A classic home victory, the away team runs away as victors or a score draw? It's all up in the air when the mid-table teams Defensa y Justicia and Patronato clash at Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello.
- Patronato have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Superliga game only four days ago.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
3-6-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Defensa y Justicia so far this season.
A good away victory last time out for Defensa y Justicia, who won 2-1 against Estudiantes (placed 14th). Unsaín loved the game against Estudiantes. With a stunning seven saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-1 victory. Defender Frías got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.34/10. Frías scored one goal and won 8 of 10 duels.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Argentinos Juniors.This is expected to be a close game, with Justicia perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Defensa y Justicia as a small favourite), we find 8 games. Defensa y Justicia has won 2 of these, drawn 6 and lost 0.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Defensa y Justicia here at Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 10 games). Defensa y Justicia have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Patronato form and stats
Patronato have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 1-3-5 (9 played). Patronato has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The attacking players of Patronato have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 203 minutes.
There were no winners in Patronato's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Rosario Central (placed 22nd). Guasone, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.44. Guasone won 4 of 7 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Racing Club's place.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Patronato playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 4 Patronato wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats.
Stats flash: 8 of the latest 10 league games featuring this team have had only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).
A new game in only four days for Patronato, the Copa Argentina home match versus River Plate. Busy days.
Patronato find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Patronato struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Defensa y Justicia have managed a streak of 5 consecutive games without defeat (4-1-0) when facing Patronato.Defensa y Justicia - Patronato 1-0 was the scoreline in these participants' last head to head fixture, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Rodríguez 5 goals |   A. Frías 4 goals | N. Castro 3 goals |
Defensa y Justicia missing players
Patronato missing players
| Defensa y Justicia | Patronato | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 2 | Played | P | 6 | 16 | 34 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | 10 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 44 | 19 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 42 | 16 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 27 | 45 |
| 89% | 76% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 94% | 85% |
| 69% | 65% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 50% |
| 46% | 35% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 44% |
| 20% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 38% | 29% |
| 14% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 15% |
| 63% | 65% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 41% |
| 17% | 29% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 6% | 26% |
| 31% | 29% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 47% |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| 5.8 | 5.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 6.2 | 5.3 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 11.7 | 13.1 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 11.6 | 12.3 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 30% | 27% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 27% | 22% |
| 12.9 | 10.9 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 13.2 | 12 |
| 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
- Patronato have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Tucuman | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 38 |
| 2 | Gimnasia La Plata | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 36 |
| 4 | Racing Club | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 34 |
| 5 | Huracan | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | River Plate | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 7 | Godoy Cruz | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 9 | Platense | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Patronato | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 12 | Tigre | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 27 |
| 13 | San Lorenzo | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 |
| 14 | Estudiantes | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 27 |
| 15 | Barracas Central | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 27 |
| 16 | Union Santa Fe | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 26 |
| 17 | Banfield | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 25 |
| 18 | Defensa y Justicia | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 25 |
| 19 | Sarmiento | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 25 |
| 20 | Independiente | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 24 |
| 21 | Central Cordoba SdE | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 24 |
| 22 | Rosario Central | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 23 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 23 |
| 24 | Talleres Cordoba | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 25 | Colon | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 19 |
| 26 | Lanus | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -13 | 14 |
| 27 | Velez Sarsfield | 19 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 13 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -21 | 13 |
