Banfield vs Estudiantes Rio Cuarto Prediction: Interesting encounter in the 1/16 final of Copa Argentina

At a neutral location in Unico Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in La Plata, Banfield, and Estudiantes Rio Cuarto will play in a match of the 1/16 finals of Copa Argentina. Banfield are a slight favorite in this encounter, but in reality, the quality of the teams is almost equal despite the fact that Banfield are playing in the first and Estudiantes Rio Cuarto in the second Argentinian league. The winner of this match will play against Defensa y Justicia in the 1/8 finals of the competition.

Form: DWDDW

Banfield won 3:0 in the last round against Argentino de Merlo and without trouble got to this round of competition. However, they can’t be very pleased with their form as they are in 21st place in the league. They are undefeated in the last 6 matches and it’s something that gives hope to the fans that this team can advance to the next round of this competition.

Form: WWWDW

Estudiantes Rio Cuarto are playing very well in the second Argentinian division, they are in 6th position with a good chance to be promoted. In the last 8 matches, they are undefeated, with 6 wins and 2 draws. In the 1/32 finals, they won confidently with 3:1 against Atl. Tucuman even though in that match they were also considered underdogs. If they perform as they know, Estudiantes have every right to hope to win and go to the next round.

Banfield might have better chances for win because of better individual qualities of the players, but we have to expect a tight, uncertain encounter. I thing that both teams will concentrate more on the defensive so we will not see many goals and in the end the individual quality can be the factor that will decide who will win, and Banfield are certainly better.