The visiting River Plate side are probably odds-on at Banfield, as the visitors have a 23 point supremacy from their 18 league fixtures this season.
- Banfield have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+20) in Superliga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Banfield form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Banfield have to build on here at Estadio Florencio Solá in the Superliga.
Banfield lost their last game at Racing Club (placed 17th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Midfielder Bisanz was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.65 (out of ten) in that game. Bisanz hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Rosario Central.It should be considered that a peek at the 17 latest league matches reveals that 14 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Banfield here at Estadio Florencio Solá in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 10 games). It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Banfield have conceded only 7 goals. When Banfield hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Huracan, Instituto, Gimnasia La Plata, Independiente, Colon, Arsenal de Sarandi, Velez Sarsfield, Atletico Tucuman and Union Santa Fe), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
River Plate form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Superliga.
The followers enjoyed River Plate's previous fixture versus Fluminense, a Copa Libertadores win (2-0) played at home. Midfielder Barco was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.11. Barco scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 42 successful passes (of 46 total).
A draw for River before that, at their own venue hosting Defensa y Justicia (0-0).The travelling fans enjoy River Plate's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 10 league matches away. River are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Banfield three wins, one draw and River Plate six victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Beltrán 6 goals |  E. Barco 4 goals |  M. Borja Hernández 4 goals |
Banfield missing players
River Plate missing players
| Banfield | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 16 | 31 |
| 22 | 7 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 79% | 60% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 53% | 40% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 74% |
| 21% | 20% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 40% | 47% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 10% | 5% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 21% | 10% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 40% | 37% |
| 42% | 70% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 60% | 63% |
| 58% | 60% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 4.8 | 6.2 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 6 | 6 |
| 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12.5 | 13.2 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.7 | 15.1 | 16.3 |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| 18% | 15% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 28% | 29% |
| 11.3 | 9.9 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11.4 | 10.3 |
| 3.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3 | 2.8 |
- Banfield have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Superliga
- Banfield have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- River Plate have scored in all their away matches so far.
- River Plate have scored more than double the goals of Banfield.
- River Plate have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most points (20) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+20) in Superliga
- River Plate haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | River Plate | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | Estudiantes | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 35 |
| 5 | Rosario Central | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | Lanus | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 32 |
| 7 | Belgrano | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Defensa y Justicia | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 30 |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 29 |
| 10 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 27 |
| 11 | Newell's Old Boys | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 27 |
| 12 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 26 |
| 13 | Sarmiento | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 |
| 14 | Platense | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 15 | Central Cordoba SdE | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 23 |
| 16 | Tigre | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 17 | Racing Club | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 18 | Barracas Central | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 22 |
| 19 | Gimnasia La Plata | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -11 | 22 |
| 20 | Instituto | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 21 |
| 21 | Colon | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 20 |
| 22 | Velez Sarsfield | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 23 | Independiente | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 18 |
| 24 | Atletico Tucuman | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 18 |
| 25 | Huracan | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 26 | Union Santa Fe | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -10 | 18 |
| 27 | Banfield | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -10 | 18 |
| 28 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 17 |
