Banfield vs Estudiantes de La Plata Prediction

This Monday’s Argentinian Liga Profesional game sees Estudiantes de La Plata make the trip to face Banfield at the Estadio Florencio Solá. This result could have serious implications for league going forward since hosts Banfield are currently very close to the bottom of the standings.

Key Stats

• Banfield have scored 5 goals in their last 5 games
• Estudiantes have scored 3 goals in their last 5 games
• Cristian Núñez is among eight other Banfield players that are unavailable to play in this match

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Banfield have not made the best of starts to this season as they are sat in 25th place whereas Estudiantes are doing bad based off previous campaigns but holding on in 14th.

Both sides have been able to produce a go to man this season as each side’s top goal contributor has five to their name. Bruno Sepúlveda and Guido Carrillo doing their best for their teams as much as they can.

Banfield Preview

Predicted Line-Up: Facundo Sanguinetti; Mathías de Ritts, Nicolás Hernández, Alexis Maldonado, Ramiro Di Luciano; Ezequiel Cañete, Yonathan Rodríguez; Gerónimo Rivera, Juan Bisanz, Juan Pablo Álvarez; Bruno Sepúlveda

Banfield have been steadily on the decline for a number of years so their position would surprise any Argentine topflight fans. They currently sit in 25th out of the 28 teams in the league. Four wins, seven losses and five draws means they’ve accumulated 17 points. They could climb with a win as their opponents in this match, Estudiantes are only three points away in 14th.

El Taladro have had a great player in Bruno Sepúlveda as his four goals and one assist have helped them stay away from the very bottom of the standings. Banfield will be relying on him again for this one but one player they won’t be relying on is Cristian Núñez as he finds himself suspended due to receiving a red card from the referee in his previous match.

Estudiantes de La Plata Preview

Predicted Line-Up: Matías Mansilla; Santiago Arzamendia, Luciano Lollo, Sebastián Boselli, Eric Meza; Enzo Pérez, Santiago Ascacíbar; Tiago Palacios, José Sosa (c), Pablo Piatti; Guido Carrillo

Estudiantes have been disappointing this season in comparison to last year. Their current position of 14th is not where they would have thought they’d be after finishing fifth the previous season. 16 games in and they have achieved five wins, six losses and five draws. That has left them with 20 points but as high as 11th place is in reach as they are just three points clear.

Pincharratas have found solace in Guido Carrillo as he has been great for them this year. He has five goal contributions to his name making him responsible for 31.25% of the 16 goals that Estudiantes have scored. They have also conceded 16 goals which averages out to a goal let in a game, showing signs that Banfield will struggle to get past their back line.

Head To Head Stats: Banfield vs Estudiantes de La Plata

There have been 36 matches where these two teams have faced each other throughout history.

Estudiantes hold the advantage over Banfield by just one win as they have 12 wins to Banfield’s 11. There has been 13 occasions where these two clubs could not find a winner making the win ratio for Estudiantes in this fixture 33.3%.

Betting Tips For Banfield vs Estudiantes de La Plata

Unfortunately for Banfield, but they have been one of the worst teams in the league. They have been too poor on the defensive side of the pitch and that is unlikely to change heading into this match.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Estudiantes de La Plata To Win as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 17/10 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £27 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Banfield vs Estudiantes de La Plata

Banfield 1-2 Estudiantes de La Plata

Banfield has just been slightly worse when it comes to conceding this season so we can see them letting in a few more goals in this fixture. This fixture has traditionally been a low scoring affair according to the last few meetings and we think that will be the case again.