We have to say that both participants are in pretty good shape, Atlético Tucumán having a 9 point edge on Defensa y Justicia in the league table. Get this show on the road!
It's quite the trip for Atlético Tucumán when visiting Defensa y Justicia as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.
These are hustling days for the hometeam, as they had a match only four days ago in the Superliga. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Colón.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
The overall Superliga statistics playing at home this season for Defensa y Justicia are 5-7-1 (wins-draws-losses).
A strong away win for Defensa y Justicia against Colón the last match, as Alanis were on target. Unsaín loved the game against Colón. With a stunning seven saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-1 victory.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Union Santa Fe in a game that was won 1-0.Justicia has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Defensa y Justicia are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 13 matches.
Atlético Tucumán form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Atlético Tucumán playing as the away team in the Superliga this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Atlético are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
There were no winners in Atlético Tucumán's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Union Santa Fe (placed 21st). As mentioned above, Atlético drew the match against Union Santa Fe. Manager Pusineri brought on Isa to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Bianchi, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.42. Bianchi hit one key pass and won 7 of 9 duels.
A draw for Atlético Tucumán before that, at their own venue hosting Rosario Central (1-1).Sports betting fact: Both sides have scored in 9 of this club's latest 11 league matches.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
The sides have met each other before in this season, with the result Defensa y Justicia - Atlético Tucumán 1-1 written in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Justicia wins - draws - Atlético Tucumán wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Carrera 8 goals |  M. Merentiel Serrano 7 goals | A. Lotti 7 goals |
Defensa y Justicia missing players
Atlético Tucumán missing players
| Defensa y Justicia | Atlético Tucumán | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 41 | 20 | 10 | Played | P | 3 | 19 | 40 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 14 | 11 | 6 | Drew | D | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 52 | 25 | 12 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 44 |
| 47 | 20 | 12 | Conceded | C | 6 | 21 | 42 |
| 85% | 80% | 70% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 84% | 90% |
| 66% | 65% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 58% | 68% |
| 46% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 26% | 35% |
| 20% | 20% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 11% | 18% |
| 15% | 15% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| 61% | 65% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 47% | 50% |
| 22% | 30% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | 35% |
| 32% | 25% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 37% | 25% |
| 4 | 4 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 13.8 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.8 | 11.6 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 30% | 27% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 21% | 28% |
| 13.7 | 12 | 12.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 12.6 | 10.6 |
| 5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Racing Club | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 50 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 48 |
| 3 | Huracan | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 47 |
| 4 | Atlético Tucumán | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 46 |
| 5 | River Plate | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 44 |
| 6 | Tigre | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 43 |
| 7 | Gimnasia La Plata | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
| 8 | San Lorenzo | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 40 |
| 9 | Argentinos Juniors | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 39 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 39 |
| 11 | Patronato | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 37 |
| 12 | Defensa y Justicia | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 37 |
| 13 | Godoy Cruz | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -2 | 35 |
| 14 | Independiente | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| 15 | Barracas Central | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 33 |
| 16 | Talleres Cordoba | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 31 |
| 17 | Platense | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 18 | Central Cordoba SdE | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -4 | 31 |
| 19 | Rosario Central | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 31 |
| 20 | Sarmiento | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 31 |
| 21 | Union Santa Fe | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -5 | 31 |
| 22 | Estudiantes | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 26 | -14 | 30 |
| 23 | Banfield | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -6 | 29 |
| 24 | Colón | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -12 | 28 |
| 25 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 27 |
| 26 | Velez Sarsfield | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -3 | 25 |
| 27 | Lanus | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -18 | 20 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 25 | -29 | 16 |
