Match Report
The table read 4th (Defensa y Justicia, 14 pts) against 7th (Unión Santa Fe, 10 pts), 4 points apart. On recent form Defensa y Justicia sat only 60th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th 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, Unión Santa Fe at 1.71 and 1.43.
Defensa y Justicia's unbeaten run stood at 11. Unión Santa Fe were unbeaten in 6.
21 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Defensa y Justicia 7, draws 6, Unión Santa Fe 8, at 2.1 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Goals have dried up lately: 1.2 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.1 across the full history.
Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello in Florencio Varela staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Defensa y Justicia: Lucas Souto (70'), Juan Gutiérrez (79')
Key stats
Possession: Defensa y Justicia 36% · Unión Santa Fe 64% · Total shots: 11-19 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 5-6