This season has been rough for Banfield up to now, while River Plate have enjoyed success. Will the guests take a new scalp?
- Banfield have the fewest points (5) at home in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (28) in Superliga
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Banfield form and stats
With 1 Superliga win, 2 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Banfield are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Banfield are confident in defense, having played 272 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The home team returns after being equal after 90 minutes with Colon (placed 10th) on their last time out; the Superliga game ended 0-0. Luciano Lollo was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.63 out of 10. The defender Lollo hit one key pass and won 10 of 10 duels.
Before that, Banfield had a home game versus Atletico Tucuman which ended with a victory 2-0.Banfield has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. 8 goals have been conceded.
River Plate form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Superliga. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. River Plate hope to make it five in this match.
Julián Álvarez (2) scored in River's previous match, the home game against Boca Juniors that ended 2-1. The attacker Julián Álvarez got a match rating of 8.32 in that game. Álvarez scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Central Cordoba SdE with the score of 3-1.River Plate have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 14 goals from 6 away matches. River have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides meet on the pitch this season, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Banfield - River Plate 1-0. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - one - five (Banfield wins - draws - River Plate wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Álvarez 9 goals |  M. Suárez 7 goals |   J. Cruz 6 goals |
Banfield missing players
River Plate missing players
| Banfield | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 14 | 28 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 15 | 29 | 54 |
| 25 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 81% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 93% | 93% |
| 63% | 62% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 79% | 79% |
| 19% | 31% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 57% | 54% |
| 11% | 15% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 25% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 21% | 18% |
| 41% | 31% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 57% |
| 44% | 46% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 36% |
| 33% | 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.8 | 7 |
| 4.5 | 3.8 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.7 | 12.4 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 13 | 13.6 |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| 23% | 22% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | 36% |
- Banfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Banfield have the fewest points (5) at home in Superliga
- River Plate have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- River Plate have scored more than double the goals of Banfield.
- River Plate have the most scored goals (14) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (28) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+17) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Superliga
- River Plate have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- River Plate is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | River Plate | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 30 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Lanus | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | Estudiantes | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| 5 | Independiente | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Velez Sarsfield | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | Godoy Cruz | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 | Boca Juniors | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Colon | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Racing Club | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 12 | Huracan | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| 13 | Defensa y Justicia | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 14 | Union Santa Fe | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 15 | San Lorenzo | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 16 | Gimnasia La Plata | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 17 | Rosario Central | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 16 |
| 18 | Sarmiento | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 19 | Newell's Old Boys | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 20 | Atletico Tucuman | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 16 |
| 21 | Patronato | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 15 |
| 22 | Banfield | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 23 | Platense | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 13 |
| 24 | Aldosivi | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 13 |
| 25 | Central Cordoba SdE | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 11 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | -14 | 11 |