📏 Form Guide

Banfield

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Banfield, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 1-2 Copa de la Liga Profesional success over Independiente Rivadavia.

In that match, Banfield had 44% possession and 13 shots on goal with 5 on target. For Banfield, the scorers were Bruno Sepúlveda (36') and Aaron Quirós (40'). At the other end, Independiente Rivadavia had 13 shots at goal with 2 on target. Federico Castro (15') scored for Independiente Rivadavia.

Their latest results shine a light on the fact that quality has been evident in the Banfield rearguard. Banfield have been mean at the back, seeing the tally of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper over the course of their previous 6 outings standing at 4. We will just have to see if that trend can be sustained into this next match.

Independiente

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Previously, Independiente drew 1-1 in the Copa de la Liga Profesional match with Atlético Tucumán.

In that match, Independiente managed 59% possession and 17 shots on goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Independiente was Mauricio Isla (89'). Atletico Tucuman had 8 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Mateo Bajamich (34') scored for Atlético Tucumán.

The stats don’t lie, and Independiente have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 7 goals overall. In defence, Independiente have not been doing too well.

👥 Head to head

A glance at their past head-to-head meetings going back to 22/09/2018 shows us that Banfield have won 2 of them & Independiente 1, with the number of draws being 3.

A combined total of 9 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 6 from El Taladro and 3 for El Diablo Rojo. The average goals per game has been 1.5.

The last league contest between these sides was Copa de la Liga Profesional match day 13 on 12/11/2023 and the score finished Independiente 0-0 Banfield.

On that day, Independiente had 73% possession and 11 shots at goal with 3 on target.

For their opponents, Banfield had 7 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Nicolás Lamolina.

📋 Team News: Banfield

Ezequiel Cañete (Pubalgia), Alexis Maldonado (Fitness), Alejandro Cabrera (Cruciate ligament tear) and Juan Bisanz (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be taking part for Banfield gaffer Julio Falcioni.

📰 Team News: Independiente

Independiente manager Carlos Tevez has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Rodrigo Márquez (Fitness), Iván Marcone (Fever) and Matías Giménez (Cruciate ligament tear) will miss out on this game.

🔮 Prediction

It’s looking like Independiente and Banfield should play out a closely-fought contest here.

It’s looking like it could well end up as a draw. We’re therefore seeing a close game with a 1-1 score draw when the referee blows the full-time whistle.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 23:40 05/04/2024