Banfield 1-1 Rosario Central: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How the match unfolded

Banfield struck first through Tomás Adoryán in the 41st minute, set up by David Zalazar. Rosario Central levelled at 1-1 in the 80th minute through Giovanni Cantizano, set up by Franco Ibarra.

It was 1-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

The referee, L. Rey Hilfer, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to Banfield and 2 to Rosario Central.

Banfield: P. Troglio, 4-2-3-1 · Rosario Central: J. Almirón Quintana, 4-2-3-1.

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 0.78 for Banfield and 2.29 for Rosario Central.

Rosario Central left about 1.3 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Rosario Central created the better chances, 2.29 xG to 0.78, and still did not win. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Banfield had 5 shots on target, Rosario Central 2.

Rosario Central had 65% of the ball.

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.

Rosario Central came into it with 33 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 0.9 a match, with 1.46 expected goals for and 1.16 against, and had won 55% of their matches.

Banfield vs Rosario Central: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: David Zalazar (Banfield), rated 8.2 by Sportmonks, with 1 assist.

Banfield

• David Zalazar 8.2 1 assist
• Tomás Adoryán 7.3 1 goal
• Lautaro Gómez 7.1
• Lisandro Piñero 7.1
• Federico Medina 7.0

Rosario Central

• Franco Ibarra 7.7 1 assist
• Ignacio Ovando 7.6
• Gastón Ávila 7.5
• Conan Ledesma 7.0
• Ángel Di María 6.9

The lowest-rated starter was Adrián Balboa at 5.4. 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
• Rosario Central: Sarmiento vs Rosario Central Saturday 31 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Banfield vs Rosario Central

What was the score in Banfield vs Rosario Central?

Banfield 1-1 Rosario Central (half-time 1-0), Liga Profesional Argentina, Tuesday 6 October 2026.

Who scored in Banfield vs Rosario Central?

Tomás Adoryán 41', Giovanni Cantizano 80'.

Did Moneyball predict Banfield vs Rosario Central 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 Rosario Central?

David Zalazar, rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Banfield vs Rosario Central?

L. Rey Hilfer.