Match Report
3 points and 2 places separated them: Defensa y Justicia 3rd with 14, Newell's Old Boys 5th with 11. On recent form Defensa y Justicia sat only 60th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Against a league average of 1.04 goals per team per game, Defensa y Justicia ran at 1.29 scored and 1.14 conceded, Newell's Old Boys at 1.14 and 0.86.
GioScore's database holds 17 meetings between the two: 9 for Defensa y Justicia, 6 for Newell's Old Boys and 2 drawn, at 1.82 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 65% of the meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 24% of the meetings.
Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello staged the fixture, a ground that holds 52,595. Defensa y Justicia led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Defensa y Justicia: Fernando Román (32'), Tomás Pérez (68') · Newell's Old Boys: Bruno Cabrera (83')
Key stats
Possession: Defensa y Justicia 59% · Newell's Old Boys 41% · Total shots: 16-10 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 3-7