Argentina - Primera DivisiónData current as of 07 August 2026

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Defensa y Justicia vs Newell's Old Boys: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Defensa y Justicia play Newell's Old Boys in Primera División (Argentina). The match date is 9 August 2026.

Current form

Defensa y Justicia: 0-0-5, 0.00 points/match. Newell's Old Boys: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Defensa y Justicia scores 1.13 and concedes 1.31 goals per match. Newell's Old Boys scores 0.94 and concedes 1.69. League average: 2.08 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Defensa y Justicia 56%, Newell's Old Boys 56%. Over 2.5: Defensa y Justicia 38%, Newell's Old Boys 38%. League level: BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Newell's Old Boys has higher xG: 1.29 vs 1.25. Defensa y Justicia: 9.9 shots per match, Newell's Old Boys: 10.5.

Match halves

Defensa y Justicia: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.56. Newell's Old Boys: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.63.

Goals by minute

Defensa y Justicia: 0-15 (4 goals). Newell's Old Boys: 76-90+ (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División: 2.08 goals per match, BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 34%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 3-1-0. Average goals 2.25, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.40)
(3.00)
(3.14)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
1.13Goals scored / match0.94
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
1.31Goals conceded / match1.69
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
51%Average possession44%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
3.69Shots on target / match3.38
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.88Shots per match10.5
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
3.69Shots on target3.38
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
11.4%Shot conversion8.9%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
51%Possession44%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
1.25xG for1.29
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
1.45xG against1.53
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys

Shooting quality

Defensa y Justicia: BalancedNewell's Old Boys: Balanced
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
Accuracy (shots on target)37%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Defensa y Justicia
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
25% W44% R31% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-7-5
1.19 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-5-2
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DDWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.36BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Newell's Old Boys
WDWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
19% W38% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-6-7
0.94 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-4
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LLWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Defensa y Justicia is 20% better for: goals scored per match.

1.13 goals / match - Defensa y Justicia · 0.94 goals / match - Newell's Old Boys

Defensa y Justicia is 29% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.31 goals / match - Defensa y Justicia · 1.69 goals / match - Newell's Old Boys

Defensa y Justicia scoring profile: very strong

Defensa y Justicia scores in 69% of matches (11 of 16 matches), while Newell's Old Boys keeps a clean sheet in 13% (2 of 16 matches).

Newell's Old Boys scoring profile: strong

Newell's Old Boys scores in 63% of matches (10 of 16 matches), while Defensa y Justicia keeps a clean sheet in 31% (5 of 16 matches).

18Goals scored (season)15
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
21Goals conceded (season)27
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
2.44Average goals in match2.63
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
3Goals scored (last 5)8
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
13Goals conceded (last 5)5
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys

How often they score at least...

69%1 goal63%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
19%2 goals19%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
13%3 goals13%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
6%4 goals0%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys

How often they concede at least...

69%1 goal88%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
44%2 goals50%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
13%3 goals19%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
6%4 goals6%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

56%
Defensa y Justicia - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 16 matches
56%
Newell's Old Boys - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 16 matches
45%
League average

Goal patterns

19%BTTS at half-time6%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
0%BTTS in both halves6%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
13%Scored in both halves13%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys

BTTS and goal count

31%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
60%BTTS - last 580%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
31%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time94%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time63%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
19%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Defensa y Justicia is 18% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.25 pts / match - Defensa y Justicia · 1.06 pts / match - Newell's Old Boys

Defensa y Justicia - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing
Newell's Old Boys - half-time state
19% leading50% draw31% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.25Points per match (1st half)1.06
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
0.56Goals scored (1st half)0.31
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
0.44Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
1Average goals (1st half)0.88
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
63%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
56%No goal before half-time81%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys

After half-time (2nd half)

0.88Points per match (2nd half)1.06
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
0.56Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
0.88Goals conceded (2nd half)1.13
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
1.44Average goals (2nd half)1.75
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
38%Clean sheet after half-time25%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys
63%No goal after half-time44%
Defensa y JusticiaNewell's Old Boys

Defensa y Justicia - second-half results

13% W50% R38% P
20
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Newell's Old Boys - second-half results

25% W31% R44% P
17
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 19%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Defensa y Justicia - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.200.20
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match1.21.4
Average goals in match1.61.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet0%0%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-4-6
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Newell's Old Boys - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.00
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+30
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Defensa y Justicia
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
1
4
16-30
4
1
31-45
1
2
46-60
4
3
61-75
4
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Newell's Old Boys
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
2
7
31-45
1
8
46-60
0
5
61-75
9
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.54
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
122%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-11%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
43%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Defensa y Justicia

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
146%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.19
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Newell's Old Boys

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.24
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.51
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
143%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.86
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
60% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
60%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Primera División).

Teams vs league

Defensa y JusticiaLigaNewell's Old Boys
Average goals in match 2.442.08 2.63
Both teams scored 56%45% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 38%34% 38%
Clean sheets 31%34% 13%
Goal before half-time 63%61% 50%
Goal after half-time 69%71% 94%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.08
Average goals per match
45%
Both teams scored
34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.18
Home goals / match
0.90
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
22%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): Defensa y Justicia 3 - 1 - 0 Newell's Old Boys. Average goals 2.25, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Newell's Old Boys
2 : 3
CSD Defensa y Justicia
CSD Defensa y Justicia
1 : 1
Newell's Old Boys
Newell's Old Boys
0 : 1
CSD Defensa y Justicia
Defensa y Justicia
1 : 0
Newell's Old Boys

FAQ

When do Defensa y Justicia and Newell's Old Boys play?

Defensa y Justicia face Newell's Old Boys on 9 August 2026 in Primera División. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Defensa y Justicia and Newell's Old Boys?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Defensa y Justicia won 3, Newell's Old Boys won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.25 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Defensa y Justicia vs Newell's Old Boys?

Defensa y Justicia score 1.13 goals per game on average and Newell's Old Boys 0.94. The Primera División average is 2.08 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Defensa y Justicia's matches and 56% of Newell's Old Boys's.

What form are Defensa y Justicia and Newell's Old Boys in?

Over the last 5 games Defensa y Justicia have a 0-0-5 record (0.00 points per game) and Newell's Old Boys 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Defensa y Justicia vs Newell's Old Boys?

The statistical background for Defensa y Justicia vs Newell's Old Boys — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.