Can minnows Banfield humble River Plate?

Banfield and River Plate clash this Monday at the Florencio Solá for matchweek 20 of the Argentine League.

Banfield go into the game on the back of a 2x0 defeat against Racing Club (Primera División Argentina 2023), whilst the visitors edged past Fluminense with a 2x0 win (Copa Libertadores 2023). On the other hand, River Plate are on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past eighteen, in the Primera División Argentina 2023. A look back at the history books shows that Julio Falcioni's team and Martín Demichelis's team have faced each other forty-five times, with River Plate holding the advantage: 23 victories, against 11 victories of Banfield. Specifically in the Florencio Solá, Martín Demichelis's team has the advantage in the duels against Julio Falcioni's team: 8 wins in 21 games, while Banfield have 5 wins.

In the Argentine League, ten games were played between the two teams, with 7 wins for River Plate, 2 draws and 1 win for Banfield.

Considering the Primera División Argentina 2023, from Banfield's most influential players, Andrés Chávez has entered the pitch 19 times, and Facundo Cambeses has played the most minutes (1710). Milton Giménez is the current best scorer with 3 goals. As for River Plate, Esequiel Barco participated in 18 games, and Franco Armani is the one with more minutes played (1620). Lucas Beltrán has scored 6 goals, the most across River Plate's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Banfield winning 2x1. River Plate are given the favouritism to win this match.