National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Argentinos Juniors or Defensa y Justicia that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Defensa y Justicia played their last game only four days ago, a Superliga match. That game was also an away game, at Gimnasia La Plata. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Argentinos Juniors form and stats
Argentinos participated in Copa Argentina the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.Argentinos Juniors are returning here after visiting Central Cordoba SdE and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Torren and Reniero scored the goal(s). Reniero, a forward, was the top performer for the side in that match, receiving a rating of 7.45 (out of 10). Reniero scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Arsenal de Sarandi that ended 1-1.Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Defensa y Justicia was sent out of Copa Argentina in the 8th finals last season.Defensa y Justicia lost away at Gimnasia La Plata (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Defender Cardona was the best team player with a rating of 7.83. Cardona hit one key pass and won 16 of 20 duels.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Velez Sarsfield in the Superliga.Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the former seven meetings): Argentinos won two games, two matches ended in a draw and Defensa y Justicia got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / fiveTop Goalscorers
  M. Merentiel Serrano 7 goals |  G. Ávalos Stumpfs 6 goals | C. Rotondi 5 goals |
Argentinos Juniors missing players
Defensa y Justicia missing players
| Argentinos Juniors | Defensa y Justicia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 36 | 18 | Scored | S | 21 | 36 | ||
| 27 | 7 | Conceded | C | 18 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 5 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.1 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.1 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 32% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 31% | ||
| 8.5 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.4 | ||
