Central Cordoba SdE vs Banfield match preview: Even contest expected at Estadio Alfredo Terrera

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sun 01.March
Match begins: 00:50 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Alfredo Terrera (16000 seats)

Central Cordoba SdE hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 25 points and a 17th position in the Superliga table. Visiting Banfield holds 16th place with 25 pts.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Banfield, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.

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Central Cordoba SdE form and stats

When playing at home in the Superliga, Central Cordoba SdE have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games.

Central Cordoba SdE haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 206 minutes ago. D. Cure scored that one.

The home team returns to Estadio Alfredo Terrera after being equal after 90 minutes with Unión Santa Fe (placed 18th) on their last time out; the Superliga game ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Central Cordoba SdE lost 0-4 at home to Boca Juniors.

This is expected to be a close game, with Central Cordoba SdE perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Central Cordoba SdE as a small favourite), we find three games. Central Cordoba SdE has won zero of these, drawn zero and lost three.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as San Telmo are coming to town in four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Central Cordoba SdE here at Estadio Alfredo Terrera in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 10 games). Central Cordoba SdE have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Banfield form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Superliga travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

The attacking players of Banfield have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 182 minutes.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Superliga home defeat versus Aldosivi with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting River Plate's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Banfield playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were four Banfield wins, four draws and four defeats.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Banfield are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 5 away goals have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Central Cordoba SdE
J. Herrera
6 goals
Central Cordoba SdE
L. Alzugaray
4 goals
Banfield
R. Lenis Montes
4 goals

Central Cordoba SdE missing players

Banfield missing players

Central Cordoba SdE Banfield
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 2 10 21
6 4 1 Won W 2 4 6
7 3 0 Drew D 0 3 7
8 3 2 Lost L 0 3 8
20 8 2 Scored S 3 7 18
25 10 3 Conceded C 0 5 19
86% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 70% 86%
62% 40% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 20% 33%
33% 30% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 10% 19%
24% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 14%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 14%
43% 30% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 10% 29%
33% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 70% 43%
38% 40% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 43%
 
4.5 5.7 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.3 5.1
5.4 4.1 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6 4.6
2.7 2.4 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.4 3
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
224 122 33 Total Shots T S 18 105 228
80 42 10 Shots on Target S O 8 26 71
25% 19% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 27% 25%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Central Cordoba SdE have won significantly more corners at home than 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 21 14 3 4 39 16 10 5 1 4 11 6 11 9 2 0 28 10 23 45
2 Boca Juniors 21 12 6 3 30 8 11 6 4 1 17 4 10 6 2 2 13 4 22 42
3 Argentinos Juniors 21 9 9 3 20 14 11 6 5 0 15 8 10 3 4 3 5 6 6 36
4 Lanús 21 9 8 4 28 24 10 6 3 1 15 8 11 3 5 3 13 16 4 35
5 Racing Club 21 8 11 2 25 21 10 5 4 1 12 10 11 3 7 1 13 11 4 35
6 Newell's Old Boys 21 9 7 5 32 22 11 7 2 2 19 8 10 2 5 3 13 14 10 34
7 Velez Sarsfield 20 9 6 5 22 13 9 4 4 1 12 6 11 5 2 4 10 7 9 33
8 Rosario Central 21 8 9 4 27 26 10 6 3 1 18 8 11 2 6 3 9 18 1 33
9 Defensa y Justicia 21 9 5 7 23 17 11 4 3 4 11 7 10 5 2 3 12 10 6 32
10 Arsenal de Sarandi 21 8 7 6 32 29 11 4 5 2 18 16 10 4 2 4 14 13 3 31
11 Talleres Cordoba 21 9 4 8 30 27 11 6 3 2 18 14 10 3 1 6 12 13 3 31
12 San Lorenzo 21 9 3 9 25 26 11 5 2 4 16 16 10 4 1 5 9 10 -1 30
13 Estudiantes 21 8 5 8 21 19 11 6 2 3 14 7 10 2 3 5 7 12 2 29
14 Atletico Tucuman 21 7 7 7 21 23 11 4 4 3 14 13 10 3 3 4 7 10 -2 28
15 Independiente 21 7 5 9 24 24 11 4 2 5 18 14 10 3 3 4 6 10 0 26
16 Banfield 21 6 7 8 18 19 11 2 4 5 11 14 10 4 3 3 7 5 -1 25
17 Central Cordoba SdE 21 6 7 8 20 25 10 4 3 3 8 10 11 2 4 5 12 15 -5 25
18 Unión Santa Fe 21 6 6 9 18 26 10 4 3 3 9 8 11 2 3 6 9 18 -8 24
19 Aldosivi 21 6 4 11 19 28 10 3 3 4 9 10 11 3 1 7 10 18 -9 22
20 Gimnasia La Plata 21 5 5 11 21 22 10 1 2 7 4 11 11 4 3 4 17 11 -1 20
21 Patronato 21 4 8 9 19 30 10 3 3 4 9 13 11 1 5 5 10 17 -11 20
22 Colon 21 5 3 13 17 33 11 5 2 4 12 13 10 0 1 9 5 20 -16 18
23 Huracan 21 3 7 11 13 27 10 2 4 4 6 11 11 1 3 7 7 16 -14 16
24 Godoy Cruz 20 4 0 16 18 43 10 3 0 7 10 21 10 1 0 9 8 22 -25 12

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.