Struggling Banfield will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Vélez Sarsfield in the upcoming league round. It’s 19th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Banfield form and stats
Banfield's results here at Florencio Sola in the Superliga have been very modest with 1 victory, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Happy days for Banfield in their previous game, a Superliga match away at Lanús (placed 2nd) that ended with a 1-0 victory. In the match before that, Banfield hosted Unión Santa Fe and drew the game 3-3.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Banfield as they have a new game in only four days, a Superliga match thankfully also at home. Gimnasia La Plata are visiting.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Banfield here at Florencio Sola in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 6 games). Banfield have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
Playing away, Vélez Sarsfield have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Superliga this season. The last three matches for Vélez Sarsfield have all ended in a draw.
There were no winners in Vélez Sarsfield's previous match, a Superliga home game that ended 0-0 vs Boca Juniors (placed 1st). Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Central Cordoba SdE.
8 saves made goalkeeper Alexander Domínguez a hero against Boca Juniors, contributing heavy to the point gained.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Colón in just four days.
The attacking power of Vélez Sarsfield when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Vélez Sarsfield are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Banfield-Vélez Sarsfield H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Banfield 2 wins, Vélez Sarsfield 2 wins, 2 draws. 1 of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  N. Domínguez 4 goals |   J. Carranza 2 goals |  J. Dátolo 2 goals |
Banfield missing players
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 12 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 77% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 77% |
| 31% | 33% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 23% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 23% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 46% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 54% |
| 54% | 50% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 5.7 | 7.8 | 8.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 4.4 | 3.3 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Banfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Banfield have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Banfield have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Banfield haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vélez Sarsfield have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Vélez Sarsfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vélez Sarsfield 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 | Boca Juniors | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| 2 | Lanús | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| 3 | Argentinos Juniors | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 4 | River Plate | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 24 |
| 5 | Racing Club | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Estudiantes | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Atlético Tucumán | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Newell's Old Boys | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 10 | Independiente | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Rosario Central | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 12 | Talleres Córdoba | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 13 | San Lorenzo | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 19 |
| 14 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| 15 | Central Cordoba SdE | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 16 |
| 16 | Unión Santa Fe | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 16 |
| 17 | Defensa y Justicia | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Huracan | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 19 | Banfield | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 13 |
| 20 | Colón | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 21 | Patronato | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 13 |
| 22 | Gimnasia La Plata | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 23 | Aldosivi | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -10 | 8 |
| 24 | Godoy Cruz | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -15 | 6 |