Evenly matched teams: Talleres Córdoba vs Defensa y Justicia match preview

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sat 09.April
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes (57000 seats)

Here's every little thing you should know, and a little bit more, before watching the Talleres Córdoba - Defensa y Justicia match!

Insights:
  • Talleres Córdoba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Defensa y Justicia have scored more than double the goals of Talleres Córdoba.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Talleres Córdoba form and stats

1-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Talleres Córdoba so far this season.

Talleres's previous fixture was a Copa Libertadores game also played at their own arena, finishing 1-0 against Universidad Catolica. The home side are looking to repeat that performance. Girotti, a natural forward, was the declared top performer for the side in that match, receiving a rating of 7.63 (out of 10). Girotti dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Prior to that, an away loss at Gimnasia La Plata in the Superliga.

This is expected to be a close game, with Talleres Córdoba perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Talleres Córdoba as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Talleres Córdoba has won five of these, drawn two and lost four.

The manager Caixinha will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Flamengo in only three days.

Talleres Córdoba aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games.

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Defensa y Justicia form and stats

Playing away, Defensa y Justicia have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 1 defeat in the Superliga this season. Justicia have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Two away matches in a row for Defensa y Justicia, whose coach Beccacece could celebrate last time after the Copa Sudamericana win against Antofagasta.

The game before that, in the Superliga, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against River Plate.

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 twelve relevant matches. Results were six Defensa y Justicia wins, three draws and three defeats.

A new game in only three days for Defensa y Justicia, the Copa Sudamericana home match versus Atletico GO. Busy days.

Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Justicia have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Talleres Córdoba wins - draws - Defensa y Justicia wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less. The matches between these teams have sometimes been "violent", having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Defensa y JusticiaM. Merentiel Serrano
M. Merentiel Serrano
4 goals
Defensa y JusticiaW. Bou
W. Bou
2 goals
Defensa y JusticiaC. Rotondi
C. Rotondi
2 goals

Talleres Córdoba missing players

Defensa y Justicia missing players

Talleres Córdoba Defensa y Justicia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 1 4 8
1 1 0 Won W 1 3 4
2 1 1 Drew D 0 0 2
5 2 0 Lost L 0 1 2
4 3 0 Scored S 4 8 15
8 4 0 Conceded C 3 6 13
75% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
38% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 75%
38% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 62%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 38%
38% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 75%
25% 25% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 12%
62% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 12%
 
4.1 4.5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3 3.2
4.5 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.2 6.2
3.4 3.2 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.6
5 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.4 11.2 7 Shots (avg) S ( 18 10 10.8
2.8 4.2 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 11 4.8 4.4
18% 18% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 42% 43%
 
10.2 9 6 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13.5 14
4.2 4 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.5 5.6
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Defensa y Justicia have scored more than double the goals of Talleres Córdoba.
  • Defensa y Justicia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Talleres Córdoba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Racing Club 8 5 3 0 18 6 4 3 1 0 8 1 4 2 2 0 10 5 12 18
2 River Plate 8 5 1 2 15 6 4 2 1 1 10 4 4 3 0 1 5 2 9 16
3 Newell's Old Boys 8 5 1 2 13 9 4 3 0 1 8 3 4 2 1 1 5 6 4 16
4 Argentinos Juniors 8 4 2 2 10 7 4 2 1 1 5 2 4 2 1 1 5 5 3 14
5 Defensa y Justicia 8 4 2 2 15 13 4 1 2 1 7 7 4 3 0 1 8 6 2 14
6 Union Santa Fe 8 4 2 2 7 5 4 4 0 0 5 1 4 0 2 2 2 4 2 14
7 Banfield 8 3 2 3 11 9 4 1 1 2 6 5 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 11
8 Sarmiento 8 3 2 3 10 13 4 2 2 0 7 5 4 1 0 3 3 8 -3 11
9 Gimnasia La Plata 8 2 3 3 8 15 4 2 2 0 6 4 4 0 1 3 2 11 -7 9
10 San Lorenzo 8 1 4 3 6 8 4 0 2 2 4 6 4 1 2 1 2 2 -2 7
11 Platense 8 2 1 5 7 13 4 2 0 2 4 3 4 0 1 3 3 10 -6 7
12 Patronato 8 2 1 5 6 12 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 1 0 3 4 9 -6 7
13 Talleres Córdoba 8 1 2 5 4 8 4 1 1 2 3 4 4 0 1 3 1 4 -4 5
14 Atletico Tucuman 8 1 2 5 4 14 4 1 1 2 3 7 4 0 1 3 1 7 -10 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.