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Liga Profesional de Fútbol · 2026

Estudiantes de La Plata 3–0 Defensa y Justicia · Liga Profesional de Fútbol

3–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Estudiantes de La Plata won 3–0.

Shots
1520
Shots on target
98
Expected goals
1.991.54
Possession
41%59%

Full time

What the match recorded

Estudiantes de La Plata beat Defensa y Justicia 3–0. Recorded in this match (Estudiantes de La Plata – Defensa y Justicia): shots 15–20, shots on target 9–8, expected goals 1.99–1.54, possession 41%–59%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Defensa y Justicia's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Defensa y Justicia's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1 goal/match1.03 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots20 shotsEstudiantes de La Plata 15 shots, Defensa y Justicia 20 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots8 shotsEstudiantes de La Plata 9 shots, Defensa y Justicia 8 shots
  • Expected goals1.99 xG1.54 xGEstudiantes de La Plata 1.99 xG, Defensa y Justicia 1.54 xG
  • Possession41%59%Estudiantes de La Plata 41%, Defensa y Justicia 59%
  • Corners2 corners5 cornersEstudiantes de La Plata 2 corners, Defensa y Justicia 5 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls9 foulsEstudiantes de La Plata 14 fouls, Defensa y Justicia 9 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Estudiantes de La Plata
1Draws
0Defensa y Justicia
Defensa y Justicia — Estudiantes de La Plata · Liga Profesional de Fútbol0–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Estudiantes de La Plata favored in 6 of 9 directional metrics · Defensa y Justicia in 2 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Estudiantes de La Plata19 matchesDefensa y Justicia20 matches
1.16 goals/match ▲Goals scored19/201 goal/match
0.53 goals/match ▲Goals allowed19/201.35 goals/match
13.7 shots/match ▲Shots19/2011.2 shots/match
5.05 shots/match ▲Shots on target19/204.15 shots/match
53% ●Possession19/2052.7%
4.32 corners/matchCorners19/20● 4.35 corners/match
11.8 fouls/matchFouls19/208.95 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples19 / 20home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against, cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 2 Aug 2026, 01:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsEstudiantes de La PlataDefensa y Justicia
CompetitionLiga Profesional de Fútbol
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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