Can Barracas Central outdo Defensa y Justicia in Estadio Islas Malvinas clash?

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Thu 18.August
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Islas Malvinas (45540 seats)

Superliga: We're expecting an entertaining and vital game between Barracas Central and Defensa y Justicia at Estadio Islas Malvinas. This duo need points like a fish needs water!

Insights:
  • Barracas Central have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Superliga
  • Defensa y Justicia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This has all the signs of an exciting fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both squads are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!

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Barracas Central form and stats

Barracas Central have played 7 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Barracas Central are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Rosario Central. The first loss after going undefeated in three league rounds. The attacker Colmán was declared "man of the match" for Barracas Central with a rating of 7.43/10. Colmán scored one goal.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Racing Club.

Take note: 11 of the most recent 14 league matches from these players have seen goals scored by both sides.

Barracas are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Barracas Central defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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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 6 away games in the Superliga. Defensa y Justicia only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.

Justicia aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 312 league minutes without a goal. Duarte was the last player to find the net.

Defensa y Justicia played 0-0 against Tigre in their previous match. Unsaín was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.14. The agile goalkeeper Unsaín topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Central Cordoba SdE's place.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Boca Juniors in just three days.

The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Justicia have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Barracas CentralN. Bandiera
N. Bandiera
8 goals
Barracas CentralB. Sepúlveda
B. Sepúlveda
5 goals
Barracas CentralI. Tapia
I. Tapia
4 goals

Barracas Central missing players

Defensa y Justicia missing players

Barracas Central Defensa y Justicia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 14 5 Played P 3 14 28
9 5 1 Won W 1 6 10
6 3 2 Drew D 1 1 10
12 6 2 Lost L 1 7 8
31 17 5 Scored S 6 20 37
43 24 10 Conceded C 3 20 34
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
85% 86% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 71%
56% 64% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 43%
30% 29% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 21% 21%
4% 7% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 21% 18%
70% 79% 80% BTTS BTTS 67% 57% 64%
15% 7% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 18%
22% 21% 20% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 29%
 
3.4 3.9 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4 4
5.9 5.5 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 6.2 5.6
2.4 2.7 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.1 1.9
3 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
7.4 8.7 7.4 Shots (avg) S ( 7.3 10.6 11.9
3.4 4.2 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 4.6 4.5
33% 29% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 55% 31% 29%
 
14.1 12.5 13.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10 13.7 12.5
5.9 5.8 6.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 4.9 4.6
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Barracas Central have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Barracas Central have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Superliga
  • 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 Atlético Tucumán 13 8 4 1 14 6 7 5 2 0 10 3 6 3 2 1 4 3 8 28
2 Gimnasia La Plata 12 7 3 2 13 6 6 5 1 0 9 1 6 2 2 2 4 5 7 24
3 Huracán 13 6 5 2 16 10 6 3 2 1 9 4 7 3 3 1 7 6 6 23
4 River Plate 13 6 3 4 21 13 6 3 1 2 8 6 7 3 2 2 13 7 8 21
5 Patronato 13 6 3 4 19 15 7 5 1 1 12 5 6 1 2 3 7 10 4 21
6 Godoy Cruz 13 6 3 4 15 11 6 5 1 0 10 3 7 1 2 4 5 8 4 21
7 Platense 13 5 6 2 15 11 7 3 4 0 9 4 6 2 2 2 6 7 4 21
8 Union Santa Fe 11 6 3 2 20 17 6 3 1 2 9 9 5 3 2 0 11 8 3 21
9 Racing Club 12 5 5 2 19 11 6 4 2 0 14 4 6 1 3 2 5 7 8 20
10 Argentinos Juniors 12 6 2 4 15 12 6 4 1 1 9 5 6 2 1 3 6 7 3 20
11 Boca Juniors 12 6 0 6 18 20 7 5 0 2 14 11 5 1 0 4 4 9 -2 18
12 Tigre 13 4 5 4 20 18 6 3 2 1 10 5 7 1 3 3 10 13 2 17
13 San Lorenzo 13 3 8 2 17 15 7 1 6 0 10 9 6 2 2 2 7 6 2 17
14 Arsenal de Sarandi 13 3 8 2 15 15 6 2 3 1 7 7 7 1 5 1 8 8 0 17
15 Newell's Old Boys 13 4 5 4 11 13 6 1 4 1 4 4 7 3 1 3 7 9 -2 17
16 Sarmiento 13 5 2 6 14 17 6 4 1 1 10 6 7 1 1 5 4 11 -3 17
17 Rosario Central 13 5 2 6 11 14 7 4 1 2 6 5 6 1 1 4 5 9 -3 17
18 Banfield 13 3 6 4 13 13 7 1 4 2 8 9 6 2 2 2 5 4 0 15
19 Colon 13 3 6 4 11 13 7 2 3 2 7 9 6 1 3 2 4 4 -2 15
20 Defensa y Justicia 13 3 6 4 11 13 7 2 5 0 7 5 6 1 1 4 4 8 -2 15
21 Central Cordoba SdE 13 4 2 7 14 18 6 2 0 4 5 10 7 2 2 3 9 8 -4 14
22 Barracas Central 13 3 5 5 14 19 7 2 2 3 8 11 6 1 3 2 6 8 -5 14
23 Estudiantes 12 3 4 5 13 16 6 2 3 1 8 7 6 1 1 4 5 9 -3 13
24 Talleres Cordoba 11 3 3 5 8 10 6 3 0 3 5 5 5 0 3 2 3 5 -2 12
25 Independiente 13 3 3 7 12 16 6 2 1 3 4 6 7 1 2 4 8 10 -4 12
26 Velez Sarsfield 12 1 6 5 12 16 5 1 2 2 5 5 7 0 4 3 7 11 -4 9
27 Aldosivi 13 2 2 9 7 21 6 1 1 4 2 7 7 1 1 5 5 14 -14 8
28 Lanús 13 1 4 8 11 20 6 1 3 2 7 8 7 0 1 6 4 12 -9 7

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.