Delightful dogfight as daring Defensa y Justicia duel with determined Arsenal de Sarandi

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Mon 01.August
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello (12000 seats)

The odds favour Defensa y Justicia in this match vs Arsenal de Sarandi, but the away team will battle to the bitter end. Here's the Tipsway match guide!

Insights:
  • Arsenal de Sarandi have the most points from losing position (15) in Superliga

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Defensa y Justicia form and stats

2 victories, 3 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Defensa y Justicia have to build on here at Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello in the Superliga. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Justicia after consecutive victories at their own ground.

A strong away win for Defensa y Justicia against Newell's Old Boys the last match, as Fernández and Duarte were on target. Manager Beccacece felt very clever after Duarte scored the winning goal against Newell's Old Boys, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 46th minute.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Independiente in a game that was won 2-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Defensa y Justicia have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.

An interesting fact: 18 of the latest 24 league games from this football club have seen goals scored by both sides.

Justicia has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches.

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Arsenal de Sarandi form and stats

As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Arsenal de Sarandi have produced an overall stat of 1-3-1 so far.

Home advantage was not enough for Arsenal de Sarandi in their previous game as they lost hosting Rosario Central, 0-3. Before that loss this side had taken at least one point from eight league fixtures in a row. Arsenal lost heavily in their last match (against Rosario Central as mentioned above) and the damage happened in the first half. Something did not go right in the pre-game preparations. Attacker Kruspzky got a player rating of 7.43 in the game. "Man of the match" Kruspzky hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 20 successful passes (of 24 total).

A 1-1 draw at Racing Club's stadium before that.

We have checked recent matches where Arsenal de Sarandi have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were 3 victories, 3 draws and 10 defeats.

Arsenal have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 7 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Arsenal de Sarandi have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Defensa y Justicia and Arsenal de Sarandi have faced off already this season: Defensa y Justicia - Arsenal de Sarandi 1-1. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - two - three (Justicia wins - draws - Arsenal de Sarandi wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Arsenal de SarandiS. Lomónaco
S. Lomónaco
8 goals
Arsenal de SarandiF. Kruspzky
F. Kruspzky
7 goals
Defensa y JusticiaA. Frías
A. Frías
3 goals

Defensa y Justicia missing players

Arsenal de Sarandi missing players

Defensa y Justicia Arsenal de Sarandi
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 5 12 24
10 4 2 Won W 1 2 5
8 7 1 Drew D 3 7 14
7 1 0 Lost L 1 3 5
37 17 6 Scored S 7 17 31
33 14 4 Conceded C 7 18 32
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 92% 88%
80% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 75% 75%
48% 42% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 46%
24% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 33% 25%
20% 17% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 25% 17%
72% 83% 100% BTTS BTTS 60% 75% 67%
12% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 17% 21%
20% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 17% 25%
 
3.9 4.2 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 4.4 4.8
5.8 5.2 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 6.3 5.1
2 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2 2.2
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
11.8 13.1 14.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8.4 8.7 9.7
4.6 4.5 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.8 3.6
32% 31% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 38% 36%
 
12.5 10.7 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 13.5 11.8
4.7 4.2 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 5.4 4.7
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Arsenal de Sarandi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Arsenal de Sarandi have the most points from losing position (15) in Superliga

  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 10 6 4 0 10 3 5 3 2 0 7 3 5 3 2 0 3 0 7 22
2 Argentinos Juniors 10 6 2 2 15 9 5 4 1 0 9 4 5 2 1 2 6 5 6 20
3 Racing Club 10 5 3 2 16 8 5 4 1 0 11 1 5 1 2 2 5 7 8 18
4 Gimnasia La Plata 10 5 3 2 10 6 5 4 1 0 7 1 5 1 2 2 3 5 4 18
5 Union Santa Fe 10 5 3 2 18 16 5 2 1 2 7 8 5 3 2 0 11 8 2 18
6 Godoy Cruz 10 5 2 3 12 8 4 4 0 0 7 2 6 1 2 3 5 6 4 17
7 Huracan 10 4 5 1 11 8 4 2 2 0 5 2 6 2 3 1 6 6 3 17
8 Platense 10 4 5 1 11 8 5 2 3 0 6 3 5 2 2 1 5 5 3 17
9 Newell's Old Boys 10 4 4 2 10 7 5 1 3 1 4 4 5 3 1 1 6 3 3 16
10 River Plate 10 4 3 3 15 10 4 2 1 1 3 3 6 2 2 2 12 7 5 15
11 Boca Juniors 10 5 0 5 16 16 6 4 0 2 12 10 4 1 0 3 4 6 0 15
12 Patronato 10 4 2 4 13 13 5 3 1 1 6 3 5 1 1 3 7 10 0 14
13 Rosario Central 10 4 2 4 7 7 5 3 1 1 3 1 5 1 1 3 4 6 0 14
14 San Lorenzo 10 2 7 1 14 12 6 1 5 0 10 9 4 1 2 1 4 3 2 13
15 Banfield 10 3 4 3 12 10 6 1 3 2 8 9 4 2 1 1 4 1 2 13
16 Colon 10 3 4 3 10 9 5 2 2 1 6 5 5 1 2 2 4 4 1 13
17 Defensa y Justicia 10 3 4 3 11 12 5 2 3 0 7 5 5 1 1 3 4 7 -1 13
18 Tigre 10 3 3 4 14 14 5 2 2 1 7 4 5 1 1 3 7 10 0 12
19 Arsenal de Sarandi 10 2 6 2 11 13 5 1 3 1 4 6 5 1 3 1 7 7 -2 12
20 Barracas Central 10 3 3 4 13 16 6 2 1 3 8 11 4 1 2 1 5 5 -3 12
21 Sarmiento 10 3 2 5 9 11 5 3 1 1 8 5 5 0 1 4 1 6 -2 11
22 Estudiantes 10 3 2 5 13 16 5 2 2 1 8 7 5 1 0 4 5 9 -3 11
23 Talleres Cordoba 10 2 3 5 6 10 5 2 0 3 3 5 5 0 3 2 3 5 -4 9
24 Velez Sarsfield 10 1 5 4 10 13 5 1 2 2 5 5 5 0 3 2 5 8 -3 8
25 Independiente 10 2 2 6 8 14 5 2 1 2 4 5 5 0 1 4 4 9 -6 8
26 Central Cordoba SdE 10 2 2 6 10 17 5 1 0 4 4 10 5 1 2 2 6 7 -7 8
27 Lanus 10 1 3 6 9 16 4 1 2 1 6 6 6 0 1 5 3 10 -7 6
28 Aldosivi 10 1 2 7 6 18 5 1 1 3 2 6 5 0 1 4 4 12 -12 5

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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.