Match Report
Defensa y Justicia went into the game 10th in the table on 19 points; Argentinos Juniors sat 1st on 33 — a 14-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Defensa y Justicia: only 57th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. Per game in the league, Defensa y Justicia were scoring 1.13 and conceding 1.38, Argentinos Juniors 1.5 and 0.56, against a competition average of 0.98 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Defensa y Justicia, 2 draws and 4 for Argentinos Juniors, at 2.45 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 64% of the meetings went to the host. 3.4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 2.45.
Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello in Florencio Varela, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Defensa y Justicia: Juan Gutiérrez (47')
Key stats
Possession: Defensa y Justicia 35% · Argentinos Juniors 65% · Total shots: 12-15 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 4-10