Defensa y Justicia will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today's opponents. The home side are currently 7 points behind Rosario Central.
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
Defensa y Justicia have played 10 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Defensa y Justicia enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Estudiantes's place. The match ended 2-1 with Francisco Pizzini and Ruben Botta scoring. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Colón that ended 0-0.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Defensa y Justicia handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, three draws and two defeats.
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 (8 from 10 games). From these home matches, Defensa y Justicia have conceded only 7 goals.
Rosario Central form and stats
2 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Rosario Central playing as the away team in the Superliga this season.
The supporters enjoyed Rosario Central's previous game versus Gimnasia La Plata (placed 22nd), a Superliga 1-0 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Banfield.
We have checked recent matches where Rosario Central have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were one victory, three draws and five defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Rosario Central as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Rosario Central have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Defensa y Justicia won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Rosario Central has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / fiveTop Goalscorers
  C. Rius Aragallo 4 goals |   F. Márquez 3 goals |  C. Riaño 3 goals |
Defensa y Justicia missing players
Rosario Central missing players
| Defensa y Justicia | Rosario Central | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 27 |
| 17 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 12 | 15 | 23 |
| 85% | 70% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 55% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 70% |
| 30% | 20% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 40% | 35% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 20% | 20% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 10% | 15% |
| 35% | 10% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 60% | 60% |
| 35% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 45% | 70% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 30% | 20% |
| 4.8 | 4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 5.6 | 5.5 | 7.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 6 | 4.8 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 190 | 98 | 50 | Total Shots | T S | 54 | 98 | 235 |
| 72 | 35 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 32 | 86 |
| 28% | 23% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 28% | 31% |
- Rosario Central 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 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 21 | 42 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 39 |
| 3 | Argentinos Juniors | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 35 |
| 4 | Lanús | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 | Rosario Central | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Racing Club | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 32 |
| 7 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 31 |
| 8 | Newell's Old Boys | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 31 |
| 9 | Vélez Sarsfield | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 30 |
| 10 | San Lorenzo | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Estudiantes | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
| 12 | Defensa y Justicia | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 13 | Talleres Cordoba | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 14 | Atlético Tucumán | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 | Independiente | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 26 |
| 16 | Banfield | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| 17 | Central Cordoba SdE | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 24 |
| 18 | Union Santa Fe | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 23 |
| 19 | Aldosivi | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 19 |
| 20 | Patronato | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 19 |
| 21 | Colón | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 18 |
| 22 | Gimnasia La Plata | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 23 | Huracan | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 16 |
| 24 | Godoy Cruz | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -22 | 12 |