In a weekend match on Saturday Feb 26th, in week 4, Platense and Banfield will play a match in Vicente López in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. Platense sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Sarmiento. Gonzalo Bergessio scored the first goal for Platense in the 51st minute on a penalty shot, then Rodrigo Contreras added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Sarmiento was frustrated by Platense’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Platense ended the match with the shutout victory. Platense is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Banfield, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Gimnasia La Plata. Juan Pablo Alvarez struck first for Banfield in the 15th minute on a feed from Juan Manuel Cruz, then Urzi added another in the 53rd minute In the end, Gimnasia La Plata couldn’t muster any offence and Banfield ran away with the shutout win. Banfield is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Platense won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Banfield’s most prolific scorer has been Giuliano Galoppo. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Ivan Gómez has been the most prolific scorer on Platense in his last 5 matches with three goals.