The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Defensa y Justicia are in the 16th position while the guests worry at 24th.
Defensa y Justicia and Godoy Cruz 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Defensa y Justicia's struggle is real here at Estadio Norberto Tomaghello with only 5 points collected from 7 Superliga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-4.
Defensa y Justicia drew their last game, 1-1 away at Racing Club (placed 5th). Before that, Defensa y Justicia had a home game versus Lanús which ended with a victory 2-0.
The lack of attacking qualities in Defensa y Justicia means that they have only scored 2 goals in 7 league home games, less than half a goal per match. From these home matches, Defensa y Justicia have conceded only 6 goals.
Godoy Cruz form and stats
There's been little loot from Godoy Cruz's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 7 away games in the Superliga. Godoy Cruz, who have the most conceded goals (34) in Superliga, only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 0 draws.
Godoy Cruz failed to get anything from their last game, a Superliga home match vs Talleres Cordoba (placed 9th) that ended with defeat 0-5. Preceding that game was the away victory against Patronato with the score of 2-0.
Godoy Cruz lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.
Godoy Cruz have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Godoy Cruz have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between the teams: Defensa y Justicia won 3, Godoy Cruz won 1 and 4 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. García 5 goals |  J. Brunetta 4 goals |   R. Delgado 3 goals |
Defensa y Justicia missing players
Godoy Cruz missing players
| Defensa y Justicia | Godoy Cruz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 34 |
| 87% | 71% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 47% | 29% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 80% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 60% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 53% |
| 33% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 14% | 7% |
| 53% | 86% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 40% |
| 4.9 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| 5.8 | 5.9 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 142 | 67 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 78 | 157 |
| 47 | 21 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 28 | 52 |
| 23% | 10% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 29% | 31% |
- Defensa y Justicia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Defensa y Justicia have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Godoy Cruz has the most conceded goals (34)
- Godoy Cruz has the most conceded goals in the first half (19)
- Godoy Cruz has the most conceded goals in the second half (15)
- Godoy Cruz has the the worst goal difference (-18)
- Godoy Cruz have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Godoy Cruz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Godoy Cruz have scored at least twice as many goals away as Defensa y Justicia have scored home.
- Godoy Cruz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 29 |
| 2 | Argentinos Juniors | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 29 |
| 3 | River Plate | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 27 |
| 4 | Lanús | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Racing Club | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | Atlético Tucumán | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Rosario Central | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 9 | Talleres Cordoba | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | Estudiantes | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 11 | San Lorenzo | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 13 | Newell's Old Boys | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 14 | Independiente | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 15 | Unión Santa Fe | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Central Cordoba SdE | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
| 17 | Defensa y Justicia | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 18 |
| 18 | Banfield | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 17 |
| 19 | Colón | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 16 |
| 20 | Huracán | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 15 |
| 21 | Patronato | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 13 |
| 22 | Gimnasia La Plata | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 23 | Aldosivi | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -14 | 9 |
| 24 | Godoy Cruz | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -18 | 9 |