Week 23 features a match on Wednesday Dec 1st, where Banfield hosts Independiente at Estadio Florencio Solá in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. 22nd placed Banfield is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Sarmiento. Neither Sarmiento nor Banfield could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Banfield is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while independiente sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Boca Juniors. Carlos Nahuel Benavidez Protesoni struck first for Independiente in the 20th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Boca Juniors was frustrated by Independiente’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Independiente ended the match with the shutout victory. Independiente is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Martinez and Velasco are the top scorers for Independiente in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Enrique Paz has been the most prolific scorer on Banfield in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.