Match Report
In the standings it was Racing Club 7th on 20 points, Banfield 12th on 7 — separated by 13. Racing Club's recent output lagged their position: 58th on form over five rounds while 7th in the table. Per game in the league, Racing Club were scoring 1.21 and conceding 1, Banfield 1 and 1.63, against a competition average of 1.04 goals per team per game.
14 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Racing Club 6, draws 5, Banfield 3, at 1.93 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 36% of those meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 29% saw more than two goals. The last five meetings averaged 3.2 goals, well above the all-time 1.93.
Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón staged the fixture, a ground that holds 26,535. A. Merlos officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 1.9 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, Banfield led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Banfield: Alexander Machado (24')
Key stats
Possession: Racing Club 82% · Banfield 18% · Total shots: 23-6 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 6-1