The home side Independiente should be the favourites in this game, but Defensa y Justicia have shown both skill and courage. Read more about the game!
- Independiente is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Defensa y Justicia have yet to win a game away.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Superliga game only four days ago.
Independiente form and stats
Seven points from three Superliga home games is a great start for Independiente, who are hoping to build on that form here at Estadio Libertadores de América. Independiente has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Libertadores de América, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A strong away win for Independiente against Rosario Central the last match, as Silvio Romero (2) were on target. The attacker Silvio Romero was "man of the match" for Independiente with a rating of 8.62/10. Romero scored two goals and had 21 successful passes (of 24 total).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Racing Club.Independiente are traveling soon after this match as the Superliga match at Atlético Tucumán awaits in four days.
Independiente are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 3 goals in 3 games. Independiente have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 0 goals.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
The Superliga season is young and Defensa y Justicia have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
Justicia go into this game after a win, the home game against Sarmiento that ended 4-2. Midfield player Carlos Rotondi was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.15/10. Rotondi scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 26 successful passes (of 31 total). A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Justicia, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Aldosivi wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Justicia are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 3 away games. 3 goals have been conceded by Defensa y Justicia in these games.
Head 2 Head
Independiente and Defensa y Justicia have met already this season: Independiente - Defensa y Justicia 1-0. Independiente-Defensa y Justicia H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Independiente six wins, Defensa y Justicia three wins, one draw. one of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Romero 7 goals |   W. Bou 6 goals | S. Palacios 4 goals |
Independiente missing players
Defensa y Justicia missing players
| Independiente | Defensa y Justicia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 23 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 24 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 30 |
| 86% | 90% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 43% | 40% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 68% |
| 24% | 10% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 58% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 37% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 29% | 10% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 58% |
| 48% | 60% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 38% | 40% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 44% | 32% |
| 4.2 | 5.5 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.7 | 10.9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 7.4 | 8.4 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 30% | 29% | 8% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 20% | 38% |
- Defensa y Justicia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Defensa y Justicia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Defensa y Justicia have yet to win a game away.
- Independiente have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Independiente have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Defensa y Justicia have scored away.
- Independiente have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Independiente is in the best form (4-2-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Independiente | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Lanus | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Colon | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Estudiantes | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Racing Club | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Patronato | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | River Plate | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Talleres Cordoba | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Newell's Old Boys | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Aldosivi | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 12 | Godoy Cruz | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Gimnasia La Plata | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Atlético Tucumán | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 15 | San Lorenzo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Defensa y Justicia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | Union Santa Fe | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 18 | Huracan | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 19 | Banfield | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 20 | Sarmiento | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 21 | Central Cordoba SdE | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 22 | Platense | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 23 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 24 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 25 | Rosario Central | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 26 | Velez Sarsfield | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 3 |