Superliga: Tipsway are expecting an intriguing and highly important fight featuring Vélez Sarsfield and Banfield at Estadio José Amalfitani. This duo need points like a fish needs water!
- Vélez Sarsfield have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Banfield have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
2 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Vélez Sarsfield have to build on here at Estadio José Amalfitani in the Superliga. When Vélez Sarsfield hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Talleres Cordoba, Aldosivi, Lanus, Colón, Arsenal de Sarandi, Rosario Central, Vélez Sarsfield, Estudiantes and Union Santa Fe), they have won 3 of 4 matches!
No payout for Sarsfield in their previous match, an away game at Boca Juniors that ended in defeat 0-1. Midfielder Garayalde was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.31 (out of ten) in that game. Garayalde hit two key passes and had 51 successful passes (of 60 total).
Before that, Vélez Sarsfield had a home game versus Barracas Central which ended with a victory 1-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Vélez Sarsfield have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 4 and lost 3.
Low-scoring affair? Looking at this team's last 12 league games, 9 have seen less than three goals (under 2.5).
Sarsfield are traveling soon after this match as the Superliga match at San Lorenzo awaits in four days.
Vélez Sarsfield aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio José Amalfitani in the league, with only 8 goals from 9 games. Vélez Sarsfield are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio José Amalfitani in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches. Vélez Sarsfield has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Banfield form and stats
Playing away, Banfield have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Superliga this season.
Banfield's last game was the home draw against Godoy Cruz (1-1). Midfield player Cuero was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.75/10. Cuero hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that, 1-1 at home vs Godoy Cruz (after extra-time, 3-1 on penalties) in the Copa Argentina. We have checked recent matches where Banfield have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Will both teams score? This team's most recent statistics suggest that, having finished 5 league games in a row with one or more goals from each side.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Banfield have avoided defeat in the last 4 matches (3-1-0) versus Sarsfield.The matches between these sides have sometimes been hostile, having seen 5 red cards from the last nine duels.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Janson 8 goals |  R. Enrique Paz 6 goals |
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
Banfield missing players
| Vélez Sarsfield | Banfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 17 | 36 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 33 | 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 40 |
| 40 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 40 |
| 89% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 82% | 86% |
| 69% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 17% | 41% | 67% |
| 29% | 25% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 35% | 44% |
| 17% | 19% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 19% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 54% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 35% | 56% |
| 20% | 31% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 53% | 33% |
| 37% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 25% |
| 5.1 | 6.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 7.2 | 5.2 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11.9 | 13.1 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 8.8 | 11.9 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 23% | 24% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 31% | 29% |
| 10.9 | 11.2 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 14.1 | 11.7 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
- Banfield have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Banfield have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Vélez Sarsfield have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 42 |
| 2 | Atlético Tucumán | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 41 |
| 3 | Racing Club | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Huracan | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
| 5 | Gimnasia La Plata | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | River Plate | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 35 |
| 7 | Tigre | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 33 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 32 |
| 11 | Patronato | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 31 |
| 12 | Platense | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 31 |
| 13 | San Lorenzo | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 30 |
| 14 | Independiente | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 30 |
| 15 | Sarmiento | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 29 |
| 16 | Defensa y Justicia | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 29 |
| 17 | Central Cordoba SdE | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 18 | Barracas Central | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 28 |
| 19 | Estudiantes | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 20 | Banfield | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 26 |
| 21 | Union Santa Fe | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -5 | 26 |
| 22 | Talleres Cordoba | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 25 |
| 23 | Rosario Central | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 25 |
| 24 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 25 | Colón | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 22 |
| 26 | Lanus | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 20 |
| 27 | Vélez Sarsfield | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 16 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 23 | -27 | 13 |
