Estudiantes vs Defensa y Justicia – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 13/12/2023

Estudiantes and Defensa y Justicia face each other on the night of this Wednesday, December 13, 2023, starting at 9:10 pm, in a game valid for the grand final of the Argentine Cup. The match will be played at the Néstor Díaz Pérez stadium, in the city of Lanús.

In a final that will be played in a single game on a neutral field, the duel between Estudiantes and Defensa y Justicia promises to provide strong emotions on Wednesday night, bringing together two teams with the ambition of crowning their respective campaigns with an impressive national title to save the season.

Estudiantes

The Estudiantes team has a huge tradition and has an enviable gallery of trophies that even includes the Copa Libertadores title, but it was unable to even get past the first phase of the League Cup and that is why it has not played any official matches for two weeks, preparing exclusively for this big decision.

Their most recent duel took place on November 27th, when they drew 1-1 with Lanús, at home, marking the sixth consecutive match without losing in the season, proving the strength of their squad despite their early elimination in the season.

However, the red and white team showed all its qualities by toppling giants during its journey through the Argentine Cup, even surpassing Huracán and also the continent’s two biggest champions by beating Independiente in the round of 16 and Boca Juniors in the semi-finals of the tournament, when it turned into a match that seemed lost, winning by a score of 3-2.

There were 3 wins, 2 draws and no defeats in the last 5 official matches of the season, beating Boca Juniors, Central Córdoba and Defensa y Justicia, in addition to drawing with Lanús and also with Boca Juniors.

Defensa y Justicia

On the other side is the Defensa y Justicia squad, which, like its opponent, also suffered an early elimination in the first phase of the League Cup and wants to win the Argentine Cup to save a season full of ups and downs so far.

This is because the green and yellow team was a semi-finalist in the Copa Sudamericana, but ended up being defeated by LDU and won only one of the eight matches played previously.

In the Argentine Cup, the club proved its value by dispatching San Lorenzo in the previous phase, with a slim 1-0 victory, being the only team from the national elite that appeared on its way to the final.

Their most recent duel was a crushing defeat to Newell’s Old Boys by a score of 3-0, being completely dominated.

In the 5 games played previously, their performance is not that encouraging, adding only 1 victory, 1 draw and 3 defeats, beating San Lorenzo and drawing with Racing, in addition to having lost to Newell’s Old Boys, San Lorenzo and also for Estudiantes.

Conclusion:

Even though Defensa y Justicia has proven its value with good campaigns in the Copa Sudamericana and the Argentine Cup itself, the team has not performed well for a long time, while Estudiantes has registered notable progress in recent games and has also surpassed a more thorny path to get here, justifying the greater confidence of oddsmakers in its direction.