Defensa y Justicia have travelled here for an entertaining fight versus the hosts Gimnasia La Plata. Get smart on the game with this thorough Superliga preview!
- Gimnasia La Plata is in the best form (4-2-0) in Superliga
- Defensa y Justicia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Gimnasia La Plata have less rest than Defensa y Justicia in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Copa Argentina game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Defensa y Justicia have had more rest.
Gimnasia La Plata form and stats
As mentioned below, Gimnasia La Plata are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Superliga games.
Gimnasia La Plata's previous match was a Copa Argentina game also played at their home, finishing 2-0 against Flandria. The home team hope to to build on that result.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Rosario Central and winning 1-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Gimnasia perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gimnasia La Plata as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Gimnasia La Plata has won 7 of these, drawn 2 and lost 2.
Early season league goal statistics from Gimnasia La Plata's 2 home games: 5 goals, 1 conceded.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Superliga for Defensa y Justicia with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Defensa y Justicia delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Velez Sarsfield (placed 21st) in their previous match. As mentioned above, Defensa y Justicia drew the match against Velez Sarsfield. Manager Beccacece brought on Fernández to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Soto, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.44. Soto hit one key pass and won 6 of 9 duels.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Godoy Cruz's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Justicia in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Defensa y Justicia, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Defensa y Justicia now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Copa Argentina game at Argentinos Juniors is waiting in only four days.
2 goals so far away for Defensa y Justicia, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these parties get together this season, as the history books show this recent match: Defensa y Justicia - Gimnasia 3-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Gimnasia La Plata two wins, three draws and Defensa y Justicia five victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Tarragona 10 goals | B. Alemán Athaydes 7 goals |  M. Merentiel Serrano 7 goals |
Gimnasia La Plata missing players
Defensa y Justicia missing players
| Gimnasia La Plata | Defensa y Justicia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 32 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 18 | 30 |
| 23 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 15 | 26 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 79% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 80% |
| 58% | 56% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 45% |
| 42% | 44% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 25% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 30% | 20% |
| 53% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 70% | 75% |
| 37% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 15% |
| 5.6 | 7.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3 | 3.7 |
| 5.8 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| 2.9 | 3.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.1 | 12.9 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 9.9 | 11.2 |
| 5.7 | 6.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 30% | 27% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 42% | 34% |
| 10.2 | 9.3 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 13.9 | 12.4 |
| 3.7 | 3.2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 4.8 |
- Defensa y Justicia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Defensa y Justicia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Defensa y Justicia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Gimnasia La Plata have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Gimnasia La Plata have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Superliga
- Gimnasia La Plata have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Gimnasia La Plata haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Gimnasia La Plata is in the best form (4-2-0) 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 | Newell's Old Boys | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Gimnasia La Plata | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Racing Club | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Boca Juniors | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Platense | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | River Plate | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Banfield | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Huracan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | San Lorenzo | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Godoy Cruz | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Atletico Tucuman | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Argentinos Juniors | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Central Cordoba SdE | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Sarmiento | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Independiente | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 16 | Patronato | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 17 | Estudiantes | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 18 | Union Santa Fe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Colón | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 20 | Lanus | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 21 | Velez Sarsfield | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 22 | Tigre | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 5 |
| 23 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 24 | Defensa y Justicia | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 25 | Talleres Córdoba | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 26 | Rosario Central | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 27 | Barracas Central | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 1 |
