Defensa y Justicia

Defensa y Justicia

VS Scheduled Sunday 1 Nov 202600:00

Argentina 2026 Liga Profesional · Matchday 15

Independiente

Head-to-head overview

11 meetings

Defensa y JusticiaWins: 4
Draws27.3% of meetings: 3
IndependienteWins: 4

Goals per match: 1.64
Over 2.5 goals: 27.3%
Both teams scored: 36.4%

Date	Season	Match
2026-04-18	2026	Independiente3–1Defensa y Justicia
2024-06-04	2024	Defensa y Justicia0–0Independiente
2023-02-20	2023	Independiente0–2Defensa y Justicia
2022-07-20	2022	Defensa y Justicia2–1Independiente
2021-08-21	2021	Independiente0–0Defensa y Justicia
2019-07-28	19/20	Defensa y Justicia0–1Independiente
2018-08-25	18/19	Independiente0–1Defensa y Justicia
2018-04-24	17/18	Independiente0–1Defensa y Justicia
2017-06-15	16/17	Defensa y Justicia1–2Independiente
2015-08-15	2015	Independiente1–0Defensa y Justicia
2014-10-12	2014	Independiente1–1Defensa y Justicia

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-18	2026	Central Cordoba2–2Defensa y Justicia
2026-09-11	2026	Defensa y Justicia2–0Gimnasia Mendoza
2026-09-06	2026	Lanus1–0Defensa y Justicia
2026-08-31	2026	Defensa y Justicia1–0Platense
2026-08-23	2026	Belgrano1–2Defensa y Justicia
2026-08-17	2026	Velez Sarsfield1–1Defensa y Justicia
2026-08-09	2026	Defensa y Justicia2–1Newells Old Boys
2026-08-01	2026	Estudiantes L.P.3–0Defensa y Justicia

Independiente

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	2026	Union de Santa Fe1–2Independiente
2026-09-13	2026	Independiente1–1San Lorenzo
2026-09-06	2026	Central Cordoba0–1Independiente
2026-08-30	2026	Independiente0–3Gimnasia Mendoza
2026-08-22	2026	Independiente0–0Ind. Rivadavia
2026-08-17	2026	Lanus1–3Independiente
2026-08-09	2026	Independiente0–1Platense
2026-08-03	2026	Velez Sarsfield1–0Independiente

Defensa y Justicia Independiente

Wins

50%

38%

Over 2.5 goals

50%

38%

Both teams scored

50%

38%

Clean sheets

25%

Home & away results

This season · 2026

Defensa y Justicia

Home · Liga Profesional

Home			Away		1st goal
15	Defensa y Justicia	1–1	Belgrano	1	54′ Away
15	Defensa y Justicia		Argentinos Jrs	2
15	Defensa y Justicia		Ind. Rivadavia	3
15	Defensa y Justicia		Rosario Central	4
15	Defensa y Justicia		River Plate	5
15	Defensa y Justicia	0–4	Boca Juniors	6	22′ Away
15	Defensa y Justicia	1–1	Velez Sarsfield	7	14′ Home
15	Defensa y Justicia		Gimnasia L.P.	8
15	Defensa y Justicia		Instituto	9
15	Defensa y Justicia	0–0	Estudiantes L.P.	10	–
15	Defensa y Justicia		Independiente	11
15	Defensa y Justicia		Huracan	12
15	Defensa y Justicia	1–1	Lanus	13	32′ Home
15	Defensa y Justicia	2–0	Union de Santa Fe	14	70′ Home
15 · Defensa y Justicia
15	Defensa y Justicia	2–0	Gimnasia Mendoza	16	11′ Home
15	Defensa y Justicia		Sarmiento Junin	17
15	Defensa y Justicia	1–2	Talleres Cordoba	18	15′ Away
15	Defensa y Justicia		San Lorenzo	19
15	Defensa y Justicia		Racing Club	20
15	Defensa y Justicia		Barracas Central	21
15	Defensa y Justicia		Tigre	22
15	Defensa y Justicia	2–1	Newells Old Boys	23	32′ Home
15	Defensa y Justicia		Atl. Tucuman	24
15	Defensa y Justicia		Banfield	25
15	Defensa y Justicia	1–0	Platense	26	75′ Home
15	Defensa y Justicia	1–1	Central Cordoba	27	58′ Home
15	Defensa y Justicia	2–1	Dep. Riestra	28	23′ Home
15	Defensa y Justicia	1–1	Aldosivi	29	16′ Away
15	Defensa y Justicia		Estudiantes Rio Cuarto	30

