BUENOS AIRES. Banfield overcomes Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 after G. Rivera scored just 1 goal (78′). Vélez Sarsfield was truly better in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the Estadio José Amalfitani stadium in Buenos Aires on Monday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Yael Falcón Pérez assisted by Gabriel Chade and Juan Manuel González. The 4th official was Edgargo Zamora. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.07 degrees Celsius or 60.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 7 Total 12
- 2 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 96 Attack 89
- 48 Dangerous attack 53
- 87 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Vélez Sarsfield had a strong ball possession 66% while Banfield was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Banfield was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Banfield won the match.
Vélez Sarsfield shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Banfield shot 12 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Vélez Sarsfield received 2 yellow cards (Gianluca Prestianni and Lautaro Giannetti). On the other side, Banfield received 4 yellow cards (Facundo Cambeses, Ignacio Agustin Rodríguez, Emanuel Coronel and Emanuel Insua).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Vélez Sarsfield will stay with 14 points to drop in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Banfield will have 15 points to go down in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Vélez Sarsfield will host Talleres Córdoba on the 4th of November with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Vélez Sarsfield (3 draws).
Banfield will play away agasint Talleres Córdoba on the 28th of October with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Talleres Córdoba (1 draw).
Vélez Sarsfield – Formation
Vélez Sarsfield
83'
72'
Vélez Sarsfield started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Marcelo René Bravo decided to play with the following team: Gastón Gómez , Joaquín García , Lautaro Giannetti , Valentín Gómez , Elías Gómez , Juan Ignacio Méndez , Nicolás Garayalde , José Florentín , Francisco Pizzini , Santiago Castro and Claudio Aquino .
The home team had on the bench: Yeison Gordillo, Braian Romero, Walter Bou, Gianluca Prestianni , Lenny Lobato , Abiel Osorio , Tomás Guidara, Thiago Fernández, Elías Cabrera , Damián Fernández, Santiago Cáseres and Lautaro Miguel Ángel Garzón.
Substitutions
Vélez Sarsfield made 5 changes: José Florentín for Santiago Cáseres (72′), Francisco Pizzini for Elías Cabrera (66′), Juan Ignacio Méndez for Gianluca Prestianni (66′), Nicolás Garayalde for Abiel Osorio (81′) and Claudio Aquino for Lenny Lobato (72′).
Best player: Joaquín García
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vélez Sarsfield was Joaquín García.
His rating is with 43 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 6 crosses.
Banfield – Formation
Banfield
78'
Banfield started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Julio César Falcioni played with: Facundo Cambeses , Emanuel Coronel , Alejandro Maciel , Aarón Quirós , Emanuel Insua , Eric Remedi , Juan Bisanz , Martín Cañete , Ignacio Agustin Rodríguez , Nicolás Sosa and Milton Giménez .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Marcelo Barovero, Franco Quinteros, Geronimo Rivera , Matías Ramírez, Sebastián Sosa, Matías González, Jesús Soraire , Ezequiel Bonifacio, Yvo Calleros , Mateo Perez, Marcos Echeverría and Gabriel Aranda.
Substitutions
Banfield made 3 changes: Ignacio Agustin Rodríguez for Yvo Calleros (86′), Martín Cañete for Jesús Soraire (86′) and Nicolás Sosa for Geronimo Rivera (70′).
Best player: Geronimo Rivera
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Banfield was Geronimo Rivera.
His rating is with 1 goal, 3 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 70′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Unión Santa Fe – Defensa y Justicia – 0-0
- Racing Club – Boca Juniors – 2-1
- Barracas Central – Gimnasia La Plata – 1-2
- Vélez Sarsfield – Banfield – 0-1
