Match Report
Defensa y Justicia (4th, 14 pts) visited Belgrano (4th, 24 pts) with 10 points between them. Defensa y Justicia had been under-performing their position — 60th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.04 goals per team per game, Belgrano ran at 1.14 scored and 0.86 conceded, Defensa y Justicia at 1.29 and 1.14.
Across 15 recorded meetings, Belgrano have 6 wins to Defensa y Justicia's 4, with 5 draws, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Historically tight: 27% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Estadio Julio César Villagra, capacity 18,000, hosted the game. With 74 matches recorded and 2.3 yellow cards per game, F. Espinoza was the man in the middle. Defensa y Justicia led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Belgrano: Ramiro Hernandes (59') · Defensa y Justicia: César Pérez (12'), Damián Fernández (47')
Key stats
Possession: Belgrano 68% · Defensa y Justicia 32% · Total shots: 25-9 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 8-0