Independiente

Away · Liga Profesional

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Belgrano		Independiente	11
2	Argentinos Jrs		Independiente	11
3	Ind. Rivadavia	3–2	Independiente	11	17′ Home
4	Rosario Central	3–1	Independiente	11	36′ Away
5	River Plate		Independiente	11
6	Boca Juniors	1–1	Independiente	11	9′ Away
7	Velez Sarsfield	1–0	Independiente	11	70′ Home
8	Gimnasia L.P.		Independiente	11
9	Instituto	2–1	Independiente	11	13′ Away
10	Estudiantes L.P.	0–2	Independiente	11	76′ Away
11 · Independiente
12	Huracan		Independiente	11
13	Lanus	1–3	Independiente	11	37′ Away
14	Union de Santa Fe	1–2	Independiente	11	49′ Home
15	Defensa y Justicia		Independiente	11
16	Gimnasia Mendoza	1–1	Independiente	11	6′ Home
17	Sarmiento Junin		Independiente	11
18	Talleres Cordoba		Independiente	11
19	San Lorenzo	1–2	Independiente	11	16′ Away
20	Racing Club		Independiente	11
21	Barracas Central		Independiente	11
22	Tigre		Independiente	11
23	Newells Old Boys	1–1	Independiente	11	34′ Away
24	Atl. Tucuman		Independiente	11
25	Banfield		Independiente	11
26	Platense	0–1	Independiente	11	64′ Away
27	Central Cordoba	0–1	Independiente	11	57′ Away
28	Dep. Riestra	2–0	Independiente	11	13′ Home
29	Aldosivi		Independiente	11
30	Estudiantes Rio Cuarto		Independiente	11

Defensa y Justicia Home Independiente Away

Wins

38%

43%

Over 1.5

85%

79%

Over 2.5

31%

43%

Over 3.5

8%

21%

Both teams scored

62%

64%

Clean sheets

31%

21%

Scores first

62%

64%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

Liga Profesional · 2026 · Completed league matches only.

Defensa y Justicia

26 matches

Goals & results	Home13 matches	Away13 matches	Overall26 matches
Points / match	1.62	1.23	1.42
Draws	46.2%	30.8%	38.5%
Goals scored / match	1.15	1.23	1.19
Goals conceded / match	1.00	1.46	1.23
Total goals / match	2.15	2.69	2.42
Failed to score	15.4%	38.5%	26.9%
Under 2.5 goals	69.2%	46.2%	57.7%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	4 of 8	50%
Scores first → wins	5 of 8	62%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 4	0%

Scoring order known: 13/13 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	2	1
16–30	2	2
31–45	3	1
46–60	2	2
61–75	3	2
76–90	3	5

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Independiente

27 matches

Goals & results	Home13 matches	Away14 matches	Overall27 matches
Points / match	1.54	1.50	1.52
Draws	38.5%	21.4%	29.6%
Goals scored / match	1.31	1.29	1.30
Goals conceded / match	1.08	1.21	1.15
Total goals / match	2.38	2.50	2.44
Failed to score	23.1%	14.3%	18.5%
Under 2.5 goals	69.2%	57.1%	63.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	3 of 9	33%
Scores first → wins	5 of 9	56%
Concedes first → wins	1 of 5	20%

Scoring order known: 14/14 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	2	3
16–30	1	1
31–45	4	3
46–60	7	2
61–75	1	3
76–90	3	5

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Defensa y Justicia	Draw	Independiente	How it works
Strength (Elo)	35.3%	31.6%	33.1%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	23.7%	21.1%	53.1%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.31–2.08 Model expected goals

63.6% Probability of over 2.5 goals

62.3% Both teams to score

1-2 Most likely score, at 9.5%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-29.5%

1-19.2%

0-27.3%

0-17.0%

1-36.6%

2-26.3%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Defensa y Justicia	Independiente	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1500	1550	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	36	11	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1507	1514	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Defensa y Justicia	0.60	0.65	0.60	0.80
Independiente	0.50	0.80	0.50	0.70

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Defensa y Justicia	8%	18%	32%	28%	15%
Independiente	10%	25%	32%	20%	12%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

1.80 Defensa y Justicia at home, 10 matches

1.60 Independiente away, 10 matches

44d Days of rest for Defensa y Justicia

43d Days of rest for Independiente

— Manager of Defensa y Justicia

— Manager of Independiente

0 Matches for Defensa y Justicia in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Independiente in the last 14 days

15 Points for Defensa y Justicia behind the leaders, and 13 above the relegation zone

11 Points for Independiente behind the leaders, and 17 above the relegation zone

2.02 League goals per match

31.4% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Defensa y Justicia, the right bar represents Independiente.

On the ball

20 matches

4.68

corners

6.05

11.0

fouls

11.2

2.28

yellow cards

2.12

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Defensa y Justicia	DWLWWDWLWD	1.80	1.30–1.10	1D
Independiente	WDWLDWLLWW	1.70	1.00–0.80	1W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Defensa y Justicia	6	8	6	0	1
Independiente	5	11	4	0	1

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Defensa y Justicia

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Independiente

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.