In a mid week match on Monday Feb 27th, in week 5, Banfield will host Independiente at Estadio Florencio Solá in a meeting of these two evenly matched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. Banfield is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Newell’s Old Boys. Gustavo Velazquez scored the first goal for Newell’s Old Boys in the 83rd minute, then Jherson Mosquera Castro added another in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Banfield couldn’t muster any offence and Newell’s Old Boys ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Independiente recorded a 0-2 loss against Defensa y Justicia. Nicolás Fernández scored the first goal for Defensa y Justicia in the 7th minute, then Santiago Solari added another in the 33rd minute In the end, Independiente was frustrated by Defensa y Justicia’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Defensa y Justicia ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Independiente won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Independiente is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ángelo Martino and Martin Cauteruccio each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Banfield is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Guillermo Soto and Andrés Chávez each only have 1 goal in their last five.