After five games we know a little more about the qualities of Sarmiento and Defensa y Justicia in this fresh Superliga season. Read our match preview!
- Sarmiento have the most conceded goals (11) in Superliga
- Defensa y Justicia have yet to win a game away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sarmiento form and stats
Two Superliga home games so far for Sarmiento, who are yet to win here at Estadio Eva Perón de Junín. Only 1 point so far.
Sarmiento lost their last game at Independiente (placed 1st) after a 0-6 scoreline.
As you see from the result above, Sarmiento suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
At Estadio Eva Perón de Junín, Sarmiento has the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Superliga for Defensa y Justicia with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Impressive finishing from Marcelo Benítez (2), Francisco Pizzini and Walter Bou secured the home win 4-0 against Newell's Old Boys in their previous game. Before that, Defensa y Justicia travelled to Gimnasia La Plata and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
As you can tell from the results above, Defensa y Justicia was very dominant against Newell's Old Boys, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Marcelo Benítez (2), Francisco Pizzini and Walter Bou providing the goals.
It's early days yet, but Defensa y Justicia has scored 2 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's two Sarmiento victories, two draws and two Defensa y Justicia wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Bou 3 goals |  G. Alanís 2 goals |  M. Benítez 2 goals |
Sarmiento missing players
Defensa y Justicia missing players
| Sarmiento | Defensa y Justicia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.4 | 10 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.5 | 10.6 |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| 20% | 33% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 45% |
- All of Defensa y Justicia's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Sarmiento's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Defensa y Justicia have scored in all their matches so far.
- Defensa y Justicia have scored more than double the goals of Sarmiento.
- Defensa y Justicia have yet to win a game away.
- Defensa y Justicia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sarmiento have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sarmiento have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Sarmiento have the most conceded goals (11) in Superliga
- Sarmiento have the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in Superliga
- Sarmiento have yet to win a game.
- Sarmiento haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Sarmiento | Last season | Defensa y Justicia | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 8 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 10 | 21 | ||
| 75% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | ||
| 50% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 82% | ||
| 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | ||
| 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | ||
| 50% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | ||
| 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14.3 | 18.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 8.9 | ||
| 5.9 | 7.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 20% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 33% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | Vélez Sarsfield | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 12 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Lanus | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Boca Juniors | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 6 | Union Santa Fe | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Gimnasia La Plata | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Atlético Tucumán | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Talleres Cordoba | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 10 | Huracán | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Sarmiento | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 3 |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 1 |
| 13 | Patronato | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 0 |