Bring on Colón - Banfield! Despite the season performances so far, this fixture could be awesome!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Colón form and stats
The story so far in the Superliga for Colón at their home stadium (Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
The fans are hoping that Colón will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Superliga game against Boca Juniors (placed 6th). Defender Bruno Bianchi got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.6/10. Bianchi won 9 of 15 duels.
Ahead of that match, Colón won a home game hosting Central Cordoba SdE (1-0).The Colón fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 6 matches. On the other hand, Colón have conceded 6 goals.
Banfield form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Superliga travels is 1 win, 5 draws and 1 defeat. It's three draws from Banfield's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Banfield goalkeeper Facundo Altamirano is eager to challenge this, with his 182 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Banfield are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Superliga against Atlético Tucumán (placed 18th). Emanuel Coronel, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 9.6. Coronel served one assist, hit two key passes and won 11 of 13 duels.
A 0-0 draw at Defensa y Justicia's stadium before that.The attacking power of Banfield when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Banfield are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Banfield - Colón 0-3 was the end result in these squads' previous head-to-head fixture, played this season. Head-to-head data (for the previous seven meetings): Colón won one game, three matches ended with a draw and Banfield got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / fiveTop Goalscorers
  J. Cruz 6 goals |  F. Farías 5 goals | A. Castro 5 goals |
Colón missing players
Banfield missing players
| Colón | Banfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 7 | 13 | 26 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 39 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 26 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 90% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 71% | 85% | 85% |
| 72% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 69% | 65% |
| 41% | 27% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 14% | 8% | 19% |
| 14% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 8% | 12% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 41% | 47% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 54% | 42% |
| 48% | 53% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 38% | 42% |
| 21% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 23% | 31% |
| 5.2 | 6.1 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 4.7 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10.3 | 10.8 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 11.2 | 11.8 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 34% | 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 25% | 23% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Talleres Cordoba | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 |
| 2 | River Plate | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 27 |
| 3 | Estudiantes | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
| 4 | Lanus | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Independiente | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Boca Juniors | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Vélez Sarsfield | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | Godoy Cruz | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 9 | Colón | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | Racing Club | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 11 | Gimnasia La Plata | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Rosario Central | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | San Lorenzo | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Defensa y Justicia | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 15 | Argentinos Juniors | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 16 | Newell's Old Boys | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 15 |
| 17 | Unión Santa Fe | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | Atlético Tucumán | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | Patronato | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 20 | Huracan | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 21 | Banfield | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 13 |
| 22 | Sarmiento | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 13 |
| 23 | Aldosivi | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 13 |
| 24 | Platense | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 12 |
| 25 | Central Cordoba SdE | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 11 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -13 | 11 |