Preview: 16 points separate the sides up until now, Vélez Sarsfield on top. Can Banfield take the guests by surprise?
- Banfield have the fewest matches over the total-line (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
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Superliga this season. Banfield have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 5 losses from their games here. Banfield are very eager to stop a potential losing streak, having lost their two previous games here.
Banfield are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Godoy Cruz. Banfield's goalkeeper Facundo Cambeses was extremely busy against Godoy Cruz, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Midfielder Giuliano Galoppo was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.45 (out of ten) in that game. Galoppo scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Huracán (1-4).Banfield have scored 7 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Banfield defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
3-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Vélez Sarsfield in their Superliga matches away. Things are running smoothly for Sarsfield who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against River Plate.
Vélez Sarsfield are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Superliga against Boca Juniors (placed 5th). Defender Tomás Guidara was the best team player with a rating of 7.64. Guidara won 11 of 13 duels.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Central Cordoba SdE with the score of 2-1.The attacking power of Sarsfield when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
Banfield-Vélez Sarsfield H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Banfield four wins, Vélez Sarsfield two wins, two draws. two of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Lucero 10 goals |  J. Cruz 8 goals |  T. Almada 7 goals |
Banfield missing players
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
| Banfield | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 7 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 32 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 19 | 49 |
| 33 | 19 | 9 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| 84% | 87% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 87% | 81% |
| 65% | 60% | 43% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 59% |
| 23% | 33% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 38% |
| 13% | 20% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 22% |
| 6% | 13% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 19% |
| 45% | 33% | 14% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 34% |
| 39% | 40% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | 53% |
| 32% | 40% | 57% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 31% |
| 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 11.3 | 11.9 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.8 |
| 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 23% | 21% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 24% | 32% |
- Banfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Banfield have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Superliga
- Banfield have the fewest points (5) at home in Superliga
- Banfield have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home 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 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 25 | 42 |
| 2 | Talleres Córdoba | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 33 |
| 3 | Vélez Sarsfield | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 31 |
| 4 | Lanús | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 31 |
| 5 | Boca Juniors | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Colon | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 29 |
| 7 | Defensa y Justicia | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | Huracán | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Independiente | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Estudiantes | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| 11 | Godoy Cruz | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 12 | Gimnasia La Plata | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 25 |
| 13 | Rosario Central | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 14 | Argentinos Juniors | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 | Racing Club | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| 16 | Sarmiento | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 17 | Union Santa Fe | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 22 |
| 18 | Atlético Tucumán | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -7 | 21 |
| 19 | Platense | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -2 | 20 |
| 20 | Aldosivi | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -11 | 20 |
| 21 | Patronato | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 17 |
| 22 | Newell's Old Boys | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 23 | San Lorenzo | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 17 |
| 24 | Banfield | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 15 |
| 25 | Central Cordoba SdE | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 13 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 | -16 | 13 |