A swift look at the Superliga standings point to an edge to Rosario Central when they travel to Banfield. However; let's wait for the game before we hand out the points!
- Banfield have the fewest scored goals (3) at home in Superliga
- Rosario Central have the most points from losing position (9) 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
Banfield have played 9 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-4-3 (wins-draws-losses). Banfield has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Sanguinetti and the players.
The followers are hoping that Banfield will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Estudiantes (placed 4th). Insua, defender, was given a rating of 7.33/10 in that game, top of the team. Insua hit two key passes and won 7 of 12 duels.
Preceding that match was a defeat to San Lorenzo (1-2).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Banfield have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 18 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 6 and lost 6.
It should be added that a glance at the 15 latest league matches reveals that 12 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Banfield has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: {3 goals} from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Banfield are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Florencio Solá in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches. When Banfield hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Huracan, Central Cordoba SdE, Racing Club, Independiente, Colón, Arsenal de Sarandi, Velez Sarsfield, Atletico Tucuman and Union Santa Fe), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Rosario Central form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rosario Central so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-3 (win-draw-lose).
The regulars enjoyed Rosario's previous game versus Central Norte, a Copa Argentina win (4-1) played at home.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Defensa y Justicia in the Superliga.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Rosario Central in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Rosario Central, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Rosario Central struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 14 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Banfield wins - draws - Rosario Central wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The matches between these sides have sometimes been hostile, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Véliz 6 goals | V. Malcorra 4 goals |  J. Bizans 3 goals |
Banfield missing players
Rosario Central missing players
| Banfield | Rosario Central | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 25 |
| 20 | 7 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 20 |
| 76% | 56% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 88% |
| 47% | 33% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 71% |
| 24% | 22% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 62% | 59% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 41% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 24% | 11% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 53% |
| 41% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 38% | 41% |
| 59% | 67% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 18% |
| 4.6 | 6.1 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 4.2 | 3.2 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.2 | 5.4 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.9 | 12.6 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10 | 12.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 17% | 11% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 23% | 30% |
| 11.1 | 9.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 16.9 | 14.9 |
| 3.8 | 2.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 6.1 | 5 |
- Banfield have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Banfield have the fewest scored goals (3) at home in Superliga
- Banfield have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Rosario Central have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rosario Central have scored more than double the goals of Banfield.
- Rosario Central have the most points from losing position (9) in Superliga
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | Talleres Cordoba | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Estudiantes | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | Rosario Central | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Defensa y Justicia | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 29 |
| 7 | Lanus | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | Belgrano | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Boca Juniors | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 12 | Sarmiento | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 13 | Newell's Old Boys | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 14 | Tigre | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 22 |
| 15 | Gimnasia La Plata | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 21 |
| 16 | Platense | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Instituto | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 | Barracas Central | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
| 19 | Central Cordoba SdE | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | Colón | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 18 |
| 21 | Huracan | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 22 | Racing Club | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 23 | Velez Sarsfield | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 24 | Independiente | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 17 |
| 25 | Atletico Tucuman | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 15 |
| 26 | Banfield | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 15 |
| 27 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 14 |
| 28 | Union Santa Fe | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 12 |
