Talleres vs Defensa y Justicia: the preview

Saturday, October 24 · Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Argentina - Torneo Clausura 2026

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Talleres #15 · 9 pts

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Defensa y Justicia #3 · 24 pts
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Defensa y Justicia arrives near the top of the standings despite mixed away form, while Talleres struggles near the bottom with a single home win in the tournament. The recent head-to-head record remains even across eight clashes, though Defensa y Justicia has not beaten Talleres in the last four matches.

Updated on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at

Key facts

  • Defensa y Justicia have not beaten Talleres in 4 games.

  • Talleres are winless in 4 games in the competition.

  • Talleres took 1 of the last 9 points available.

  • Talleres failed to score in 6 of their 13 games in the competition.

Current form

Defensa y Justicia attempts to build on recent away success against a side struggling to secure points at home.

The odds

Talleres 43.6%
Draw 29.5%
Defensa y Justicia 26.9%
Talleres 2.1 Draw 3.1 Defensa y Justicia 3.4

Implied probability, normalised so the three add up to 100.

What people are predicting

Average score: Talleres 1.1–1.0 Defensa y Justicia
43%Talleres win
25%Draw
32%Defensa y Justicia win
Most picked scores: 1–0 22% 1–1 20% 1–2 13%

Updated until kickoff. Play for free and make your pick

Where they stand

Group A
Team MP GD Pts
1 Instituto 13 +10 29
2 Boca Juniors 13 +7 24
3 Defensa y Justicia 13 +6 24
4 Vélez 13 +5 24
5 Lanús 13 +7 23
6 Newell`s 13 +3 20
7 Gimnasia de Mendoza 13 +2 20
8 Independiente 13 -1 19
9 San Lorenzo 13 -5 17
10 Estudiantes de La Plata 13 +1 14
11 Unión 13 -4 14
12 Deportivo Riestra 13 -3 12
13 Platense 13 -7 11
14 Central Cordoba (SE) 13 -7 10
15 Talleres 13 -8 9

The difference-makers

Talleres. Talleres depends heavily on the output of Agustin Alvarez Martínez and Valentin Depietri to sustain any offensive threat. Without their conversions, the side struggles to generate consistent danger given the low overall scoring metrics.

Playing style

Defensa y JusticiaTalleres
50.7% Possession 53.3%
5.3 Remates al arco 4.4
15.3 Remates totales 14
4 Corners 4
14.3 Fouls 11.5

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (10 and 10 respectively).

Talleres registers lower shot efficiency despite high possession metrics, forcing a scenario where Defensa y Justicia can sustain pressure through superior attempts on target.

When they settle games

Talleres 7 goals

1-1516-3031-4546-6061-7576-90

Defensa y Justicia 15 goals

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Defensa y Justicia concentrates its scoring efficiency in the final quarter of the first half, while Talleres concedes regular intervals across the match.

Head to head

Head-to-head record · last 10 matches
4Defensa y Justicia won
2Draws
4Talleres won
Goals in the head-to-head17 – 9
Matches10
Last win for Defensa y Justicia04/2022
Last win for Talleres04/2026

Latest matchups

13/4/26Liga ProfessionalDefensa y Justicia1–2Talleres
24/7/24Liga ProfessionalTalleres1–1Defensa y Justicia
11/3/23Liga ProfessionalDefensa y Justicia1–1Talleres
11/9/22Liga ProfessionalTalleres1–0Defensa y Justicia
9/4/22Copa de la SuperligaTalleres1–5Defensa y Justicia
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4/10/21Liga ProfessionalDefensa y Justicia3–0Talleres
26/1/20Liga ProfessionalDefensa y Justicia4–1Talleres
20/10/18Liga ProfessionalDefensa y Justicia2–0Talleres
25/3/18Copa SudamericanaTalleres1–0Defensa y Justicia
18/3/18Liga ProfessionalTalleres1–0Defensa y Justicia

Defensa y Justicia maintains the overall advantage across the historical meetings despite failing to secure a victory in the last four encounters against Talleres.

Who scored in these meetings

RAMIREZ JUAN 2
Miguel Merentiel 2 A. Maidana 2
FERNANDEZ HUGO 2
ROJAS MATIAS 1
TOGNI GASTON 1

33 3 · in 9 meetings

Past meetings show familiar names on the scoresheet while accumulation of cautions indicates persistent friction. High booking rates across previous encounters align with tightly contested outcomes where margins remain narrow.