The lights are on for Superliga and Banfield - Defensa y Justicia. In this article you'll find numbers, results, numbercrunching, tendencies and stories!
- Banfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Defensa y Justicia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Banfield and Defensa y Justicia should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Banfield form and stats
With 1 Superliga win, 4 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Banfield are certainly not brimming with confidence.
A strong away win for Banfield against Rosario Central the last match, as Urzi were on target. A huge relief, as that was the first league win after failing to win eight fixtures in a row. The goalie Cambeses was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.1 out of ten. Cambeses topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Racing Club (0-2).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Banfield have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 4 and lost 4.
Low-scoring affair? In this club's last 12 league games, 9 have produced two goals or less.
11 goals have been conceded.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
There's been little loot from Defensa y Justicia's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 7 away games in the Superliga. Defensa y Justicia only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Justicia have lost on their last two travels.
The manager Beccacece was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello. Defensa y Justicia suffered a 0-1 loss to Boca Juniors (placed 9th). Defensa y Justicia were so close to getting something from the game against Boca Juniors, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal two minutes into overtime. Midfielder Gutiérrez was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.3. Gutiérrez hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 48 successful passes (of 57 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Barracas Central wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Defensa y Justicia in our archives, and the results are: 7 wins for Defensa y Justicia, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Justicia have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Defensa y Justicia have pulled off a sequence of 10 consecutive games without defeat (7-3-0) when playing Banfield.This duo faced each other earlier this season: Banfield - Defensa y Justicia 2-3.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Enrique Paz 6 goals |  A. Urzi 4 goals |   A. Frías 3 goals |
Banfield missing players
Defensa y Justicia missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 32 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 21 | 38 |
| 30 | 20 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 23 | 38 |
| 86% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 62% | 87% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 73% | 70% |
| 38% | 47% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 53% | 43% |
| 21% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 23% |
| 7% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 48% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 60% | 63% |
| 38% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 17% |
| 28% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | 30% |
| 4.8 | 6.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 4.9 | 3 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| 2.9 | 2.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11.5 | 13.9 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 10.8 | 12 |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 29% | 29% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 32% | 29% |
| 10.8 | 9.2 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.6 | 13.7 | 12.3 |
| 4 | 3.4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
- Banfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Banfield have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Banfield have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Defensa y Justicia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Defensa y Justicia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Tucuman | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 29 |
| 2 | Gimnasia La Plata | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 3 | Huracan | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Argentinos Juniors | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | River Plate | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 6 | Godoy Cruz | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | Racing Club | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 8 | San Lorenzo | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 9 | Boca Juniors | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 10 | Patronato | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | Platense | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Union Santa Fe | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Newell's Old Boys | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 14 | Estudiantes | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Tigre | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 18 |
| 16 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 17 | Banfield | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 18 |
| 18 | Sarmiento | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 19 | Colon | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 20 | Rosario Central | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 18 |
| 21 | Barracas Central | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 17 |
| 22 | Central Cordoba SdE | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 23 | Defensa y Justicia | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 24 | Talleres Cordoba | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 14 |
| 25 | Independiente | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 26 | Velez Sarsfield | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 11 |
| 27 | Aldosivi | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 11 |
| 28 | Lanus | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 10 |
