Defensa y Justicia vs Emelec Prediction: Can Defensa y Justicia maintain their advantage and reach the next round?

In the upcoming fixture of Copa Libertadores, Defensa y Justicia will face Emelec at Stadium Norberto Tito Tomaghello in Buenos Aires. Defensa y Justicia won the 1st game by 2-1, while playing away.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Defensa y Justicia team comes to this game after an away win against Emelec (1-2). The Defensa y Justicia team started the match very badly, conceding 1-0 at 5' and, despite having more ball, the team never really managed to create danger in the 1st half. In the 2nd half, the team entered much more aggressively, and in addition to possession of the ball, the team managed to create real dangerous situations. Despite this, the goals would only appear towards the end of the game, at 87' and 90+1'. With this result, the game remains open for the 2nd leg, however, the team has the advantage of still playing at home. The Defensa y Justicia team still has 2 players fighting for the tournament's top scorer award - Fernandez is in 1st place with 6 goals scored and Togni in 4th place with 5 goals scored.

Emelec's team comes to this game after a defeat at home against Defensa y Justicia (1-2). Emelec's team even started the match better, scoring 1-0 at 5'. In addition, he managed to control the danger created by the opposing team, not allowing big situations. However, in the 2nd half, the team had some difficulties controlling the danger. When it was already expected that, in the worst-case scenario, the team would achieve a draw, Emelec's team would suffer a turnaround in the scoreboard, at 87' and at 90+1 '. With this result, the game remains open for the 2nd leg, however, Emelec's team has a goal disadvantage and still has to play away from home. A difficult game is therefore expected, but in which the team will have to try to win from the 1st minute if they want to move on to the next round.

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Defensa y Justicia are the favorites, cuz they play at home and have a better team then Emelec.