With their 10 point advantage in the league table, Defensa y Justicia fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Patronato.
Defensa y Justicia have less rest than Patronato in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Copa Libertadores game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Santos, was also a home game here at Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello. The away team is better rested.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Overall Superliga stats at home this season for Defensa y Justicia are 4-3-4 (wins-draw-losses).
Defensa y Justicia's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Santos. Preceding that game was the away draw at River Plate that finished 1-1.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Defensa y Justicia's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won three matches, drawn one and lost two.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Defensa y Justicia as they are travelling to their away game against Olimpia in the Copa Libertadores. That match is four days after this one.
Defensa y Justicia are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 11 games. From these home matches, Defensa y Justicia have conceded only 7 goals.
Patronato form and stats
There's been little loot from Patronato's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 11 away games in the Superliga. Patronato only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 5 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Patronato have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Colón game.
Patronato had fun at their own home (Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello) last time out, beating Talleres Córdoba 3-2. Gabriel Ávalos, Lautaro Torres and Cristian Tarragona scored. A draw for Patronato before that, at their own venue hosting Instituto (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties) (1-1).
Lautaro Torres came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Talleres Córdoba last time out, making the manager M. De León feel like a tactical genius.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Patronato when being an outsider away as they are today, we find eight matches with the visitors losing four times, drawing three and winning one game.
The attacking power of Patronato when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Patronato struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Defensa y Justicia victories, three draws and four Patronato wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 C. Tarragona 9 goals |  J. Lucero 5 goals | F. Márquez 3 goals |
Defensa y Justicia missing players
Patronato missing players
| Defensa y Justicia | Patronato | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 24 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 22 |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 32 |
| 86% | 73% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 59% | 45% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 82% | 77% |
| 32% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 18% | 27% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 23% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 36% | 9% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 55% | 55% |
| 36% | 55% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 41% | 64% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 36% | 32% |
| 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9.3 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 5.5 | 5.2 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 210 | 108 | 36 | Total Shots | T S | 47 | 118 | 245 |
| 80 | 42 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 45 | 90 |
| 30% | 26% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 24% |
- Defensa y Justicia have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Patronato 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 | River Plate | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 23 | 46 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 45 |
| 3 | Vélez Sarsfield | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Lanús | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Racing Club | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 36 |
| 6 | Argentinos Juniors | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 36 |
| 7 | Rosario Central | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | Newell's Old Boys | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 35 |
| 9 | Defensa y Justicia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 33 |
| 10 | San Lorenzo | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 33 |
| 11 | Talleres Córdoba | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 31 |
| 12 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Estudiantes | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 30 |
| 14 | Atlético Tucumán | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 28 |
| 15 | Unión Santa Fe | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 27 |
| 16 | Independiente | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 26 |
| 17 | Banfield | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 26 |
| 18 | Central Cordoba SdE | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 19 | Gimnasia La Plata | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 20 | Patronato | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 23 |
| 21 | Aldosivi | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 22 |
| 22 | Huracán | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 19 |
| 23 | Colón | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 20 | -20 | 18 |
| 24 | Godoy Cruz | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -26 | 15 |