Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Defensa y Justicia & Tigre face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Argentina. All the pre-match information is available here!
This should be an action-packed match with lots of spark and excitement as both teams are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Justicia participated in Copa Argentina the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Justicia, who played 1-1 against Central Cordoba SdE. That match was also played at this venue (Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona). Gabriel Hachen (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.94/10. Hachen scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 3 times.
A 0-0 draw away in the Superliga before that, with Arsenal de Sarandi the opponent.Tigre form and stats
Last season their Copa Argentina adventure ended in the 1st round.The visitors are W4-D4-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Primera B Nacional.
Tigre had fun at their own home (Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona) last time out, beating Agropecuario 2-0. P. Magnín and T. Fernández scored.
Prior to that result Tigre won their away game at Deportivo Maipu in the Primera B Nacional. The scoreline was 4-0.Tigre have another match away from home in just two nights, a Primera B Nacional game versus Quilmes. A hard itinerary for them!
The travelling fans enjoy Tigre's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 11 league matches away. 11 goals have been conceded by Tigre in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Justicia four wins, three draws and Tigre two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Magnín 17 goals |  W. Bou 6 goals | F. Pizzini 4 goals |
Defensa y Justicia missing players
Tigre missing players
| Defensa y Justicia | Tigre | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 29 | 19 | Scored | S | 19 | 37 | ||
| 36 | 17 | Conceded | C | 11 | 17 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4 | ||
| 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.8 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| 31% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tigre | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 42 |
| 2 | San Martin Tucuman | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 40 |
| 3 | Almirante Brown | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 39 |
| 4 | Gimnasia Mendoza | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 35 |
| 5 | Belgrano | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | Quilmes | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 33 |
| 7 | Atlanta | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Agropecuario | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Deportivo Riestra | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Alvarado | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 27 |
| 11 | Estudiantes Rio Cuarto | 21 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Temperley | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -10 | 23 |
| 13 | Estudiantes Caseros | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 22 |
| 14 | Deportivo Maipu | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Chacarita Juniors | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -14 | 20 |
| 16 | Atletico Mitre | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 19 |
| 17 | Nueva Chicago | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 15 |