Statistics people will highlight a noteworthy gulf in quality between these teams based on results so far, with Belgrano ahead of Banfield by 13 points.
- Belgrano have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Superliga
- Banfield have the fewest scored goals (13) in Superliga
This promises to be an interesting game with lots of spark and excitement as both teams are well rested since they last played a game. Let's go!
Belgrano form and stats
18 points is a decent return from 9 Superliga games here at Estadio Julio César Villagra for Belgrano. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
In their previous game, the manager Farré led his Belgrano to a defeat away at Defensa y Justicia. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Julio César Villagra. Losada had a busy but productive day in the Defensa y Justicia match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented.
Ahead of that match, Belgrano won a home game hosting Velez Sarsfield (2-0).This is expected to be a close game, with Belgrano perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Belgrano as a small favourite), we find 7 games. Belgrano has won 5 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.
It should be taken into account that a peek at the 12 most recent league matches reveals that 11 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Copa Argentina game versus Claypole in only one day. This game is also played here at Estadio Julio César Villagra.
As for guarding their own goal, Belgrano have only let in {4 goals} at home.
Banfield form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Banfield so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-6 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Sanguinetti, the Banfield manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
The club members enjoyed Banfield's previous game versus Argentino Merlo, a Copa Argentina win (3-0) played at home.
The game before that, in the Superliga, was lost at home, a 1-4 defeat against River Plate.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Banfield in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Banfield, 4 draws and 7 defeats.
A tale of few goals? 14 of this club's last 18 league matches have seen zero, one or two goals.
After this away game Banfield return home for a Copa Argentina game against Estudiantes Rio Cuarto. That game is only one sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Banfield have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the prior four meetings): Belgrano won one game, one match ended with a draw and Banfield have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / two.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Vegetti Pfaffen 11 goals |   M. Giménez 4 goals | J. Bizans 3 goals |
Belgrano missing players
Banfield missing players
| Belgrano | Banfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 17 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 26 |
| 85% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 60% | 56% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 55% |
| 20% | 11% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 25% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 15% |
| 15% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 55% | 67% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 40% |
| 45% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 56% | 55% |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.2 | 4.9 |
| 5.5 | 5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10.9 | 10.9 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 11.7 | 12.3 |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 25% | 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 21% | 19% |
| 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 12.8 | 11.2 |
| 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
- Banfield have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Banfield have the fewest scored goals (13) in Superliga
- Banfield have the the worst goal difference (-13) in Superliga
- Banfield have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Banfield haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Belgrano have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Belgrano have the fewest points from losing position (0) 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 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 37 |
| 4 | Estudiantes | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 35 |
| 5 | Lanus | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | Rosario Central | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Defensa y Justicia | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 33 |
| 8 | Belgrano | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Argentinos Juniors | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 10 | Godoy Cruz | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 29 |
| 11 | Boca Juniors | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 28 |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 28 |
| 13 | Platense | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 | Racing Club | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 26 |
| 15 | Sarmiento | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| 16 | Gimnasia La Plata | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -10 | 25 |
| 17 | Central Cordoba SdE | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 18 | Colon | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 23 |
| 19 | Barracas Central | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 23 |
| 20 | Tigre | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 22 |
| 21 | Instituto | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 22 |
| 22 | Independiente | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 21 |
| 23 | Atletico Tucuman | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 21 |
| 24 | Union Santa Fe | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 20 |
| 25 | Velez Sarsfield | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 18 |
| 26 | Huracan | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 18 |
| 27 | Banfield | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -13 | 18 |
| 28 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 17 |
