Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Defensa y Justicia & Ituzaingó face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Argentina. All the pre-match information is available here!
This has all the signs of an engrossing fixture with lots of spark and bustle as both contenders are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Last season their Copa Argentina adventure ended in the round of 16.The Justicia club members got no joy from their last match, also played here at Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo: A 2-4 defeat against Huracan. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The forward Fernández edged out all the other footballers in that game and received a match rating of 7.6 out of 10. Fernández scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Ahead of that match, Defensa y Justicia won a home game hosting Atletico Tucuman (3-1).Ituzaingó form and stats
Last season their Copa Argentina adventure ended in the 1st round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera B Metropolitana travels is 4 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats.
Ituzaingó played 0-0 against Fenix in their previous match.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting San Miguel's place.The travelling fans enjoy Ituzaingó's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 8 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Ituzaingó have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. Fernández 1 goals |  D. Barbona 1 goals |
Defensa y Justicia missing players
Ituzaingó missing players
| Defensa y Justicia | Ituzaingó | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 28 | 18 | Scored | S | 18 | 31 | ||
| 30 | 18 | Conceded | C | 22 | 32 | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 24% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 6.5 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 5 | ||
| 12.6 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 27% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 36% | ||
| 14.5 | 13.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 8.7 | ||
| 5.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Deportivo Armenio | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 36 |
| 2 | Colegiales | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | San Miguel | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | Ituzaingó | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
| 5 | Defensores Unidos | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Villa San Carlos | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Acassuso | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | Canuelas | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 22 |
| 9 | Deportivo Merlo | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Talleres Remedios | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | Comunicaciones | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 20 |
| 12 | Los Andes | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | UAI Urquiza | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Dock Sud | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Fenix | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Argentino Quilmes | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 15 |
| 17 | JJ Urquiza | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | -11 | 10 |
