### Argentine Primera Division Betting Tips
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**Defensa y Justicia vs Barracas Central**
**BET: OVER 2.25 @ 1.95**
Defensa y Justicia continue to struggle in the league. Last time out, they suffered a heavy blow on their visit to Instituto, losing 4-1 away despite having taken the first lead. El Halcon are producing a poor campaign in the Liga Profesional, accumulating eight points in 12 rounds so far. In fact, they claimed a single win across their last 13 league games, drawing six and losing six to stay far away from the continental spots in the aggregate table. As a result, coach Francisco Meneghini left the club. On a positive note, Defensa lost only one of their last eight home encounters in domestic action, with four wins and three draws in that time. Centre back Lucas Ferreira is suspended for Saturday after seeing a red card at Instituto. Coach Pablo De Muner will make his debut at the club on Saturday.
Barracas Central are getting worse match after match. Last time out, the team were dominated from beginning to end and succumbed to a devastating 5-0 home defeat to Velez Sarsfield at Huracan. As a result, El Guapo made it 11 Liga Profesional matches without a win, drawing five and losing six. Alejandro Orfila’s men remain on eight points in the respective table, which keeps them out of the fight for a continental berth. As a result, coach Alejandro Orfila left the club. On away turf, Barracas haven’t won any of the last five, with three stalemates and two defeats. Fernando Beron will take over as interim boss on Saturday. Goalkeeper Sebastian Moyano remains sidelined.
Two of the worst defenses in the league meet here, coming from conceding 4 and 5 respectively in their last game. Also, they’ll both be under interim coaches due to the latest terrible results and they have nothing to play for until the end of this year, so I expect to see an open game here with goals.
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**Newell’s vs Belgrano**
**BET: Newell’s -0.25 @ 1.77**
Newell’s Old Boys showed a great display of effort last Sunday, improving their skills to secure a valuable scoreless away stalemate at River Plate. Following that result, La Lepra made it 12 points in as many matches in the Liga Profesional. However, they also accumulate six games without a win in this competition, drawing three and losing three, which prevents them from fighting for a continental spot in the aggregate table. To make matters worse, Newell’s secured a single point from the last 12 on offer at Estadio Marcelo Bielsa. Juan Ignacio Mendez succumbed to a muscle injury and will miss out. Playmaker Ever Banega remains sidelined.
Belgrano are starting to find trouble in the league. Last Monday, they couldn’t handle a sending off in the first half and succumbed to an unexpected 1-0 home defeat to Gimnasia LP. As a result, El Pirata made it four matches without a win in this competition, drawing two and losing two. Accumulating 16 points in the Liga Profesional, Juan Cruz Real’s men dropped down to the 22nd spot of the aggregate table. Belgrano managed just two points from the last 15 available on the road in domestic action. Defensive midfielder Santiago Longo succumbed to a rib injury and will miss out. Centre back Nicolas Meriano is suspended for Sunday after seeing a red card against Gimnasia LP.
Even though Newell’s are not exactly reliable lately, I’m willing to give them a vote of confidence here. They come from a defensively good game against River, and will face this Belgrano that is full of problems. Their coach is very close to leaving and the mood is bad after the Copa Sudamericana elimination, so I’ll go with the hosts to get a probably tight but very needed win.
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**Talleres vs Estudiantes**
**BET: OVER 2 @ 2.05**
Talleres are clearly deflating their performance in the league. Last Sunday, the team played below expectations and ended up losing 2-0 away at San Lorenzo, one of the worst teams in the league at the moment. That result means Walter Ribonetto’s men won only one of their last seven league matches, along with four draws and two defeats. La T remain on 20 points in the Liga Profesional, dropping out of the Copa Libertadores’ zone in the aggregate rankings. Coach Walter Ribonetto left the club as a result of this negative moment of form. On a positive note, Talleres remain unbeaten in their last 11 domestic matches at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, winning seven and drawing four. Mariano Levisman will take over as interim boss.
Estudiantes salvaged a home point against Boca Juniors last Sunday when they drew 1-1 with Edwin Cetre netting the equaliser in the 80th minute. The defending champions are going through an irregular campaign in the Liga Profesional, accumulating 16 points in 12 matchdays after three matches without a win (drawing one and losing two). In fact, Eduardo Dominguez’s men secured a single victory across their last five away matches in domestic action, along with one stalemate and three losses. Midfielder Santiago Ascacibar continues to recover from a muscle injury.
Talleres has conceded at least once in 12 of their last 13 games, including twice in their game against San Lorenzo last week, which led to their coach’s departure. However, they also have one of the top 3 attacks in this tournament, so 2 goals are definitely possible here, and I’ll go with the OVER.
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**Velez vs Independiente Rivadavia**
**BET: Velez -1 @ 1.89**
Velez Sarsfield are the best team in the league at the moment. Last Monday, the team showed enjoyable football to claim an easy 5-0 away victory over Barracas Central at Huracan. Thanks to that success, El Fortin became Liga Profesional leaders on 24 points (alongside Huracan) after making it seven matches unbeaten in this competition, winning six and drawing one. At home, Velez remain without defeat in the last 11, with eight victories and three stalemates in that spell. Tomas Marchiori returns after missing the last game due to personal reasons and Valentin Gomez is ready to start after serving his suspension.
Independiente Rivadavia took another step back in their fight to stay in the top flight last weekend, when they suffered an unexpected 2-0 home defeat to Platense. That result means La Lepra are now on four matches without a win in Liga Profesional action (drawing one and losing three) and remain on 15 points in the respective table, which keeps them bottom in the point-average rankings, trailing Deportivo Riestra by eight points. Therefore, coach Martin Cicotello left the club. Furthermore, Independiente men grabbed a single point from the last 12 available as the visiting side. Coach Alfredo Berti will start his third spell at the club on Saturday. Centre back Tomas Palacios has been sold to FC Internazionale Milano in Italy.
I have to trust Velez here at these good odds. They come from a great performance that allowed them to become leaders, and at home, they’ve been very strong. They will play against Independiente Rivadavia, who are more and more looking like a relegation team lately, and they should beat them.
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