The season is still fairly new and the Superliga table has to be read with caution. So far Defensa y Justicia find themselves in 5th position and Newell's Old Boys are placed 12th.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Perfect Superliga season at home so far for Defensa y Justicia 2 wins from 2 appearances.
Defensa y Justicia drew their last game, 1-1 away at Gimnasia La Plata (placed 7th). Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Estudiantes Caseros.
Early season league goal statistics from Defensa y Justicia's 2 home games: 4 goals, 2 conceded.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Superliga for Newell's Old Boys with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Newell's Old Boys's previous game was their home loss versus Independiente (1-2). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Talleres Córdoba that ended 2-2.
2 goals so far away for Newell's Old Boys, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Last five meetings between the teams: Defensa y Justicia won two, Newell's Old Boys won two and one draw. zero games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Bou 2 goals | B. Romero 2 goals |  G. Hachen 1 goals |
Defensa y Justicia missing players
Newell's Old Boys missing players
| Defensa y Justicia | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.8 | 12 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8 | 7.5 |
| 4.2 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 35% | 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | 38% |
| Defensa y Justicia | Last season | Newell's Old Boys | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 11 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Scored | S | 9 | 17 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Conceded | C | 10 | 16 | ||
| 91% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 82% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | ||
| 64% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 55% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 45% | ||
| 18% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 9% | ||
| 55% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 55% | ||
| 9% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 18% | ||
| 45% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 27% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 8.9 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 33% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lanus | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Independiente | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 4 | Unión Santa Fe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Defensa y Justicia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 6 |
| 7 | Gimnasia La Plata | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Talleres Córdoba | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 9 | Atletico Tucuman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 10 | Huracan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 11 | Sarmiento | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 13 | Patronato | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |