Huracán 1-0 Banfield: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Profesional Argentina Matchday 1 · Saturday 25 July 2026 · Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó, Buenos Aires · referee J. Pafundi · full time
Full time: Huracán 1-0 Banfield
Huracán won 1-0 at home to Banfield in Liga Profesional Argentina Matchday 1 on Saturday 25 July 2026. The goals: Jordy Caicedo 65'.
How Huracán won it
The opening goal came in the 65th minute: Jordy Caicedo for Huracán, set up by Leonardo Gil.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, J. Pafundi, showed 4 yellow cards: 1 to Huracán and 3 to Banfield.
Huracán: D. Martínez, 4-4-2 · Banfield: P. Troglio, 4-4-2.
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 0.44 for Huracán and 1.55 for Banfield.
Banfield left about 1.6 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Banfield created the better chances, 1.55 xG to 0.44, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Huracán had 11 shots on target, Banfield 1.
Banfield's goalkeeper made 10 saves.
Huracán had 59% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Huracán came into it with 32 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 0.9 a match, with 1.11 expected goals for and 1.38 against, and had won 34% of their matches.
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.
Huracán vs Banfield: the match in numbers
| Huracán | Match statistics | Banfield |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Ball possession | 41% |
| 0.44 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.55 |
| 21 | Total shots | 5 |
| 11 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 3 | Big chances | 0 |
| 484 | Total passes | 334 |
| 82% | Pass accuracy | 74% |
| 4 | Corners | 2 |
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 15 | Tackles | 17 |
| 1 | Saves | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Facundo Sanguinetti (Banfield), rated 8.8 by Sportmonks.
Huracán
- Leonardo Gil 8.2 1 assist
- César Ibáñez 7.5
- Jordy Caicedo 7.5 1 goal
- Óscar Cortés 7.4
- Máximo Palazzo 7.3
Banfield
- Facundo Sanguinetti 8.8
- Ignacio Pais 7.1
- Nicolás Meriano 7.0
- Danilo Arboleda 7.0
- Tiziano Perrotta 6.8
The lowest-rated starter was Santiago López García at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Huracán: Huracán vs Tigre Friday 30 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
- Banfield: Independiente Rivadavia vs Banfield Tuesday 3 November 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
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Questions about Huracán vs Banfield
What was the score in Huracán vs Banfield?
Huracán 1-0 Banfield (half-time 0-0), Liga Profesional Argentina, Saturday 25 July 2026.
Who scored in Huracán vs Banfield?
Jordy Caicedo 65'.
Did Moneyball predict Huracán vs Banfield 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 Huracán vs Banfield?
Facundo Sanguinetti, rated 8.8 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Huracán vs Banfield?
J. Pafundi.
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