Platense and Defensa y Justicia followers look forward to Superliga clash at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López (31000 seats)

Scrambling Platense are keen to pull off a surprise when they welcome enterprising Defensa y Justicia in the upcoming league match. It’s 23rd vs 3rd and the home supporters will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Platense have the most conceded goals (13) in Superliga
  • Defensa y Justicia is in the best form (4-2-0) in Superliga

This could be an absorbing match with lots of fun and excitement as both contenders are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!

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Platense form and stats

Overall Superliga results playing at home this season for Platense are 0-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Platense drew their last game, 1-1 away at Velez Sarsfield (placed 14th). Midfield player Castro got a match rating of 7.74 in that game, the max score being 10. Castro scored one goal and hit three key passes.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Central Cordoba SdE that ended 1-1.

Both teams on the scoresheet! That has happened in 7 league fixtures in a row for this club. Will it happen again?

A decent goal production from Platense in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. When Platense hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Central Cordoba SdE, Gimnasia La Plata, Independiente, Colón, Arsenal de Sarandi, Atletico Tucuman, Estudiantes, Banfield and Union Santa Fe), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Defensa y Justicia form and stats

Defensa y Justicia are happy with their away performances in the Superliga so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.

Justicia's last game was the home draw against Talleres Cordoba (1-1). Barbona got a match rating of 7.93 in that game, top player of the team. Barbona hit the woodwork once, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 24 successful passes (of 30 total).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Boca Juniors that ended 0-0.

Defensa y Justicia are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 3 games (in the league).

Head 2 Head

Defensa y Justicia have pulled off a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without losing (1-4-0) when facing Platense.

Top Goalscorers

Defensa y JusticiaN. Fernández
N. Fernández
5 goals
PlatenseN. Castro
N. Castro
3 goals
PlatenseN. Servetto
N. Servetto
3 goals

Platense missing players

Defensa y Justicia missing players

Platense Defensa y Justicia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
7 4 2 Played P 2 3 7
1 0 0 Won W 2 2 4
4 3 1 Drew D 0 1 2
2 1 1 Lost L 0 0 1
10 6 4 Scored S 4 4 11
13 8 6 Conceded C 0 0 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 86%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 71%
57% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 29%
43% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
14% 25% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
100% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 29%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 100% 71%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 14%
 
3.4 2.8 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 2.7 3.9
3.7 2.5 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 8 7.9
2.1 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 4.3 3.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.9 12.5 12 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 15 13.1
3.9 4.5 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 5 4.4
37% 33% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 27% 35%
 
13.6 13 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 17 19.7 16.1
4.6 5.8 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3 4.1
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • All of Platense's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Defensa y Justicia have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Defensa y Justicia have not yet lost a game away.
  • Defensa y Justicia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Defensa y Justicia have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Superliga
  • Defensa y Justicia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Defensa y Justicia is in the best form (4-2-0) in Superliga
  • Platense have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Platense have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Platense have the most conceded goals (13) in Superliga
  • Platense have the most conceded goals (8) at home in Superliga
  • Platense have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Superliga
  • Platense have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Platense have yet to win a game at home.
  • Platense haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 San Lorenzo 7 5 1 1 10 3 4 4 0 0 7 0 3 1 1 1 3 3 7 16
2 River Plate 7 5 0 2 12 5 3 2 0 1 6 3 4 3 0 1 6 2 7 15
3 Defensa y Justicia 7 4 2 1 11 5 4 2 1 1 7 5 3 2 1 0 4 0 6 14
4 Talleres Cordoba 7 4 1 2 12 7 4 2 0 2 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 3 5 13
5 Lanus 7 4 1 2 10 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 13
6 Huracan 7 3 3 1 12 8 3 2 1 0 6 3 4 1 2 1 6 5 4 12
7 Racing Club 7 3 2 2 8 6 4 2 2 0 5 3 3 1 0 2 3 3 2 11
8 Boca Juniors 7 3 2 2 7 5 4 2 2 0 4 1 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 11
9 Newell's Old Boys 7 3 2 2 8 7 3 3 0 0 4 0 4 0 2 2 4 7 1 11
10 Belgrano 7 3 2 2 4 6 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 2 3 -2 11
11 Rosario Central 7 3 2 2 8 11 4 3 1 0 5 2 3 0 1 2 3 9 -3 11
12 Instituto 7 2 4 1 8 6 4 1 3 0 4 2 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 10
13 Argentinos Juniors 7 3 1 3 7 5 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 1 0 3 2 4 2 10
14 Velez Sarsfield 7 2 3 2 8 7 4 1 2 1 5 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 9
15 Godoy Cruz 7 3 0 4 4 6 3 2 0 1 3 1 4 1 0 3 1 5 -2 9
16 Sarmiento 7 2 2 3 10 9 3 1 0 2 7 7 4 1 2 1 3 2 1 8
17 Barracas Central 7 2 2 3 8 9 4 1 2 1 3 3 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 8
18 Tigre 7 2 2 3 8 9 3 0 1 2 2 4 4 2 1 1 6 5 -1 8
19 Central Cordoba SdE 7 2 2 3 4 6 4 2 0 2 3 3 3 0 2 1 1 3 -2 8
20 Estudiantes 7 2 2 3 6 9 4 1 1 2 4 6 3 1 1 1 2 3 -3 8
21 Union Santa Fe 7 1 4 2 5 6 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 0 3 1 2 3 -1 7
22 Independiente 7 1 4 2 5 7 3 0 1 2 3 6 4 1 3 0 2 1 -2 7
23 Platense 7 1 4 2 10 13 4 0 3 1 6 8 3 1 1 1 4 5 -3 7
24 Banfield 7 1 3 3 3 6 4 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 2 6 -3 6
25 Atletico Tucuman 7 1 3 3 4 9 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 0 2 2 2 6 -5 6
26 Arsenal de Sarandi 7 1 2 4 5 10 3 0 1 2 1 5 4 1 1 2 4 5 -5 5
27 Gimnasia La Plata 7 1 2 4 3 10 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 1 3 1 8 -7 5
28 Colón 7 0 4 3 4 8 4 0 2 2 3 6 3 0 2 1 1 2 -4 4

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.