Vélez Sarsfield vs Defensa y Justicia Highlights - August 17, 2026

Defensa y Justicia travel to José Amalfitani in Buenos Aires to face Vélez Sarsfield on August 17, 2026.

This one is a Argentine Liga Profesional tie.

Vélez Sarsfield sit in position 1 of the table with 10 points after 4 matches. Their season so far: won 3, drawn 1, lost 0.

That leaves a goal difference of +4. Across the last five they have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1.

A 0-1 home defeat to Gimnasia La Plata came on May 11. A 1-0 home win over Instituto (Córdoba) came on Jul 24.

On Jul 30 they took a 3-1 win at Talleres (Córdoba). They beat Independiente 1-0 at home on Aug 3.

On Aug 8 they shared a 1-1 draw at Boca Juniors. That run brought 6 goals for and 3 against.

Of that run, 3 were played at home. The defence held firm 2 times across those games.

Defensa y Justicia go into the match in position 4, on 7 points from 4 matches. They have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 1 so far.

Their goal difference stands at -1. In their last five outings they have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2.

On Jul 16 they went down 1-4 at Racing Club. A 1-1 home draw with Aldosivi followed on Jul 24.

A 2-1 home win over Deportivo Riestra came on Jul 29. They lost 0-3 away at Estudiantes de La Plata on Aug 1.

They beat Newell's Old Boys 2-1 at home on Aug 9. They have scored 6 and conceded 10 across that run.

3 of those five came at home.

Vélez Sarsfield have leaned on Diego Valdés, who has found the net 2 times. For assists Vélez Sarsfield look to Elias Gomez, on 1.

David Barbona has scored 2 times for Defensa y Justicia this season. César Pérez tops the Defensa y Justicia assist chart with 1.

In the table Vélez Sarsfield sit above Defensa y Justicia. Live score, stats and lineups appear on this page once the match starts.