Defensa y Justicia are placed 8th, while Platense are loitering 5 points behind in the table. Will they crop the gap?
- Defensa y Justicia have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Superliga
- Platense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Justicia nor Platense as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Defensa y Justicia are steadily winning Superliga games and points here at Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello.
An away draw last time out for Justicia, facing Patronato in a game that ended 3-3. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Estudiantes in a game that was won 2-1.Goals decide football matches and Defensa y Justicia are scoring many of them at home; 16 on target from 8 league matches. On the other hand, Justicia have conceded 8 goals.
Platense form and stats
As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Platense have produced an overall stat of 3-3-3 so far. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Platense are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Platense's last game was the home draw against Rosario Central (1-1).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Racing Club at their stadium, the result 1-0.The visiting Platense have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 9 games. 12 goals have been conceded by Platense in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous seven meetings with these teams: Justicia won two, Platense triumphed in three and we saw two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  W. Bou 8 goals | F. Pizzini 6 goals | M. Merentiel Serrano 5 goals |
Defensa y Justicia missing players
Platense missing players
| Defensa y Justicia | Platense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 9 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 38 | 27 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 31 |
| 37 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 39 |
| 83% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 90% |
| 67% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 53% | 63% |
| 50% | 53% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 37% |
| 27% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 27% |
| 17% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 50% | 53% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 47% | 53% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 23% |
| 33% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | 33% |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9.1 | 9.9 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 8.3 | 8.8 |
| 3.6 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| 35% | 44% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 39% | 33% |
- Defensa y Justicia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Defensa y Justicia have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Superliga
- Platense 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 | River Plate | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 36 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Velez Sarsfield | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Boca Juniors | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Lanus | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | Estudiantes | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 26 |
| 7 | Colon | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 26 |
| 8 | Defensa y Justicia | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 9 | Independiente | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Godoy Cruz | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 23 |
| 11 | Racing Club | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 12 | Huracan | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Union Santa Fe | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 14 | Argentinos Juniors | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| 15 | Rosario Central | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| 16 | Gimnasia La Plata | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 17 | Platense | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 18 | Sarmiento | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 19 | Atletico Tucuman | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | San Lorenzo | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -6 | 17 |
| 21 | Patronato | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 16 |
| 22 | Newell's Old Boys | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 16 |
| 23 | Aldosivi | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 16 |
| 24 | Banfield | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 15 |
| 25 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | -14 | 13 |
| 26 | Central Cordoba SdE | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 12 |