Both these teams have struggled so far, but three points in this important fixture would certainly help. Get ready for Banfield - Platense!
- Banfield have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Superliga
- Platense have won significantly less corners away then at home.
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.
Banfield form and stats
Banfield have played three Superliga home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
An away draw last time out for Banfield, facing Patronato in a game that ended 1-1. Goalkeeper Facundo Altamirano got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.12 out of ten. Altamirano stopped the opponent with seven saves. Banfield's goalie Facundo Altamirano played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Patronato with a stunning seven saves. The hometeam coach J. Sanguinetti made a successful contribution in the game against Patronato, bringing on Luciano Pons who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Estudiantes that ended 1-1.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 Banfield have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won three times, drawn five and lost six.
The lack of attacking qualities in Banfield means that they have only scored 1 goal in 3 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Banfield are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Platense form and stats
As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Platense have produced an overall stat of 0-2-2 so far.
Platense's previous game was their home loss versus Boca Juniors (1-3). Nicolás Bertolo got a match rating of 7.14 in that game, top player of the team. Bertolo scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Central Cordoba SdE that ended 2-2.We have checked recent matches where Platense have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were three victories, one draw and two defeats.
Platense have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 4 goals have been scored. Platense's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 6 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The participants have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Banfield - Platense 0-1 logged in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  G. Galoppo 5 goals |  J. Álvarez 3 goals | L. Pons 3 goals |
Banfield missing players
Platense missing players
| Banfield | Platense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 19 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 19 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 31 |
| 90% | 80% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 90% | 95% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 40% | 62% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 38% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 43% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 30% | 48% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 19% |
| 29% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | 38% |
| 5.3 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 4.4 | 3.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 2.1 | 2.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11.5 | 11.7 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8 | 9 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 32% | 31% |
- Banfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Banfield have the fewest points (2) at home in Superliga
- Banfield have the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Superliga
- Banfield have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Superliga
- Platense have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Talleres Cordoba | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Lanus | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | Racing Club | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Independiente | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Colon | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 6 | Estudiantes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Aldosivi | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Patronato | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Argentinos Juniors | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | River Plate | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 11 | Defensa y Justicia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Atlético Tucumán | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Boca Juniors | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Godoy Cruz | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | Sarmiento | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 17 | Union Santa Fe | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Gimnasia La Plata | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 | Huracán | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 20 | Banfield | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 21 | San Lorenzo | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 22 | Rosario Central | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | Velez Sarsfield | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 24 | Central Cordoba SdE | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 25 | Platense | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -13 | 5 |