Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Defensa y Justicia & Sacachispas face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Argentina. All the pre-match information is available here!
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Primera B Nacional game only three days ago.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Defensa y Justicia participated in Copa Argentina the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.The spoils were shared in Justicia's previous game, also at home. Visiting Arsenal de Sarandi travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Before that match, a Superliga win away at Argentinos Juniors.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Superliga game versus River Plate in only three days. This game is also played here.
Sacachispas form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera B Nacional travels is 0 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats.
Sacachispas played 1-1 against Atletico Mitre in their previous match.
A 1-1 draw at Ferro Carril Oeste's stadium before that.Sacachispas have the goal stats of 4-4 (for/against) from 4 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Merentiel Serrano 4 goals |  A. Sombra 3 goals | C. Rotondi 2 goals |
Defensa y Justicia missing players
Sacachispas missing players
| Defensa y Justicia | Sacachispas | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 10 | 16 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 46 | 20 | Scored | S | 12 | 29 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 13 | 19 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 60% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 20% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.9 | 6.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.5 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 8.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.4 | ||
| 42% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 34% | ||
| 12.5 | 11.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 9.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 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 | Belgrano | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 2 | Brown de Adrogue | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | San Martin Tucuman | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Instituto | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Guillermo Brown | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Almirante Brown | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Deportivo Riestra | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | All Boys | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Chaco For Ever | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Deportivo Madryn | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Defensores de Belgrano | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Estudiantes Rio Cuarto | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Chacarita Juniors | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | San Martin San Juan | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 15 | Atlanta | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 16 | Quilmes | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 17 | Deportivo Moron | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 18 | Nueva Chicago | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 19 | Estudiantes Caseros | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 20 | Almagro | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 21 | Sacachispas | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 22 | Agropecuario | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 23 | Deportivo Maipu | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 24 | Gimnasia Jujuy | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 25 | Temperley | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 26 | Atletico Rafaela | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 27 | Independiente Rivadavia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 28 | Villa Dalmine | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 29 | Alvarado | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 7 |
| 30 | Gimnasia Mendoza | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 32 | San Telmo | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 6 |
| 33 | Tristan Suarez | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 34 | Deportivo Santamarina | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 35 | Flandria | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 5 |
| 36 | Club Atletico Guemes | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 37 | Atletico Mitre | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
