This could be a great match, with Defensa y Justicia in 3rd and Lanús at 8th. Read our preview!
- Defensa y Justicia is in the best form (5-1-0) in Superliga
- Lanús have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in Superliga
This looks to be an interesting match with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Defensa y Justicia are steadily winning Superliga games and points here at Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello. 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 11 games. Justicia has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the San Lorenzo defeat 76 days ago.
Happy days for Justicia in their previous game, a Superliga match away at River Plate (placed 1st) that ended with a 3-2 victory. The victory against River Plate came after Franco Paredes's winning goal. The Justicia manager S. Beccacece was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 79th minute. The striker Miguel Merentiel bettered all the other players in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.73 out of 10. Merentiel scored one goal and hit one key pass.
In the match before that, Defensa y Justicia hosted Colon and drew the game 1-1.Goals decide football matches and Justicia are scoring many of them at home; 22 on target from 11 league matches. From these home matches, Defensa y Justicia have conceded only 10 goals.
Lanús form and stats
6 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Lanús playing as the away team in the Superliga this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Lanús are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
There were no winners in Lanús's previous match, a Superliga home game that ended 2-2 vs Rosario Central (placed 12th). It looked so good for Lanús vs Rosario Central, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Midfield player Victor Malcorra was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.82/10. Malcorra hit six key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A 1-3 defeat away at Racing Club before that.The travelling fans enjoy Lanús's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 11 league matches away. In the opposite end, Lanús have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Justicia and Lanús have played each other before this season: Lanús - Defensa y Justicia 2-1. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's five Justicia victories, two draws and one Lanús win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Sand 21 goals |  W. Bou 14 goals | J. López 13 goals |
Defensa y Justicia missing players
Lanús missing players
| Defensa y Justicia | Lanús | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 18 | 37 |
| 15 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 56 | 33 | 9 | Scored | S | 7 | 26 | 61 |
| 44 | 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 11 | 29 | 59 |
| 86% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 97% |
| 73% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 56% | 76% |
| 57% | 56% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 59% |
| 30% | 28% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 50% | 43% |
| 19% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 75% | 39% | 30% |
| 54% | 56% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 68% |
| 32% | 33% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 28% | 19% |
| 27% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | 16% |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 5 | 5 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.3 | 10.3 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.6 | 9.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 39% | 42% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 40% | 39% |
| 10.4 | 9.2 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11.1 | 10.6 |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
- Defensa y Justicia is in the best form (5-1-0) in Superliga
- Lanús have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in Superliga
| 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 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 34 | 53 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 46 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 44 |
| 4 | Velez Sarsfield | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 39 |
| 5 | Estudiantes | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 39 |
| 6 | Colon | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 39 |
| 7 | Boca Juniors | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 38 |
| 8 | Lanús | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 37 |
| 9 | Independiente | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 35 |
| 10 | Huracan | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| 11 | Gimnasia La Plata | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Rosario Central | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 32 |
| 13 | Godoy Cruz | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| 14 | Union Santa Fe | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -3 | 31 |
| 15 | Argentinos Juniors | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 16 | Racing Club | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| 17 | Platense | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -1 | 28 |
| 18 | Newell's Old Boys | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 27 |
| 19 | Aldosivi | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 27 |
| 20 | Central Cordoba SdE | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 26 |
| 21 | Banfield | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 25 |
| 22 | Sarmiento | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 24 |
| 23 | San Lorenzo | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -11 | 24 |
| 24 | Patronato | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 24 |
| 25 | Atlético Tucumán | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -24 | 21 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 24 | -22 | 20 |