National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Defensa y Justicia or Centro Español that keep their silverware dream alive.
This looks to be an appealing match with lots of spark and bustle as both sides are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Last season their Copa Argentina adventure ended in the round of 16.Defensa y Justicia travelled for their previous game, a trip to Godoy Cruz that ended 2-2. The hometeam coach Vaccari made a successful contribution in the game against Godoy Cruz, bringing on Cáceres who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw. Midfield player Schamine got a match rating of 6.84 in that game, the max score being 10. Schamine hit one key pass.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Superliga home game that ended 2-2 versus Lanus.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sarmiento are coming to town in three days.
Centro Español form and stats
Things could have gone better for Centro Español in their Primera D Metropolitana away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Centro Español are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the fixture against Juventud Unida G..
Before that one, a nice away victory 4-0 at Deportivo Paraguayo.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Español manager Herrero as the team has another away game coming up in only two days, this time against Argentino Rosario.
Centro Español have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 7 goals from 3 away matches. As opposed to that, Centro Español have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. Fernández 12 goals | G. Togni 4 goals | S. Solari 4 goals |
Defensa y Justicia missing players
Centro Español missing players
| Defensa y Justicia | Centro Español | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 7 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 38 | 21 | Scored | S | 11 | 28 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 36% | ||
| 4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 13.4 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 9.9 | ||
| 5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 31% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | ||
| 13.6 | 14.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.7 | 7.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Centro Español | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Argentino Rosario | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Lugano | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | El Porvenir | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Sportivo Barracas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Defensores de Cambaceres | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | Mercedes | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Juventud Unida G. | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 9 | Deportivo Muniz | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 10 | Central Ballester | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | Deportivo Paraguayo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 1 |
