Gimnasia La Plata vs Banfield betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Superliga match on May 26th, 2024

Gimnasia La Plata and Banfield will play on Sunday, May 26th, 2024 in a Superliga game to be held in Argentina, check the Gimnasia La Plata vs Banfield betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events, odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Stadium and City where Gimnasia La Plata vs Banfield will occur

The game will be played in the Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo stadium, in the city of La Plata, with a capacity for 35000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Introduction to the Gimnasia La Plata vs Banfield betting tip 2024

Gimnasia La Plata arrives from a victory in the last match they played. The contest against Atlético Tucumán, valid for the Copa Argentina, ended with a score of 1-2 in favor of the team.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Superliga, Banfield, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Huracán team with a final score of 1-1.

The last encounter between these teams was a Superliga game on 14-04-2024, in the 2024 season, that ended with Banfield winning 1-2.

The last time these teams played against each other was in Superliga, where Gimnasia La Plata was at 9th place while Banfield occupied 10th place. Gimnasia La Plata went in with a 5-3-2 formation while Banfield opened their game with a 4-1-4-1 tactic.

The referee S. Zunino has been chosen to officiate the match while E. Brailovsky and L. Pardo will support him from the sideline.

Gimnasia La Plata

Leveraging their home advantage in this match, the team will strive to maximize their points tally at the beginning of the championship. Under the guidance of coach Marcelo Fabián Méndez Russo, the team will take to the field with a single-minded focus on securing victory. With the majority of playing time spent on the attack, there is a strong likelihood of an elevated number of corner kicks, presenting an enticing market opportunity.

Current leaderboard

Gimnasia La Plata currently occupies 6th place in the table, with 4 points achieved up to 3rd round.

This will be the second game this season in which the Gimnasia La Plata team will play at home. They managed to get a victory over Vélez Sarsfield in the first one, with a score of 3-1.

With an average of only 3.79 shots on goal per game, the Gimnasia La Plata team in the league has a long way to go in terms of offensive prowess. This indicates that the team doesn't score many goals and doesn't trouble the opposing goalkeepers too much.

Gimnasia La Plata has had an average possession rate of 47.64% in this competition, which suggests that the team has a more reactive style of play and struggles to dominate matches. In the upcoming game against Banfield 2024, Gimnasia La Plata should focus on retaining possession and being more proactive in attack.

Banfield

Despite being the away team in this clash, Banfield will aim to secure a draw in the game to prevent a significant point deficit early in the tournament. To achieve this objective, it is anticipated that Javier Sanguinetti's team will adopt a more defensive approach, potentially leading to a low number of goals conceded or a high number of cards issued in the match.

Current leaderboard

Banfield is actually in 21st place in the league after the 3rd round, having won 1 point from games so far this season.

This will be the second game this season in which Banfield will play as a visitor. In the first one, they were defeated by Unión Santa Fe, with a result of 1-0.

Bet suggestions for this game:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners market betting suggestions

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 5.22 per game.

Cards market betting suggestions

It is also challenging to get a precise average about the number of cards that the teams receive during the matches; however, so far, Gimnasia La Plata has received 30 yellow cards and 4 reds in 2 matches contested. At the same time, Banfield was cautioned with yellow cards in 26 opportunities and red 1 time in 2 games.

Score market betting suggestions

The number of goals scored and conceded at the start of the championship round by both teams can be a good betting parameter. Gimnasia La Plata didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 23 opportunities, while Banfield scored 14 times and conceded 15 goals as well.

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