195 |
| Defensa y Justicia | -0.5 +150 |
U1.5 +140 |
+165 | |
| **Odds Courtesy Of ESPN Bet** | ||||
Fixture: Defensa y Justicia @ Sarmiento
Date And Time: February 6, 2024 @ 5:00 p.m. EST
Location: Estadio Eva Peron in Junin, Argentina
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 90-95 ° F
Key Stats
Sarmiento
Goals Scored: 1
Goals Conceded: 1
Shots On Goal: 6
Saves: 5
Clean Sheets: 1
Sarmiento will be hoping to secure their first win this season! Especially since the side has tied its first two games. Notably, they are coming off of a 1-1 draw against Boca Juniors. This is important as losing too many more points in Zone B could harm their chances of advancing.
So far Fernando Monetti has impressed as on seven shots on goal he has recorded 6 saves. The defense has largely been playing their role well. However, the attacking players need to find some inspiration today to help their team if they are going to move on from today with the full set of points. Particularly because at the moment, Sarmiento is allowing more pressure and shots against them to their opponents. Especially Jose Mauri, he has one goal on the season, but it has come off of three attempts on target. He will need to find his mark today.
Defensa y Justicia
Goals Scored: 3
Goals Conceded: 2
Shots On Goal: 8
Saves: 7
Clean Sheets: 1
Defensa y Justicia are favored, but that is because they have been better going forward. Additionally, their defense plays well, as one of their two conceded goals was off a penalty kick. While Gabriel Alanis has scored from midfield, their striker Nicolas Fernandez has also one goal, but it was after taking nine total shots. He needs to be more clinical in front of goal today against Sarmiento.
However, there are issues with who will play in the net. Enrique Bologna is projected to start, despite the season starter Cristopher Fiermarin not appearing on the injury report. It remains to be seen how this will develop.
Match Prediction
This will likely be a low-scoring game. Both sides struggle going forward and it is taking a little time for them to find a rhythm. Although Sarmiento has not looked good attacking, they should be improved from their previous matches. This is why I am going with the guarantee of the under, while also combining it with Sarmiento +0.5. This game can very easily end 1-0 or 0-0. Therefore, there is zero sense in risking the home team to pull off a win.
