CA Independiente vs CSyD Defensa y Justicia, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

CA Independiente

3 – 1

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CSyD Defensa y Justicia

Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 22:30 UTC Libertadores de America HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 8' Aaron Molinas pen

Gabriel Avalos pen 15' 1–1

Maximiliano Gutierrez 29' 2–1

Lautaro Millan 90+4' 3–1

Facundo Zabala 35' Y

Mateo Perez Curci 52' Y

Y 59' Santiago Sosa

Y 80' Ayrton Portillo

Overview

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CA Independiente vs CSyD Defensa y Justicia — Superliga Argentina at Libertadores de America.

CA Independiente 27 games · 40 pts (2026/26)
CSyD Defensa y Justicia 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Sebastian Martinez (Argentina)
Assistant 1 Pablo Gualtieri (Argentina)
Assistant 2 Maximiliano Castelli

11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	CA Velez Sarsfield	27	51
2	CA Talleres	27	48
3	Racing Club	27	46
4	CA Huracan	27	46
5	CA River Plate	27	43
6	CA Boca Juniors	27	42
7	CA Independiente	27	40
8	CA Tucuman	27	40
9	CA Union	27	40
10	CA Platense	27	39
11	CS Independiente Rivadavia	27	38
12	Estudiantes de La Plata	27	36
13	Instituto AC Córdoba	27	36
14	CA Lanus	27	36
15	CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba	27	35
16	CA Belgrano	27	35
17	CD Riestra	27	35
18	CA Tigre	27	34
19	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	27	32
20	CA Rosario Central	27	32
21	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	27	32
22	CA Central Córdoba	27	31
23	AA Argentinos Juniors	27	30
24	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	27	29
25	CA Newell's Old Boys	27	28
26	CA Sarmiento de Junín	27	26
27	CA Banfield	27	24
28	CA Barracas Central	27	23

Head-to-Head

CA Independiente 7 games · Avg 1.6 goals CSyD Defensa y Justicia

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-18 CA Independiente 3–1 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 2024-06-04 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 0–0 CA Independiente 2023-02-20 CA Independiente 0–2 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 2022-07-20 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 2–1 CA Independiente 2021-08-21 CA Independiente 0–0 CSyD Defensa y Justicia

Recent Form

CA Independiente

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	H	3–1	W
11 Apr	CA Boca Juniors	A	1–1	D
04 Apr	Racing Club	H	1–0	W
21 Mar	CA Talleres	H	1–2	L
17 Mar	Instituto AC Córdoba	A	1–2	L
10 Mar	CA Union	H	4–4	D

CSyD Defensa y Justicia

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	CA Independiente	A	1–3	L
13 Apr	CA Talleres	H	1–2	L
07 Apr	Instituto AC Córdoba	A	0–2	L
21 Mar	CA Union	H	2–0	W
16 Mar	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	A	5–2	W
12 Mar	CA Central Córdoba	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

CA Independiente		CSyD Defensa y Justicia
#7	Position	#21
40	Points	32
27	Played	27
9 / 13 / 5	W / D / L	7 / 11 / 9
25	Scored	27
17	Conceded	33
+8	GD	-6
1.48	PPG	1.19
33%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
CA Independiente this season

25% Clean Sheets
CSyD Defensa y Justicia this season

CA Independiente are 7th (40 pts). CSyD Defensa y Justicia are 21st (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Independiente

