About Match
Banfield, 6th on 4 points, face a 17-point deficit to Racing Club (8th, 21). Racing Club's recent output lags their position: 42nd on form over five rounds while 8th in the table. Victory would move Racing Club to 24 points, overtaking Banfield, with other results unchanged.
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.