Superliga statistics and guide: Boca Juniors moderate thought to top Defensa y Justicia

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Wed 15.September
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Alberto Jacinto Armando (49000 seats)

We've seen ups and downs for these squads so far, situated in positions near the midsection of the Superliga table. Here's the Boca Juniors - Defensa y Justicia latest:

Insights:
  • Boca Juniors have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Superliga
  • Defensa y Justicia have yet to win a game away.

Boca Juniors and Defensa y Justicia should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Boca Juniors form and stats

Boca Juniors have collected 5 points from their Superliga home games so far after 1-2-1.

A strong away win for Juniors against Rosario Central the last match, as Luis Vázquez were on target. Agustín Sandez, defender, was given a rating of 8.4/10 in that game, top of the team. Sandez served one assist, hit five key passes and won 12 of 18 duels.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Racing Club that ended 0-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Boca Juniors handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, five draws and zero defeats.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Juniors as they are travelling to their away game against Atletico Tucuman in the Superliga. That match is four days after this one.

Juniors have scored 2 goals here in 4 league matches, a depressing statistic. Juniors are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Alberto Jacinto Armando in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.

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Defensa y Justicia form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Superliga travels is 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Justicia have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Lanus game.

Justicia's last game was the home draw against Tigre (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) (0-0).

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Central Cordoba SdE.

Defensa y Justicia are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, one draw and four defeats. From a total of eight matches.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Justicia's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 5 matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).

Head 2 Head

Juniors and Defensa y Justicia have duelled previously this season: Boca Juniors - Defensa y Justicia 2-1. Previous seven meetings with these participants: Boca Juniors won six, Defensa y Justicia were winners in one and we saw zero draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Defensa y JusticiaW. Bou
W. Bou
6 goals
JuniorsS. Villa Cano
S. Villa Cano
4 goals
Defensa y JusticiaF. Pizzini
F. Pizzini
4 goals

Boca Juniors missing players

Defensa y Justicia missing players

Boca Juniors Defensa y Justicia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 2 Played P 3 11 23
9 4 1 Won W 0 0 6
11 6 1 Drew D 1 4 7
5 2 0 Lost L 2 7 10
31 14 2 Scored S 1 5 27
20 12 1 Conceded C 3 17 31
84% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 73% 87%
60% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 55% 65%
28% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 45% 48%
16% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 30%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 17%
52% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 45% 52%
32% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 27% 26%
32% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 55% 35%
 
4.5 4.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3.6 4.3
3.7 3.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 7 4.7 4.5
2.6 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 3.4 2.8
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
9.5 10.4 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.9 8.6
3.6 3.8 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 2.9 3.4
35% 30% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 9% 16% 34%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Boca Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Boca Juniors have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Defensa y Justicia have scored away.
  • Boca Juniors have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Superliga
  • 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 Talleres Cordoba 10 6 2 2 14 7 4 3 1 0 6 0 6 3 1 2 8 7 7 20
2 Lanus 10 6 2 2 20 16 6 3 2 1 11 8 4 3 0 1 9 8 4 20
3 Independiente 10 5 4 1 11 5 5 3 2 0 6 0 5 2 2 1 5 5 6 19
4 River Plate 10 5 3 2 18 8 6 3 2 1 11 4 4 2 1 1 7 4 10 18
5 Racing Club 10 4 5 1 8 1 5 2 3 0 3 0 5 2 2 1 5 1 7 17
6 Estudiantes 10 5 2 3 16 10 5 3 1 1 8 2 5 2 1 2 8 8 6 17
7 Atletico Tucuman 10 4 3 3 11 12 5 2 3 0 5 2 5 2 0 3 6 10 -1 15
8 Colon 10 4 3 3 9 14 5 2 2 1 5 6 5 2 1 2 4 8 -5 15
9 Boca Juniors 10 3 5 2 8 7 4 1 2 1 2 3 6 2 3 1 6 4 1 14
10 Velez Sarsfield 10 3 4 3 13 6 6 3 2 1 12 2 4 0 2 2 1 4 7 13
11 Defensa y Justicia 10 3 4 3 12 10 5 3 1 1 11 7 5 0 3 2 1 3 2 13
12 Argentinos Juniors 10 3 4 3 8 7 4 2 1 1 5 3 6 1 3 2 3 4 1 13
13 Godoy Cruz 10 4 1 5 14 15 6 3 1 2 11 7 4 1 0 3 3 8 -1 13
14 Patronato 10 3 4 3 8 9 5 2 3 0 4 1 5 1 1 3 4 8 -1 13
15 Aldosivi 10 4 1 5 11 14 5 2 0 3 6 7 5 2 1 2 5 7 -3 13
16 Huracan 10 2 6 2 8 7 6 2 3 1 6 4 4 0 3 1 2 3 1 12
17 Newell's Old Boys 10 3 3 4 11 13 5 3 1 1 10 7 5 0 2 3 1 6 -2 12
18 San Lorenzo 10 3 3 4 9 12 4 2 1 1 5 2 6 1 2 3 4 10 -3 12
19 Union Santa Fe 10 3 3 4 10 14 5 2 1 2 7 4 5 1 2 2 3 10 -4 12
20 Sarmiento 10 3 2 5 10 14 5 3 0 2 6 5 5 0 2 3 4 9 -4 11
21 Rosario Central 10 3 1 6 14 13 5 2 0 3 8 6 5 1 1 3 6 7 1 10
22 Platense 10 2 4 4 13 15 5 1 2 2 5 7 5 1 2 2 8 8 -2 10
23 Gimnasia La Plata 10 2 4 4 7 13 5 2 3 0 5 3 5 0 1 4 2 10 -6 10
24 Banfield 10 1 6 3 7 11 4 0 2 2 3 6 6 1 4 1 4 5 -4 9
25 Central Cordoba SdE 10 1 5 4 10 14 5 1 2 2 8 10 5 0 3 2 2 4 -4 8
26 Arsenal de Sarandi 10 1 4 5 5 18 5 1 3 1 4 6 5 0 1 4 1 12 -13 7

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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.