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/3

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CSyD Defensa y Justicia

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/5

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/3

76+

1/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Independiente

Gabriel Avalos	11 G	5 A
Matias Abaldo	5 G	1 A

CSyD Defensa y Justicia

Juan Gutierrez	4 G	3 A
Aaron Molinas	3 G	4 A
Ayrton Portillo	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. CSyD Defensa y Justicia kicks off things out of here…
5' CSyD Defensa y Justicia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
8' Aaron Molinas adds to his 1 season tally! CSyD Defensa y Justicia lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
13' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CSyD Defensa y Justicia that had 161 games and scored 205 goals.
15' A stunning finish from Gabriel Avalos — that came from absolutely nowhere!
20' CA Independiente currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mariano Soso might look to freshen things up shortly.
29' Maximiliano Gutierrez doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
34' CA Independiente are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined CSyD Defensa y Justicia backline.
35' Controversy at the stadium! Facundo Zabala argues furiously but the card stands.
40' CA Independiente has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' A change in the CSyD Defensa y Justicia ranks — Facundo Altamira exits the field as Cesar Perez enters on 46.
51' CSyD Defensa y Justicia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
52' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Mateo Perez Curci.
57' CA Independiente started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
59' CSyD Defensa y Justicia player sees a card in front of him.
64' CSyD Defensa y Justicia have won 205 goals from 161 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
68' CA Independiente make a change. Ignacio Malcorra trudges off to be replaced by Lautaro Millan on 68 minutes.
71' Time for substitution for CSyD Defensa y Justicia. Alan Coria is replaced by Agustin Hausch.
75' Santiago Gabriel Montiel is replacing Maximiliano Gutierrez for the CA Independiente side.
80' Poor challenge from Ayrton Portillo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
85' Felipe Tempone gets the nod from CA Independiente. He replaces Gabriel Avalos and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Alan Coria is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for CSyD Defensa y Justicia so far.
Another three points for CA Independiente.

Lineups

CA Independiente Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

4
Santiago Arias
33
Rodrigo Rey
9
Gabriel Avalos ↓ Felipe Tempone 85'
23
Ivan Marcone
26
Kevin Lomonaco
40
Ignacio Malcorra ↓ Lautaro Millan 68'
36
Sebastian Valdez
22
Facundo Zabala
28
Maximiliano Gutierrez ↓ Santiago Gabriel Montiel 75'
19
Matias Abaldo
16
Mateo Perez Curci ↓ Rodrigo Fernandez 68'

Bench

Coach Gustavo Quinteros

CSyD Defensa y Justicia Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

21
Hector Martinez ↓ Dario Caceres 71'
6
Emiliano Amor
29
Damian Fernandez
10
Aaron Molinas
33
Lucas Souto
24
Juan Gutierrez
15
Santiago Sosa
22
Cristopher Fiermarin
16
Ayrton Portillo ↓ David Fernandez 85'
25
Facundo Altamira ↓ Cesar Perez 46'
31
Alan Coria ↓ Agustin Hausch 71'

Bench

Coach Mariano Soso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adonis Frias	2
Nicolas Fernandez	2
Nicolas Fernandez	1
Sebastian Palacios	1
Alex Vigo	1
Manuel Duarte	1
Santiago Solari	1
Gabriel Avalos	1

Head to Head

CA Independiente Form

2026-04-18 CA Independiente 3–1 CSyD Defensa y Justicia W 2026-04-11 CA Boca Juniors 1–1 CA Independiente D 2026-04-04 CA Independiente 1–0 Racing Club W 2026-03-21 CA Independiente 1–2 CA Talleres L 2026-03-17 Instituto AC Córdoba 2–1 CA Independiente L 2026-03-10 CA Independiente 4–4 CA Union D

CSyD Defensa y Justicia Form

2026-04-18 CA Independiente 3–1 CSyD Defensa y Justicia L 2026-04-13 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 1–2 CA Talleres L 2026-04-07 Instituto AC Córdoba 2–0 CSyD Defensa y Justicia L 2026-03-21 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 2–0 CA Union W 2026-03-16 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 2–5 CSyD Defensa y Justicia W 2026-03-12 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 1–1 CA Central Córdoba D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.54 CA Independiente xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.99 CSyD Defensa y Justicia xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Independiente49% Draw27% CSyD Defensa y Justicia24%

Actual: CA Independiente win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

CA Independiente or Draw

76%

Draw or CSyD Defensa y Justicia

51%

CA Independiente or CSyD Defensa y Justicia

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Independiente34% Draw48% CSyD Defensa y Justicia18%

Actual: CA Independiente win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

11.2%

0 – 0

10%

2 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

0 – 1

6.8%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

4.6%

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — CA Independiente

Handicap	CA Independiente covers	Push	CSyD Defensa y Justicia covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	23%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

CA Independiente keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

CSyD Defensa y Justicia keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.