The visiting Defensa y Justicia team are probably odds-on at Patronato, as the away side hold a 9 point supremacy from their 16 league fixtures this season.
- Defensa y Justicia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither Patronato nor Defensa y Justicia 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.
Patronato form and stats
When playing at home in the Superliga, Patronato have managed 2 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 7 games. All in all it has been a very rough period for Patronato who hasn’t won a league-game in their last ten attempts. Their previous win was against Central Cordoba SdE, 65 days ago.
The fans are hoping that Patronato will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the Superliga game against Rosario Central (placed 15th). The defeat against Rosario Central was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored three minutes into stoppage time (by E. Vecchio). The versatile forward Sebastián Sosa outshone all teammates in that game and was awarded a match rating of 8.1 out of 10. Sosa scored two goals and hit two key passes.
Preceding that match was the home game against Racing Club that was lost 1-2.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Patronato have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won three, drawn six and lost four.
Patronato aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella in the league, with only 6 goals from 7 games. From these home matches, Patronato have conceded only 5 goals.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
There's been little loot from Defensa y Justicia's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 8 away games in the Superliga. Defensa y Justicia only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 4 draws.
Justicia had fun at their own home (Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella) last time out, beating Estudiantes 2-1. Miguel Merentiel and Walter Bou scored. Midfielder Francisco Pizzini was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.9. Pizzini hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Argentinos Juniors at their stadium, the result 2-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Defensa y Justicia playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were five Justicia wins, four draws and two defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Justicia are hosting Platense in the Superliga only four days away.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Justicia's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 8 matches. It's not easy to score on Justicia as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent archived meeting featuring both these contenders is the Defensa y Justicia - Patronato 1-0 played previously this season. Patronato-Defensa y Justicia H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Patronato three wins, Defensa y Justicia five wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Patronato missing players
Defensa y Justicia missing players
| Patronato | Defensa y Justicia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 25 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 35 |
| 36 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 19 | 34 |
| 90% | 86% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 71% | 83% |
| 55% | 43% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 57% | 66% |
| 28% | 21% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 43% | 48% |
| 17% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 14% | 24% |
| 14% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 7% | 14% |
| 31% | 29% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 43% | 48% |
| 31% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 36% | 34% |
| 48% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 50% | 34% |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.6 | 9.9 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 8.4 | 9.2 |
| 4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 21% | 23% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 19% | 34% |
- Defensa y Justicia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 33 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Estudiantes | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Lanus | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Velez Sarsfield | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| 6 | Defensa y Justicia | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Boca Juniors | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Independiente | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 23 |
| 10 | Colon | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 | Racing Club | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 12 | Huracan | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| 13 | Argentinos Juniors | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| 14 | Union Santa Fe | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 21 |
| 15 | Rosario Central | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 16 | Platense | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 19 |
| 17 | Sarmiento | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 18 | Gimnasia La Plata | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 19 | San Lorenzo | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 20 | Newell's Old Boys | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 16 |
| 21 | Atletico Tucuman | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -8 | 16 |
| 22 | Patronato | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 15 |
| 23 | Banfield | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 14 |
| 24 | Aldosivi | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -13 | 13 |
| 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 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 12 |