Superliga fixture prognosis and news & stats for the Sarmiento vs Defensa y Justicia meet

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Thu 21.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Eva Perón de Junín (22000 seats)

Defensa y Justicia cannot expect any gifts from hosting team Sarmiento in this Superliga match. Here's our broad match guide!

Insights:
  • Sarmiento have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Superliga
  • Defensa y Justicia have the most scored goals (13) away in Superliga

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Superliga game only four days ago.

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Sarmiento form and stats

All-inclusive Superliga statistics at home this season for Sarmiento are 3-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).

A strong away win for Sarmiento against Gimnasia La Plata the last match, as Arismendi, Gondou and Mainero were on target. The striker Gondou outdid all the other footballers in that game and was awarded a match rating of 7.31 out of 10. Gondou scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting San Lorenzo in a game that was won 2-1.

The manager Damonte will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Argentinos Juniors in only four days.

A decent goal production from Sarmiento in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 5 league matches. Sarmiento's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Defensa y Justicia form and stats

As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Defensa y Justicia have produced an overall stat of 4-0-1 so far. A great winning streak in away games for Defensa y Justicia as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Newell's Old Boys have they travelled home without three points.

Justicia delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Atlético Tucumán (placed 13th) in their previous game. Gutiérrez got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, top player of the team. Gutiérrez hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 81 successful passes (of 90 total).

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The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Platense in just three days.

Defensa y Justicia are a potent attacking force on the road with their 13 goals in 5 league games. As opposed to that, Justicia have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - two - three (Sarmiento wins - draws - Defensa y Justicia wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Defensa y JusticiaM. Merentiel Serrano
M. Merentiel Serrano
6 goals
SarmientoJ. Torres
J. Torres
5 goals
Defensa y JusticiaC. Rotondi
C. Rotondi
3 goals

Sarmiento missing players

Defensa y Justicia missing players

Sarmiento Defensa y Justicia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 5 1 Played P 2 5 10
5 3 0 Won W 2 4 5
2 2 1 Drew D 0 0 3
3 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
15 9 2 Scored S 4 13 21
15 6 2 Conceded C 2 7 15
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 80%
70% 80% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 60%
40% 40% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 60% 50%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 60% 40%
70% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 80%
20% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 10%
10% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 10%
 
3.9 4.6 3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 2.6 3.1
6.8 5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 4.6 5.7
3.6 3.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.2 1.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.1 12.2 16 Shots (avg) S ( 6 9.4 11.3
4.4 5.4 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 5 4.6
34% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 52% 46%
 
16.1 13 15 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 12.8 13.3
5.7 4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.2 5.1
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Defensa y Justicia have the most scored goals (13) away in Superliga
  • Defensa y Justicia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sarmiento have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Sarmiento have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sarmiento have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Sarmiento have the most conceded goals in the second half (12) in Superliga
  • Sarmiento have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Superliga
  • Sarmiento 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 Racing Club 10 7 3 0 20 6 5 4 1 0 9 1 5 3 2 0 11 5 14 24
2 River Plate 10 7 1 2 21 9 5 3 1 1 14 6 5 4 0 1 7 3 12 22
3 Newell's Old Boys 10 6 1 3 14 10 5 4 0 1 9 3 5 2 1 2 5 7 4 19
4 Defensa y Justicia 10 5 3 2 21 15 5 1 3 1 8 8 5 4 0 1 13 7 6 18
5 Argentinos Juniors 10 5 2 3 14 12 5 3 1 1 7 3 5 2 1 2 7 9 2 17
6 Unión Santa Fe 10 5 2 3 8 6 5 5 0 0 6 1 5 0 2 3 2 5 2 17
7 Sarmiento 10 5 2 3 15 15 5 3 2 0 9 6 5 2 0 3 6 9 0 17
8 Banfield 10 4 2 4 13 11 5 1 1 3 7 7 5 3 1 1 6 4 2 14
9 Gimnasia La Plata 10 3 3 4 11 19 5 2 2 1 7 7 5 1 1 3 4 12 -8 12
10 San Lorenzo 10 1 5 4 9 12 5 0 3 2 6 8 5 1 2 2 3 4 -3 8
11 Platense 10 2 2 6 9 16 5 2 0 3 4 4 5 0 2 3 5 12 -7 8
12 Patronato 10 2 1 7 6 14 5 1 1 3 2 4 5 1 0 4 4 10 -8 7
13 Atlético Tucumán 10 1 3 6 6 17 5 1 1 3 4 9 5 0 2 3 2 8 -11 6
14 Talleres Cordoba 10 1 2 7 6 15 5 1 1 3 4 9 5 0 1 4 2 6 -9 5

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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.