About Match
On paper the standings are lopsided — Defensa y Justicia Res. 7th with 32 points, Estudiantes La Plata Res 4th with 14, 18 apart. Defensa y Justicia Res. have been under-performing their position — 41st on five-round form against 7th in the table. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Estudiantes La Plata Res run at 1.86 scored and 0.86 conceded, Defensa y Justicia Res. at 2.11 and 1.33. A win would lift Defensa y Justicia Res. to 35 points and up to 4th, overtaking Estudiantes La Plata Res (other results unchanged).
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Estudiantes La Plata Res 4, draws 1, Defensa y Justicia Res. 3, at 2.13 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host.