Argentina - Primera DivisiónData current as of 23 July 2026

Gimnasia Mendoza vs Defensa y Justicia: match statistics

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Gimnasia Mendoza vs Defensa y Justicia: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Gimnasia Mendoza play Defensa y Justicia in Primera División (Argentina). The match date is 5 March 2026 at 22:30.

Current form

Gimnasia Mendoza: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Defensa y Justicia: 0-0-5, 0.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Gimnasia Mendoza scores 0.88 and concedes 1.38 goals per match. Defensa y Justicia scores 1.13 and concedes 1.31. League average: 2.08 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Gimnasia Mendoza 50%, Defensa y Justicia 56%. Over 2.5: Gimnasia Mendoza 38%, Defensa y Justicia 38%. League level: BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Gimnasia Mendoza has higher xG: 1.26 vs 1.25. Gimnasia Mendoza: 10.9 shots per match, Defensa y Justicia: 9.9.

Match halves

Gimnasia Mendoza: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 0.38. Defensa y Justicia: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.56.

Goals by minute

Gimnasia Mendoza: 0-15 (4 goals). Defensa y Justicia: 0-15 (4 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

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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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.

Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
0.88Goals scored / match1.13
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
1.38Goals conceded / match1.31
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
43%Average possession51%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
3.81Shots on target / match3.69
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.94Shots per match9.88
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
3.81Shots on target3.69
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
8%Shot conversion11.4%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
43%Possession51%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
1.26xG for1.25
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
1.54xG against1.45
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia

Shooting quality

Gimnasia Mendoza: BalancedDefensa y Justicia: Balanced
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
Accuracy (shots on target)35%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.230.31

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.

Gimnasia Mendoza
WDWLW
Season result split
31% W25% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-7
1.19 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-3
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
DLWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
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 away (W-D-L)
3-2-3
Last 5 away
1-1-3
DWLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.36BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

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 28% better for: goals scored per match.

0.88 goals / match - Gimnasia Mendoza · 1.13 goals / match - Defensa y Justicia

Defensa y Justicia is 5% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.38 goals / match - Gimnasia Mendoza · 1.31 goals / match - Defensa y Justicia

Gimnasia Mendoza scoring profile: strong

Gimnasia Mendoza scores in 69% of matches (11 of 16 matches), while Defensa y Justicia keeps a clean sheet in 31% (5 of 16 matches).

Defensa y Justicia scoring profile: strong

Defensa y Justicia scores in 69% of matches (11 of 16 matches), while Gimnasia Mendoza keeps a clean sheet in 25% (4 of 16 matches).

14Goals scored (season)18
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
22Goals conceded (season)21
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
2.25Average goals in match2.44
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
8Goals scored (last 5)3
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
9Goals conceded (last 5)13
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia

How often they score at least...

69%1 goal69%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
13%2 goals19%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
6%3 goals13%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
0%4 goals6%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal69%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
31%2 goals44%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
13%3 goals13%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
13%4 goals6%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia

* 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
45%
League average

Goal patterns

38%BTTS at half-time19%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
13%Scored in both halves13%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia

BTTS and goal count

31%Min. 3 goals and BTTS31%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
80%BTTS - last 560%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia

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

69%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time31%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time69%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia

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 25% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Gimnasia Mendoza · 1.25 pts / match - Defensa y Justicia

Gimnasia Mendoza - half-time state
13% leading63% draw25% trailing
Defensa y Justicia - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.25
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.56
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
0.69Goals conceded (1st half)0.44
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
1.19Average goals (1st half)1
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
44%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
50%No goal before half-time56%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia

After half-time (2nd half)

1.25Points per match (2nd half)0.88
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
0.38Goals scored (2nd half)0.56
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
0.69Goals conceded (2nd half)0.88
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
1.06Average goals (2nd half)1.44
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
63%Clean sheet after half-time38%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia
69%No goal after half-time63%
Gimnasia MendozaDefensa y Justicia

Gimnasia Mendoza - second-half results

31% W31% R38% P
16
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding238%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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.

Gimnasia Mendoza - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.602.40
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.61.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 3
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

* 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.

Gimnasia Mendoza
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
1
2
16-30
3
4
31-45
1
2
46-60
3
4
61-75
2
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

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.

* 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

2.35
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
113%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Gimnasia Mendoza

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.38
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.
75%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
153%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.81
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 29% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

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.
126%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
111%
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%

* 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

Gimnasia MendozaLigaDefensa y Justicia
Average goals in match 2.252.08 2.44
Both teams scored 50%45% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 38%34% 38%
Clean sheets 25%34% 31%
Goal before half-time 69%61% 63%
Goal after half-time 69%71% 69%

^ 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

FAQ

When do Gimnasia Mendoza and Defensa y Justicia play?

Gimnasia Mendoza face Defensa y Justicia on 5 March 2026 in Primera División. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Gimnasia Mendoza vs Defensa y Justicia?

Gimnasia Mendoza score 0.88 goals per game on average and Defensa y Justicia 1.13. The Primera División average is 2.08 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Gimnasia Mendoza's matches and 56% of Defensa y Justicia's.

What form are Gimnasia Mendoza and Defensa y Justicia in?

Over the last 5 games Gimnasia Mendoza have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Defensa y Justicia 0-0-5 (0.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Gimnasia Mendoza vs Defensa y Justicia?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.