Tigre will be looking to bounce back from their defeat last time out when they welcome Banfield at the Estadio Jose Dallagiovanna on Sunday in round four of the 2022 Argentine Primera Division.
Meanwhile, the visitors head into the contest seeking consecutive wins having picked up a first victory since April in their most recent game.
Tigre came away empty-handed from a 5-3 defeat against Boca Juniors in Thursday’s fixture at the Alberto Jose Armando Stadium.
El Matador had no answer to Exequiel Zeballos and Dario Benedetto, as both players scored two goals apiece to settle a thrilling affair in Buenos Aires.
Diego Martinez’s side currently sit 15th in the league table having picked up four points from a possible nine to start the new season, although with only three points off league leaders Estudiantes.
Next up is the task of facing off against an opposing side who they have only lost one of the last five meetings between the teams since 2014.
Banfield will fancy themselves to get the job done and come out on top this weekend, having been unbeaten in 19 of their last 20 home matches across all competitions.
El Taladro side saw off the threat of a Central Cordoba side in a narrow 2-1 victory at the Estadio Florenco Sola on Wednesday.
Javier Sanguinetti’s side broke the deadlock early on through Alejandro Cabrera before conceding a second-half equaliser to Jose Amado Gomez, only for Giuliano Galoppo to score the decisive goal with less that 10 minutes left to play.
Banfield are 11th in the league table, level on points with their next opponents, who they lead only on goal difference.
With no wins from their last seven matches on the road, they have it all to do in this contest as they set out to get going away from home.
Tigre vs Banfield head to head
The two teams have previously met on 15 occasions, where they have claimed six victories each, while they have drawn in three. Tigre have scored 22 goals and conceded 18 in the process. In their last five meetings, Banfield have won three, Tigre one while they have drawn once.
Banfield 1-0 Tigre 28/08/14
Tigre 3-1 Banfield 18/10/15
Tigre 0-1 Banfield 30/04/17
Tigre 1-2 Banfield 27/01/18
Tigre 4-4 Banfield 09/02/19
Tigre latest home form
Tigre have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Barracas Central in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded five.
Tigre 2-1 Huracan 15/04/22
Tigre 0-0 Arsenal 25/04/22
Tigre 0-2 Boca Juniors 07/05/22
Tigre (P)1-1 Argentinos Juniors 15/05/22
Tigre 1-1 Barracas Central 11/06/22
Tigre latest away form
Tigre have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their six most recent matches. They lost 5-3 Boca Juniors in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded 13.
Velez Sarsfield 3-2 Tigre 30/04/22
River Plate 1-2 Tigre 12/05/22
Boca Juniors 3-0 Tigre 22/05/22
Union 1-2 Tigre 05/06/22
Boca Juniors 5-3 Tigre 16/06/22
Banfield latest home form
Banfield have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They defeated Central Cordoba SdE 2-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded six.
Banfield 0-1 Union La Calera 06/05/22
Banfield 1-1 Atletico Tucuman 10/05/22
Banfield 1-1 Universidad Catolica 18/05/22
Banfield 1-2 Newell’s Old Boys 04/06/22
Banfield 2-1 Central Cordoba SdE 15/06/22
Banfield latest away form
Banfield have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having been winless in their six most recent matches. They played out a goalless draw with Arsenal in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored two goals and conceded five.
Newell’s Old Boys 1-0 Banfield 20/04/22
Universidad Catolica 2-0 Banfield 28/04/22
Racing Club 1-1 Banfield 30/04/22
Santos 1-1 Banfield 25/05/22
Arsenal 0-0 Banfield 11/06/22
Tigre news
Tigre’s Alexis Castro continues to battle with a muscle problem which is set to rule the defender out of a third consecutive game.
Brian Luciatti is now available following a one-game suspension, while Mateo Retegui will be looking to add to his tally after scoring three goals in in his last two appearances.
Banfield news
Banfield will take to the pitch on Sunday without the services of Mauricio Cuero and Alexis Maldonado, who are both sidelined due to their long-term knee injuries.
However, 38-year-old Jesus Datolo is likely to make his return to action, having sat out the last two matches due to a slight knock.
Prediction and Odds
There is little to separate the two teams coming into this contest, and we expect a keenly-contested affair with both sides going for all the three points.
However, Tigre have recently had a relatively better form at home than Banfield have on the road, and we predict a home win here.
Odds: 1 2.10 X 2.00 2 2.26
Probable outcomes
Tigre 1-0 Banfield
Tigre 2-0 Banfield
Tigre 2-1 Banfield
Tigre 1-1 Banfield
Tigre 2-2 Banfield
