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Liga Profesional de Fútbol · 2026

Defensa y Justicia vs Instituto De Córdoba · Liga Profesional de Fútbol

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
1.211.17
Expected goals
1.511.52
Shots
1214
Possession
52.2%49.5%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: instituto De Córdoba's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Alongside it: defensa y Justicia's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Instituto De Córdoba's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Instituto De Córdoba's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.17 goals/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 for2.4 goals/match1.17 goals/match1.1 goals/match

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

Defensa y Justicia show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Defensa y Justicia's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

12 shots/match ▲ShotsDefensa y Justicia · Instituto De Córdoba14 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricDefensa y JusticiaInstituto De CórdobaBaseline
Shots12 shots/match14 shots/match12.3 shots/match
Shots against13 shots/match9.17 shots/match12.2 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Defensa y Justicia favored in 1 of 13 directional metrics · Instituto De Córdoba in 7 · 5 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Defensa y Justicia29 matchesInstituto De Córdoba29 matches
1.21 goals/matchGoals scored29/291.17 goals/match
1.17 goals/matchGoals allowed29/29▲ 0.97 goals/match
1.51 xG/matchExpected goals11/111.52 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots29/29▲ 14 shots/match
4.48 shots/matchShots on target29/294.38 shots/match
52.2% ●Possession29/2949.5%
4.24 corners/matchCorners29/29● 5.41 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards11/122.58 cards/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls29/2913 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Defensa y Justicia
0Draws
1Instituto De Córdoba
Instituto De Córdoba — Defensa y Justicia · Liga Profesional de Fútbol2–0

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples29 / 29home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness16 daysfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 18 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsDefensa y JusticiaInstituto De Córdoba
CompetitionLiga Profesional de Fútbol
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