Updated 2 November 2026.
League leaders Independiente Rivadavia welcome Banfield to the Estadio Juan Bautista Gargantini in the 2026 Liga Profesional Clausura. Kick-off is at 00:15 UK early on Tuesday 3 November, which is Monday evening in Argentina. Rivadavia sit 1st on 34 points from 16 games, the best attack in the division, and they have taken 5 points from their last five. Banfield are 12th on 18 points and have kept a clean sheet in only 20% of their games, the 3rd lowest rate in the league.
We predict a 2-0 home win and give Rivadavia a 61% chance of winning.
Rivadavia have 10 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats in the Liga Profesional table, with 29 goals scored and 15 conceded. They score the most goals per game in the league at 1.52. Both teams have scored in 65% of Rivadavia's games, the highest rate in the division, and 55% have gone over 2.5 goals, the 2nd highest. They also have the 4th most shots on target, at 5 a game. The flip side is at the back, where they concede 1.26 a game, the 7th most, and keep a clean sheet only 23% of the time.
Their last five brought a win, two draws and two defeats. They lost 1-0 at Argentinos Juniors last Tuesday, drew 2-2 at home to Tigre, and were beaten 5-0 at Rosario Central before that. A 1-1 home draw with Gimnasia La Plata and a 1-0 win at Barracas Central complete the last five.
Banfield have won 5 and lost 8 of their 16, scoring 17 and conceding 19. They have the 3rd lowest clean-sheet rate in the league at 20%, concede 1.3 a game, the 6th most, and manage the 7th fewest shots on target at 3.63 a game. They have the 2nd fewest corners in the division. Their last five brought three draws, a win and a defeat: a 1-1 home draw with Lanús, a 1-0 home defeat to Argentinos Juniors, a 2-1 win at Tigre, a 1-1 home draw with Rosario Central and a 2-2 draw at Gimnasia La Plata.
Independiente Rivadavia possible starting lineup:
Bolcato; Vigo, Costa, Villalba, Elordi; Bottari, Reali, FlorentÃn; Fernández, RÃos, Arce
Banfield possible starting lineup:
RodrÃguez; Alfaro, Daniele, Abraham, Esquivel; Meriano, Adoryán, Gómez; Medina, Zalazar, Balboa
José FlorentÃn has had a shot in six straight games, a foul in 11 straight and a tackle in 11 straight, averaging 3.6 tackles a game. A shot from him is 1.11 at bet365 and a foul is 1.14 at midnite.
Tomás Bottari has made a tackle in 20 straight games at 2.9 a game.
For Banfield, Tomás Adoryán has committed a foul in 19 straight games, averaging 2.2, and made a tackle in 23 straight, averaging 2.7. A foul from him is 1.04 at midnite.
Adrián Balboa has had a shot in six straight games, averaging 2 a game, and a shot is 1.20 at bet365.
We back Independiente Rivadavia, who are 1.57 to win at Ladbrokes. We give them a 61% chance, with the draw at 22% and a Banfield win at 17%. Our projection has Rivadavia on 1.96 goals and Banfield on 0.93, with 19.9 shots to 11.5 and 6.6 shots on target to 3.6.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| Independiente Rivadavia win | 1.57 (Ladbrokes) | 61% |
| Draw | 4.20 (Coral) | 22% |
| Banfield win | 6.25 (bet365) | 17% |
| Both teams to score | 1.95 (bet365) | 53% |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.29 (Midnite) | 79% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.90 (bet365) | 55% |
We predict Independiente Rivadavia 2-0 Banfield, the likeliest single scoreline at 11%. A 1-1 draw is almost level with it at 11% and 1-0 is next at 10%, though we make Rivadavia 61% to win overall. Rivadavia keep a clean sheet in 39% of our simulations.
Independiente Rivadavia vs Banfield kicks off at 00:15 UK early on Tuesday 3 November, which is Monday evening in Argentina, in the 2026 Liga Profesional Clausura at the Estadio Juan Bautista Gargantini. Rivadavia are 1st in the table and Banfield 12th.
We predict Independiente Rivadavia 2-0 Banfield in the 2026 Liga Profesional Clausura, the likeliest scoreline at 11%. We give the hosts a 61% chance of winning, with a draw at 22% and a Banfield win at 17%.
Independiente Rivadavia are favourites to beat Banfield in the 2026 Liga Profesional Clausura game on 3 November, and we give them a 61% chance of winning, against 22% for the draw and 17% for Banfield.
We give both teams to score a 53% chance in Independiente Rivadavia vs Banfield in the 2026 Liga Profesional Clausura. Both teams have scored in 65% of Rivadavia's league games this season, the highest rate in the division.
Independiente Rivadavia are 1st with 34 points from 16 games in the 2026 Liga Profesional Clausura, while Banfield are 12th with 18 points from 16. Rivadavia have won 10 of those games and Banfield 5.
Tomás Adoryán has committed a foul in 19 straight league games for Banfield, averaging 2.2 a game, going into Independiente Rivadavia vs Banfield in the 2026 Liga Profesional Clausura. He is in our possible starting lineup for Banfield.
Our possible starting lineups for Independiente Rivadavia vs Banfield in the 2026 Liga Profesional Clausura on 3 November are Bolcato; Vigo, Costa, Villalba, Elordi; Bottari, