Central Cordoba de Santiago vs Defensa Y Justicia Prediction

Estadio Alfredo Terrera, Santiago del Estero·Pablo Echavarria, Argentina 18/09/2026

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Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
Value Analysis
62%Trust
Home Corners
Home Corners Over 4.5
1.77
SignalSOLIDModel62%SurpriseMediumGap+9.7%
Central Cordoba de Santiago Rest
6 days
Defensa Y Justicia Rest
6 days

Central Cordoba de Santiago vs Defensa Y Justicia: the result in context

Central Cordoba de Santiago and Defensa Y Justicia drew 2-2 in the Liga Profesional Argentina on 18 Sep 2026. Defensa Y Justicia had gone in with the better form, having won 3 of their previous five against none for Central Cordoba de Santiago.

Their 7 previous meetings averaged 2.3 goals, with both teams scoring in 5 of them. Referee Pablo Echavarria averages 4.76 cards a game, 0.51 fewer than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
38%2.66
X
30%3.00
2
32%2.83
Double Chance
1X
68%1.40
X2
62%1.44
Both Teams to Score
Yes
47%2.00
No
53%1.75
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.04 + 1.06 = 2.10
Over 1.5
64%1.45
Over 2.5
34%2.40
Over 3.5
21%4.50
Under 1.5
36%2.66
Under 2.5
66%1.54
Under 3.5
79%1.17
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.8 + 4.2 = 10
Over 8.5
65%1.57
Over 9.5
53%1.98
Over 10.5
40%2.55
Under 8.5
35%2.19
Under 9.5
47%1.76
Under 10.5
60%1.40
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.2 + 2.6 = 4.8
Over 3.5
71%1.42
Over 4.5
53%1.91
Under 3.5
29%2.70
Under 4.5
47%1.80

Match Events

36'J. LuccoAssist: D. Barbona
44'L. Gonzalez INL. Sequeira out
46'F. Mansilla INY. Casermeiro out
53'L. FernandezAssist: C. Perez
63'D. Barbona INM. Porcel out
63'S. Sosa INJ. Lopez out
69'H. Tijanovich INL. Varaldo out
69'S. Moyano INL. Marchi out
71'M. IacobellisAssist: L. Sequeira
74'L. FernandezFoul
75'L. Fernandez INT. Perrotta out
76'D. Fernandez INN. Roselli out
79'M. Cuitino INE. Naya out
80'N. RoselliFoul
87'Y. CasermeiroFoul
90+6'L. Sequeira(Penalty)
90+12'J. Gutierrez INA. Hausch out
90+13'J. LuccoFoul
90+15'D. BarreraUnsportsmanlike conduct

Lineups

Central Cordoba de Santiago
4-2-3-1Coach: Sebastian Dominguez
Defensa Y Justicia
4-3-3Coach: Julio Vaccari
Avg rating6.76
Avg rating6.88
Alan AguerreC6.01A. Aguerre
Santiago Moyano6.333S. Moyano
Alejandro Maciel6.72A. Maciel
Facundo Mansilla5.96F. Mansilla
Fernando Martínez6.720F. Martínez
Matías Vera7.322M. Vera
Lucas González6.618L. González
Diego Barrera7.67D. Barrera
Marco Iacobellis7.910M. Iacobellis
Horacio Tijanovich7.211H. Tijanovich
Martín Cuitiño6.047M. Cuitiño
Matías Borgogno7.31M. Borgogno
Valentín Loza6.628V. Loza
Damián Fernández6.629D. Fernández
David Martínez7.621D. Martínez
Fernando Román7.03F. Román
César Pérez7.98C. Pérez
Santiago Sosa6.715S. Sosa
David Barbona6.619D. Barbona
Jeremías Lucco7.326J. Lucco
Leandro FernándezC7.29L. Fernández
Juan Manuel Gutiérrez6.224J. Manuel Gutiérrez

Central Cordoba de Santiago Substitutes

28Leonardo Sequeira44'for L. Gonzalez90+6'7.5
17Yuri Casermeiro46'for F. Mansilla87'6.9
3Leonardo Marchi69'for S. Moyano6.9
9Lucas Varaldo69'for H. Tijanovich6.3
25Javier Vallejos
42Juan Pablo Pignani
21Felipe Aguilar
30Federico Rodriguez
55Juan Cardozo
5Tiago Cravero
29Joaquin Flores
19Ezequiel Naya79'for M. Cuitino6.3

Defensa Y Justicia Substitutes

22Maximiliano Porcel63'for D. Barbona6.7
5Julián López63'for S. Sosa6.3
36Lautaro Amade
30Demian Dominguez
16Ayrton Portillo
6Ezequiel Burdin
32Nazareno Roselli76'for D. Fernandez80'6.7
27Domingo Blanco
11Tiziano Perrotta75'for L. Fernandez6.5
41Ramiro Gagliardi
7Tomás Pérez
17Agustín Hausch90+12'for J. Gutierrez

Match Stats

Central Cordoba de SantiagoDefensa Y Justicia
45%Ball Possession55%
8Corner Kicks1
2Yellow Cards3
18Total Shots17
6Shots on Goal7
6Shots off Goal6
10Shots Inside Box9
8Shots Outside Box8
6Blocked Shots4
4Fouls19
2Offsides3
4Goalkeeper Saves4
301Total Passes412
208Passes Accurate326
69%Pass Accuracy79%

Team Comparison

Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago
Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia
1540Elo Rating 1685
1.39Attack 1.71
1.05Defense 2.22
0%Hit Rate 63%
14.0Shots per Game 17.3
4.1Shots on Target 5.9
5.4Corners per Game 3.4
2.8Cards per Game 2.1

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend71% in H2H

Game State Tendencies

Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 33% of the time
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (1 vs 0.7 in second half)

Head to Head

Last 7 meetings, all competitions

Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago4Wins · 57%
Draws229%
Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1Wins · 14%
2.3Avg Goals
71%Both teams scored5 of 7
43%3+ goals3 of 7

Previous meetings

Liga Profesional Argentina12/03/2026
Defensa Y JusticiaCentral Cordoba de Santiago
11
Liga Profesional Argentina28/07/2025
Central Cordoba de SantiagoDefensa Y Justicia
21
Liga Profesional Argentina03/02/2025
Defensa Y JusticiaCentral Cordoba de Santiago
21
Liga Profesional Argentina11/08/2024
Central Cordoba de SantiagoDefensa Y Justicia
20
Liga Profesional Argentina09/04/2023
Defensa Y JusticiaCentral Cordoba de Santiago
12
Liga Profesional Argentina08/08/2022
Central Cordoba de SantiagoDefensa Y Justicia
10
Liga Profesional Argentina04/09/2021
Defensa Y JusticiaCentral Cordoba de Santiago
11

Referee Profile

Pablo Echavarria199 matches

4.76Cards per match
4.58Yellow cards per match
0.17Red cards per match
23.8Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Pablo Echavarria4.76
Other referees5.27

4.76 cards a match, 0.51 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (5.27).

Cards come from 156 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

Apertura - Group A

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.1694319:7+1231WWLWW
2Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1686222:9+1330WDWWD
3Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield1677218:12+628DWLLW
4Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1675417:13+426WWLWD
5IndependienteIndependiente1666424:20+424WDWLL
6LanusLanus1666418:15+324LWDLW
7San LorenzoSan Lorenzo1657414:14022DDWDL
8Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1656524:20+421LLWLD
9Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba1663717:17021LWWLW
10Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1647518:21-319LLLWW
11Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1654714:22-819WDWLL
12PlatensePlatense1637610:15-516LDDLL
13Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago1644811:21-1016WLLLW
14Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1636715:27-1215WDWWL
15Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra161875:12-711LLLDL
#TeamMPGPts
1Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.1619:731
2Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1622:930
3Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield1618:1228
4Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1617:1326
5IndependienteIndependiente1624:2024
6LanusLanus1618:1524
7San LorenzoSan Lorenzo1614:1422
8Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1624:2021
9Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba1617:1721
10Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1618:2119
11Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1614:2219
12PlatensePlatense1610:1516
13Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago1611:2116
14Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1615:2715
15Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra165:1211

Clausura - Group A

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba14102221:10+1132LWWLW
2Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield1476123:13+1027DWLLW
3Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1476122:14+827WDWWD
4Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1483320:13+727LLLWW
5LanusLanus1473417:10+724LWDLW
6Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1456313:10+321WDWWL
7Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1462616:15+120WDWLL
8IndependienteIndependiente1454512:14-219WDWLL
9San LorenzoSan Lorenzo145367:12-518DDWDL
10Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1452721:23-217LLWLD
11Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.1442817:18-114WWLWW
12PlatensePlatense1435614:20-614LDDLL
13Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra1426610:14-412LLLDL
14Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago1424811:23-1210WLLLW
15Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1423913:22-99WWLWD
#TeamMPGPts
1Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba1421:1032
2Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield1423:1327
3Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1422:1427
4Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1420:1327
5LanusLanus1417:1024
6Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1413:1021
7Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1416:1520
8IndependienteIndependiente1412:1419
9San LorenzoSan Lorenzo147:1218
10Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1421:2317
11Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.1417:1814
12PlatensePlatense1414:2014
13Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra1410:1412
14Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago1411:2310
15Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1413:229

About the Central Cordoba de Santiago vs Defensa Y Justicia forecast

The forecasts for this Liga Profesional Argentina match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Central Cordoba de Santiago and Defensa Y Justicia in the Liga Profesional Argentina table

In the Liga Profesional Argentina table, Defensa Y Justicia are 10th and Central Cordoba de Santiago 13th, 3 points apart. League goal record so far: Central Cordoba de Santiago 11-21, Defensa Y Justicia 18-21. The full standings are on the Liga Profesional Argentina Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Defensa Y Justicia have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.