Superliga: The average league table spots tell a story of the journey Defensa y Justicia and Unión Santa Fe have taken uptil now. Both teams are eager to play; let's bake this cake!
- Unión Santa Fe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
The hosts Defensa y Justicia saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Superliga. That game was an away game at Rosario Central, so at least Justicia are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
4-7-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Defensa y Justicia so far this season. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Defensa y Justicia.
Justicia travelled for their previous game, a trip to Rosario Central that ended 0-0. Defensa y Justicia's goalie Unsaín played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Rosario Central with a stunning six saves. Unsaín, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.04 out of 10 in that game. Unsaín topped it up with a clean sheet.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 3-3 versus Racing Club.The manager Vaccari will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Colón in only four days.
The Defensa y Justicia fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 12 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Justicia have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Unión Santa Fe form and stats
3 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Unión Santa Fe playing as the away team in the Superliga this season.
Unión Santa Fe had fun at their own home (Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello) last time out, beating Arsenal de Sarandi 1-0. Diale scored. That victory felt nice as this club had gone five league fixtures without winning. Diale came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Arsenal de Sarandi last time out, making the manager Vera feel like a tactical genius. Calderón, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.02. Calderón hit one key pass and won 8 of 14 duels.
A 1-1 draw at Rosario Central's stadium before that.Lacking goals? 11 of this team's last 12 league matches have contained zero, one or two goals.
The schedule is very tough for Unión Santa Fe now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Superliga game at Atlético Tucumán is waiting in only three days.
Unión are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 11 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Unión Santa Fe have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H meeting ended Unión Santa Fe - Justicia 1-2, earlier this season. Previous ten meetings with these sides: Defensa y Justicia won four, Unión Santa Fe were winners in three and we saw three draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Alvez Sagar 5 goals |
Defensa y Justicia missing players
Unión Santa Fe missing players
| Defensa y Justicia | Unión Santa Fe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 39 | 19 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 18 | 37 |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 14 | 11 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 49 | 24 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 35 |
| 46 | 20 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 23 | 41 |
| 85% | 79% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 83% | 86% |
| 67% | 68% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 61% | 54% |
| 46% | 42% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 50% | 46% |
| 21% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 17% | 11% |
| 15% | 16% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 5% |
| 62% | 68% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | 46% |
| 21% | 26% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 17% | 32% |
| 33% | 26% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 44% | 35% |
| 4 | 4.1 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.2 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
| 6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 9.9 | 11.1 |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 30% | 28% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| 13.5 | 12.1 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 12.9 | 11.4 |
| 5.1 | 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
- Unión Santa Fe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Unión Santa Fe 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 | Boca Juniors | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 45 |
| 2 | Racing Club | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 44 |
| 3 | Atlético Tucumán | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 44 |
| 4 | River Plate | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 41 |
| 5 | Huracán | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41 |
| 6 | Gimnasia La Plata | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Tigre | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 37 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
| 9 | Newell's Old Boys | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 36 |
| 10 | San Lorenzo | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 34 |
| 11 | Godoy Cruz | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -1 | 34 |
| 12 | Patronato | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Platense | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 31 |
| 14 | Central Cordoba SdE | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | -1 | 31 |
| 15 | Sarmiento | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -2 | 31 |
| 16 | Defensa y Justicia | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 31 |
| 17 | Independiente | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 18 | Unión Santa Fe | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 30 |
| 19 | Estudiantes | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 20 | Barracas Central | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -7 | 29 |
| 21 | Talleres Cordoba | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
| 22 | Colón | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -9 | 28 |
| 23 | Rosario Central | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 27 |
| 24 | Banfield | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 26 |
| 25 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 24 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 24 |
| 26 | Lanús | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -16 | 20 |
| 27 | Velez Sarsfield | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -8 | 19 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 25 | -26 | 16 |
