Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Vélez Sarsfield (1st, 51 pts) held a 34-point advantage over Banfield (8th, 17 pts). Recent form told a different story for Banfield: only 52nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.07 for Banfield and 1.41/0.59 for Vélez Sarsfield (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.05.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Vélez Sarsfield. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Banfield against 15/15 for Vélez Sarsfield.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Banfield, 2 draws and 4 for Vélez Sarsfield, at 2.55 goals per meeting.
The venue was Estadio Florencio Solá in Lomas de Zamora, with room for 34,901 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Vélez Sarsfield led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.