The table reveals that 2 points separate the pair of competitors in this Superliga fixture. Platense enjoy both the points- and home advantage.
- Defensa y Justicia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This promises to be an intriguing match with lots of fun and bustle as both sides are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!
Platense form and stats
The overall Superliga results playing at home this season for Platense are 4-6-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Platense drew their last game, 1-1 away at Rosario Central (placed 22nd).
Before that game, the home loss against Racing Club with the scoreline 0-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Platense have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 6 and lost 3.
It should be considered that a look at the 13 most recent league games reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Platense are traveling soon after this match as the Superliga match at Atletico Tucuman awaits in three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Platense here at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 11 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, Platense have only let in 5 goals at home.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Defensa y Justicia have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 3-1-6 (10 played).
Justicia are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the fixture against Patronato (placed 12th). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Vaccari when Otormín scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute. Togni got a match rating of 8.15 in that game, top player of the team. Togni hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Estudiantes.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Defensa y Justicia in our archives, and the results are: 7 wins for Defensa y Justicia, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Defensa y Justicia are hosting Racing Club in the Superliga only three days away.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Defensa y Justicia have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Defensa y Justicia have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (1-3-0) when facing Platense.The latest H2H meeting ended Defensa y Justicia - Platense 1-1, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Merentiel Serrano 7 goals |  C. Rotondi 5 goals |  A. Frías 4 goals |
Platense missing players
Defensa y Justicia missing players
| Platense | Defensa y Justicia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 18 | 7 | Played | P | 3 | 18 | 36 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 13 | 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 11 |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 25 | 46 |
| 39 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 26 | 43 |
| 86% | 78% | 57% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 63% | 50% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | 69% |
| 34% | 22% | 14% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | 47% |
| 17% | 6% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 19% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 43% | 33% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 61% | 64% |
| 31% | 44% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 17% |
| 40% | 44% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 31% |
| 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 5.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.4 | 5.7 |
| 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 10.1 | 11.9 | 14.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 10.4 | 11.9 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 25% | 21% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 34% | 30% |
| 11.7 | 10.6 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 14.8 | 13.1 |
| 3.9 | 3 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
- Defensa y Justicia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Defensa y Justicia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 39 |
| 3 | Racing Club | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 |
| 4 | Huracán | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 | Gimnasia La Plata | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | River Plate | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 7 | Godoy Cruz | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 32 |
| 8 | Tigre | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 30 |
| 9 | Platense | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | Argentinos Juniors | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 11 | Newell's Old Boys | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Patronato | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Sarmiento | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 14 | Defensa y Justicia | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 15 | San Lorenzo | 21 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 27 |
| 16 | Independiente | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| 17 | Estudiantes | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 27 |
| 18 | Barracas Central | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 27 |
| 19 | Unión Santa Fe | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 26 |
| 20 | Talleres Cordoba | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
| 21 | Banfield | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 25 |
| 22 | Rosario Central | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 25 |
| 23 | Central Cordoba SdE | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 24 |
| 24 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 23 |
| 25 | Colon | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 19 |
| 26 | Lanus | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 17 |
| 27 | Velez Sarsfield | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 16 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -21 | 13 |
