Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Banfield & Estudiantes Río Cuarto face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Argentina. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both contenders have had enough days rest since their last match. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated game!
Banfield form and stats
Last season, Banfield's Copa Argentina journey ended in the semi-finals.An away draw last time out for Banfield, facing Sarmiento in a game that ended 0-0. Midfield player Bisanz got a match rating of 7.22 in that game, the max score being 10. Bisanz hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Previous to that game, a Superliga home match hosting Godoy Cruz in a game that was won 2-0.Estudiantes Río Cuarto form and stats
Estudiantes Río Cuarto was sent out of Copa Argentina in the 8th finals last season.Estudiantes Río Cuarto go into this game after a win, the home game against San Martin San Juan that ended 3-2. Villalba came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against San Martin San Juan last time out, making the manager Delfino feel like a tactical genius.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Defensores Unidos.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Estudiantes Río Cuarto manager Delfino as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Flandria.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Bajamich 7 goals |   M. Giménez 5 goals |  E. Insúa Zapata 2 goals |
Banfield missing players
Estudiantes Río Cuarto missing players
| Banfield | Estudiantes Río Cuarto | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Scored | S | 8 | 26 | ||
| 29 | 11 | Conceded | C | 12 | 21 | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 28% | 15% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 28% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4 | ||
| 2.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 8.4 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 27% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 28% | ||
| 11 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.1 | 7 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
