Match Report
Defensa y Justicia (3rd, 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 3rd 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. 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