Superliga duel: Close contest expected between Defensa y Justicia and San Lorenzo

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Mon 05.September
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello (12000 seats)

Here's the whole lot you should know, and even more, going into the Defensa y Justicia - San Lorenzo fixture!

Insights:
  • San Lorenzo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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

2-5-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Defensa y Justicia so far this season.

The Defensa y Justicia fans got no joy from their last match, a Copa Argentina duel also played here at Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello: A 0-4 defeat against River Plate. At last, a league win after five fixtures without one.

In the game before, an away victory in the Superliga match versus Banfield with a 2-1 scoreline.

This is expected to be a close game, with Defensa y Justicia perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Defensa y Justicia as a small favourite), we find 8 games. Justicia has won 2 of these, drawn 6 and lost 0.

Defensa y Justicia have scored 7 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home 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 6 from 8 matches.

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San Lorenzo form and stats

As the visiting team in Superliga matches, San Lorenzo have produced an overall stat of 3-2-2 so far.

Lorenzo delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Rosario Central (placed 19th) in their previous game. Gattoni was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.32. The defender Gattoni scored one goal and won 4 of 12 duels.

Prior to that result San Lorenzo won their away game at Racing Club. The scoreline was 2-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by San Lorenzo in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Lorenzo, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

Take note! Both teams have scored in 18 of this club's latest 23 league fixtures.

San Lorenzo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 7 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These sides met each other previously this match year: San Lorenzo - Defensa y Justicia 3-4. Defensa y Justicia-San Lorenzo H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Justicia five wins, San Lorenzo five wins, zero draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

San LorenzoA. Bareiro Gamarra
A. Bareiro Gamarra
8 goals
San LorenzoF. Gattoni
F. Gattoni
4 goals
Defensa y JusticiaA. Frías
A. Frías
3 goals

Defensa y Justicia missing players

San Lorenzo missing players

Defensa y Justicia San Lorenzo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 4 14 30
11 4 1 Won W 2 6 8
10 9 3 Drew D 2 4 15
10 2 0 Lost L 0 4 7
40 17 2 Scored S 4 16 37
39 15 1 Conceded C 1 13 34
90% 80% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 86% 87%
71% 67% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 64% 73%
45% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 43% 40%
23% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 17%
16% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 10%
65% 67% 25% BTTS BTTS 25% 57% 67%
16% 27% 75% Clean Sheets C S 75% 36% 27%
29% 27% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 21% 20%
 
4.1 4.1 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 3.8 4.7
5.6 5 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.1 4.9
1.9 1.6 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.5 2.3
6 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
11.9 13.2 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 10.4 11
4.3 4.3 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.8 4.1
30% 27% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 30% 30%
 
12.5 10.9 14.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 12.1 11.5
4.8 4.2 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.9 4.2
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • San Lorenzo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • San Lorenzo have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 16 9 5 2 19 8 8 6 2 0 14 3 8 3 3 2 5 5 11 32
2 Gimnasia La Plata 16 8 6 2 16 7 7 5 2 0 9 1 9 3 4 2 7 6 9 30
3 Huracan 16 7 7 2 19 12 7 4 2 1 10 4 9 3 5 1 9 8 7 28
4 Godoy Cruz 16 8 4 4 20 14 7 5 2 0 11 4 9 3 2 4 9 10 6 28
5 Argentinos Juniors 16 8 3 5 18 14 9 6 1 2 12 7 7 2 2 3 6 7 4 27
6 River Plate 16 7 5 4 25 14 7 4 1 2 11 6 9 3 4 2 14 8 11 26
7 Boca Juniors 16 8 2 6 21 21 9 6 1 2 16 12 7 2 1 4 5 9 0 26
8 Racing Club 16 6 7 3 23 14 8 4 3 1 15 6 8 2 4 2 8 8 9 25
9 Platense 16 6 7 3 17 13 8 3 5 0 9 4 8 3 2 3 8 9 4 25
10 San Lorenzo 16 5 9 2 22 17 9 2 7 0 13 10 7 3 2 2 9 7 5 24
11 Patronato 16 6 5 5 22 19 8 5 2 1 12 5 8 1 3 4 10 14 3 23
12 Estudiantes 16 6 4 6 16 17 9 5 3 1 11 7 7 1 1 5 5 10 -1 22
13 Union Santa Fe 15 6 4 5 20 22 8 3 2 3 9 11 7 3 2 2 11 11 -2 22
14 Newell's Old Boys 16 5 5 6 14 16 8 2 4 2 7 6 8 3 1 4 7 10 -2 20
15 Barracas Central 16 5 5 6 18 24 9 4 2 3 12 12 7 1 3 3 6 12 -6 20
16 Tigre 16 4 7 5 22 21 8 3 4 1 11 6 8 1 3 4 11 15 1 19
17 Arsenal de Sarandi 16 3 10 3 16 17 8 2 5 1 8 8 8 1 5 2 8 9 -1 19
18 Sarmiento 16 5 4 7 16 20 8 4 2 2 11 8 8 1 2 5 5 12 -4 19
19 Rosario Central 16 5 4 7 12 16 8 4 1 3 6 6 8 1 3 4 6 10 -4 19
20 Banfield 16 4 6 6 15 17 9 1 4 4 9 13 7 3 2 2 6 4 -2 18
21 Central Cordoba SdE 16 5 3 8 19 23 8 3 1 4 10 12 8 2 2 4 9 11 -4 18
22 Defensa y Justicia 16 4 6 6 14 18 8 2 5 1 7 6 8 2 1 5 7 12 -4 18
23 Colon 16 4 6 6 13 18 8 3 3 2 9 10 8 1 3 4 4 8 -5 18
24 Talleres Cordoba 15 3 6 6 12 15 8 3 2 3 9 9 7 0 4 3 3 6 -3 15
25 Independiente 16 3 6 7 15 19 8 2 3 3 6 8 8 1 3 4 9 11 -4 15
26 Aldosivi 16 3 4 9 10 23 7 2 1 4 5 9 9 1 3 5 5 14 -13 13
27 Vélez Sarsfield 16 1 9 6 17 22 7 1 4 2 7 7 9 0 5 4 10 15 -5 12
28 Lanus 16 2 5 9 14 24 7 2 3 2 8 8 9 0 2 7 6 16 -10 11

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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.