Liga Profesional de Fútbol · 2026Estadio Gigante de Arroyito

Rosario Central 2–1 Banfield · Liga Profesional de Fútbol

2–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Rosario Central won 2–1.

Shots
217
Shots on target
62
Possession
72%28%

Full time

What the match recorded

Rosario Central beat Banfield 2–1. Recorded in this match (Rosario Central – Banfield): shots 21–7, shots on target 6–2, possession 72%–28%, corners 6–0. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Banfield's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Banfield's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.1 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.6 goals/match1.1 goals/match1.05 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Banfield have a visible away split

weak

Banfield's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

7 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season11.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots7 shots/match11.6 shots/match11.5 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Rosario Central, Banfield.

3.15 days ▲Rest daysRosario Central · Banfield3.15 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricRosario CentralBanfieldBaseline
Rest days3.15 days3.15 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots21 shots7 shotsRosario Central 21 shots, Banfield 7 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots2 shotsRosario Central 6 shots, Banfield 2 shots
  • Possession72%28%Rosario Central 72%, Banfield 28%
  • Corners6 corners0 cornersRosario Central 6 corners, Banfield 0 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls12 foulsRosario Central 10 fouls, Banfield 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards1 cardRosario Central 3 cards, Banfield 1 card
  • Passes592 passes233 passesRosario Central 592 passes, Banfield 233 passes
  • Pass accuracy86%68%Rosario Central 86%, Banfield 68%
  • Shots inside box15 shots2 shotsRosario Central 15 shots, Banfield 2 shots
  • Blocked shots6 blocks2 blocksRosario Central 6 blocks, Banfield 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save5 savesRosario Central 1 save, Banfield 5 saves
  • Offsides0 offsides2 offsidesRosario Central 0 offsides, Banfield 2 offsides

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Rosario Central favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Banfield in 1 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Rosario Central11 matchesBanfield10 matches
1.09 goals/matchGoals scored11/101.1 goals/match
0.73 goals/match ▲Goals allowed11/101.3 goals/match
12.7 shots/match ▲Shots11/1011.6 shots/match
4.73 shots/match ▲Shots on target11/103.5 shots/match
55.5% ●Possession11/1042.1%
5.91 corners/match ●Corners11/103.9 corners/match
2.38 cards/matchCards8/82.63 cards/match
10.5 fouls/matchFouls11/1011.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples11 / 10home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 15 Mar 2026, 04:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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