October 9th features a match where Banfield will play host to Gimnasia La Plata in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 21st placed Banfield, recorded a 0-1 loss against Vélez Sarsfield. Lucas Janson struck first for Vélez Sarsfield in the 79th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Banfield was frustrated by Vélez Sarsfield’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vélez Sarsfield ended the match with the shutout victory. Banfield is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Gimnasia La Plata, recorded a 1-1 draw against Barracas Central. Neri Bandiera struck first for Barracas Central in the 28th minute on a feed from Ivan Tapia, then in the 71st minute, Agustín Cardozo sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Alexis Domínguez earning them at least the one point. Gimnasia La Plata is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Feb 21st, Banfield hosted Gimnasia La Plata at the Estadio Florencio Solá in their last match together. Banfield won by a score of 4 to 0. Juan Pablo Alvarez scored the first goal for Banfield in the 15th minute, then Urzi added another in the 53rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Gimnasia La Plata couldn’t manage to score, and Banfield took the shutout win.
Gimnasia La Plata hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Nicolas Colazo and R. Sosa Acosta, and they each have 1 goal. Both Alejandro Cabrera and Andrés Chávez have been the hottest scorers for Banfield in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.