Banfield 0-1 Argentinos Juniors: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Profesional Argentina Matchday 13 · Saturday 17 October 2026 · Estadio Florencio Solá, Buenos Aires · referee S. Zunino · full time
Full time: Banfield 0-1 Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors won 1-0 away at Banfield in Liga Profesional Argentina Matchday 13 on Saturday 17 October 2026. The goals: Matías Giménez 66'.
How Argentinos Juniors won it
Matías Giménez put Argentinos Juniors ahead in the 66th minute, set up by Gastón Verón.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, S. Zunino, showed 5 yellow cards: 2 to Banfield and 3 to Argentinos Juniors.
Banfield: P. Troglio, 4-3-3 · Argentinos Juniors: N. Diez Parajon, 4-3-3.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.54 for Banfield and 0.91 for Argentinos Juniors.
Banfield scored about 1.5 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Banfield had 1 shot on target, Argentinos Juniors 5.
Argentinos Juniors had 67% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Banfield came into it with 30 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.13 expected goals for and 1.74 against, and had won 27% of their matches.
Argentinos Juniors came into it with 32 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.29 expected goals for and 1.10 against, and had won 53% of their matches.
Banfield vs Argentinos Juniors: the match in numbers
| Banfield | Match statistics | Argentinos Juniors |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Ball possession | 67% |
| 1.54 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.91 |
| 14 | Total shots | 13 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 0 | Big chances | 3 |
| 281 | Total passes | 599 |
| 72% | Pass accuracy | 86% |
| 3 | Corners | 6 |
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 27 | Tackles | 12 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Nicolás Oroz (Argentinos Juniors), rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.
Banfield
- Juan Luis Alfaro 7.3
- Diego Rodríguez 7.2
- Lisandro Piñero 7.1
- Tomás Adoryán 7.0
- Santiago Esquivel 7.0
Argentinos Juniors
- Nicolás Oroz 7.5
- Franco Vázquez 7.4
- Francisco Álvarez 7.4
- Matías Giménez 7.4 1 goal
- Kevin Gutiérrez 7.1
The lowest-rated starter was Tomás Molina at 6.5. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Banfield: Independiente Rivadavia vs Banfield Tuesday 3 November 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
- Argentinos Juniors: Argentinos Juniors vs Independiente Rivadavia Tuesday 27 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
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Questions about Banfield vs Argentinos Juniors
What was the score in Banfield vs Argentinos Juniors?
Banfield 0-1 Argentinos Juniors (half-time 0-0), Liga Profesional Argentina, Saturday 17 October 2026.
Who scored in Banfield vs Argentinos Juniors?
Matías Giménez 66'.
Did Moneyball predict Banfield vs Argentinos Juniors correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Banfield vs Argentinos Juniors?
Nicolás Oroz, rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Banfield vs Argentinos Juniors?
S. Zunino.
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