Match Report
Banfield went into the game 9th in the table on 21 points; Defensa y Justicia sat 10th on 19 — a 2-point gap. Defensa y Justicia had been under-performing their position — 57th on five-round form against 10th in the table. Against a league average of 0.98 goals per team per game, Banfield ran at 0.94 scored and 1.31 conceded, Defensa y Justicia at 1.13 and 1.38.
GioScore's database holds 15 meetings between the two: 3 for Banfield, 9 for Defensa y Justicia and 3 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host.
Estadio Florencio Solá, capacity 34,901, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Banfield 35% · Defensa y Justicia 65% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 6-3