Argentinos Juniors opposes Defensa y Justicia in Superliga fray

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sat 09.October
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona (25000 seats)

Argentinos Juniors have been busy practising for another match following their 1-0 result vs Rosario Central, a game that made them wiser. How will they do against Defensa y Justicia?

Insights:
  • Argentinos Juniors have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Superliga
  • Defensa y Justicia have yet to win a game away.

Both participants have had enough days rest since their last match. Let's agree to expect an enthusiastic match!

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Argentinos Juniors form and stats

Argentinos Juniors have played 6 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Nothing to worry about in defence for Argentinos Juniors, as their goalkeeper Federico Vicente Lanzillota has completely shut out the opponents for 353 minutes in the Superliga.

Argentinos are returning here after visiting Rosario Central in a Superliga game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Gabriel Carabajal scored the goal(s). Lucas Villalba, defender, was given a rating of 8.13/10 in that game, top of the team. Villalba hit one key pass and won 7 of 11 duels.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Racing Club.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as San Telmo are coming to town in four days.

Argentinos has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. From these home matches, Argentinos have conceded only 4 goals.

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Defensa y Justicia form and stats

Defensa y Justicia have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 0-4-3 (7 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row.

Justicia go into this game after a win, the home game against Talleres Cordoba that ended 3-0. The attacker Miguel Merentiel got a match rating of 8.32 in that game. Merentiel scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

A 1-2 defeat away at San Lorenzo before that.

Goals are few and far between in Justicia's away league games. Only 2 goals from 7 travels. Defensa y Justicia are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Argentinos two wins, two draws and Defensa y Justicia one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Defensa y JusticiaW. Bou
W. Bou
6 goals
Defensa y JusticiaF. Pizzini
F. Pizzini
5 goals
Defensa y JusticiaM. Merentiel Serrano
M. Merentiel Serrano
4 goals

Argentinos Juniors missing players

Defensa y Justicia missing players

Argentinos Juniors Defensa y Justicia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 1 Played P 4 13 27
10 6 1 Won W 0 0 7
10 4 0 Drew D 2 5 9
7 3 0 Lost L 2 8 11
26 16 2 Scored S 1 6 31
19 10 0 Conceded C 3 19 33
85% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 69% 81%
56% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 54% 63%
15% 15% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 46% 48%
7% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 26%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 15%
37% 38% 0% BTTS BTTS 25% 46% 48%
44% 46% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 31% 33%
33% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 54% 37%
 
5.1 6.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 3.9 4.3
3.8 3.2 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.5 4.4
2.3 2.1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.9 2.5
3 3 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
9.3 10.9 10 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.2 9
3.7 5.1 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.8 3.5
27% 26% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 10% 16% 33%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Argentinos Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Argentinos Juniors have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Defensa y Justicia have scored away.
  • Argentinos Juniors have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Superliga
  • Argentinos Juniors have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Defensa y Justicia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Defensa y Justicia have yet to win a 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 River Plate 14 9 3 2 28 11 8 5 2 1 14 5 6 4 1 1 14 6 17 30
2 Talleres Cordoba 14 9 2 3 22 13 6 5 1 0 12 2 8 4 1 3 10 11 9 29
3 Lanus 14 8 2 4 24 20 8 4 2 2 14 11 6 4 0 2 10 9 4 26
4 Estudiantes 14 7 4 3 22 13 6 3 2 1 9 3 8 4 2 2 13 10 9 25
5 Independiente 14 6 5 3 16 13 7 3 2 2 7 5 7 3 3 1 9 8 3 23
6 Velez Sarsfield 14 5 6 3 20 11 8 4 3 1 18 7 6 1 3 2 2 4 9 21
7 Godoy Cruz 14 6 3 5 25 20 8 3 3 2 14 10 6 3 0 3 11 10 5 21
8 Argentinos Juniors 14 5 6 3 12 8 6 3 2 1 8 4 8 2 4 2 4 4 4 21
9 Boca Juniors 14 5 6 3 12 10 6 2 3 1 3 3 8 3 3 2 9 7 2 21
10 Colon 14 5 5 4 10 15 7 3 3 1 6 6 7 2 2 3 4 9 -5 20
11 Racing Club 14 4 7 3 11 7 7 2 4 1 5 3 7 2 3 2 6 4 4 19
12 Huracan 14 4 7 3 10 8 8 3 3 2 7 5 6 1 4 1 3 3 2 19
13 Defensa y Justicia 14 4 6 4 16 12 7 4 2 1 14 7 7 0 4 3 2 5 4 18
14 Union Santa Fe 14 5 3 6 14 18 7 3 1 3 9 6 7 2 2 3 5 12 -4 18
15 San Lorenzo 14 4 5 5 12 15 6 3 2 1 8 4 8 1 3 4 4 11 -3 17
16 Gimnasia La Plata 14 4 5 5 11 15 8 3 4 1 6 4 6 1 1 4 5 11 -4 17
17 Rosario Central 14 5 1 8 18 19 7 3 0 4 9 7 7 2 1 4 9 12 -1 16
18 Sarmiento 14 4 4 6 12 16 7 3 1 3 6 6 7 1 3 3 6 10 -4 16
19 Newell's Old Boys 14 4 4 6 16 21 7 3 1 3 11 12 7 1 3 3 5 9 -5 16
20 Atletico Tucuman 14 4 4 6 12 18 7 2 4 1 6 4 7 2 0 5 6 14 -6 16
21 Patronato 14 3 6 5 10 14 6 2 3 1 5 3 8 1 3 4 5 11 -4 15
22 Banfield 14 2 8 4 10 13 6 1 2 3 6 8 8 1 6 1 4 5 -3 14
23 Platense 14 2 7 5 15 18 7 1 4 2 5 7 7 1 3 3 10 11 -3 13
24 Aldosivi 14 4 1 9 16 26 8 2 0 6 9 16 6 2 1 3 7 10 -10 13
25 Central Cordoba SdE 14 2 5 7 14 20 7 2 2 3 11 13 7 0 3 4 3 7 -6 11
26 Arsenal de Sarandi 14 2 5 7 6 20 7 2 4 1 5 6 7 0 1 6 1 14 -14 11

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.