Match Report
24 points for Lanús (6th), 17 for Defensa y Justicia (3rd): a 7-point gap. The last five rounds placed Defensa y Justicia no better than 59th for form, against 3rd in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.13/0.94 for Lanús and 1.22/1 for Defensa y Justicia (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.06.
Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Lanús, 10/15 for Defensa y Justicia.
The sides have met 14 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Lanús, 6 draws and 6 for Defensa y Justicia, at 2.36 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 36% of the wins in this matchup.
A. Merlos officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 1.9 yellow cards each. The venue was Estadio Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez, with room for 46,619 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Lanús: Carlos Izquierdoz (90')
Key stats
Possession: Lanús 48% · Defensa y Justicia 52% · Total shots: 15-12 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 7-4