National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's San Telmo or Banfield that keep their silverware dream alive.
San Telmo have less rest than Banfield in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Primera B Nacional game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Gimnasia Jujuy, was also a home game here at Estadio Alfredo Martín Beranger. The away team is better rested.
San Telmo form and stats
3 victories, 6 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what San Telmo have to build on here at Estadio Alfredo Martín Beranger in the Primera B Nacional. The Telmo fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Alfredo Martín Beranger and will expect new points from this game. San Telmo has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Gimnasia Jujuy in the Primera B Nacional last time out and are looking for a win here.
Before that, San Telmo played out a Primera B Nacional draw 1-1 when visiting Tristan Suarez.Telmo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 9 games. Telmo have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Banfield form and stats
Banfield's mission in Copa Argentina last season failed in the 16th finals.Banfield play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Godoy Cruz. Goalkeeper Mauricio Arboleda got the top player rating of the team with 9.15/10. Arboleda stopped the opponent with eight saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Banfield goalie Mauricio Arboleda was high and low in the Godoy Cruz game, contributing eight saves towards the victory. Ramiro Enrique came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Godoy Cruz last time out, making the manager J. Sanguinetti feel like a tactical genius.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus River Plate in the Superliga.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Velázquez 5 goals |   G. Galoppo 4 goals | R. López 3 goals |
San Telmo missing players
Banfield missing players
| San Telmo | Banfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Scored | S | 17 | 34 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Conceded | C | 12 | 24 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 20% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 7 | ||
| 12.2 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 28% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Atletico Guemes | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| 2 | Barracas Central | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 3 | Gimnasia Jujuy | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 4 | Brown de Adrogue | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| 5 | Deportivo Moron | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 6 | Independiente Rivadavia | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Almagro | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | Atletico Rafaela | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 10 | Defensores de Belgrano | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | San Telmo | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 20 |
| 12 | Tristan Suarez | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 19 |
| 13 | Instituto | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 14 | Deportivo Santamarina | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 15 | All Boys | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | San Martin San Juan | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 17 | Guillermo Brown | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 | Villa Dalmine | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 12 |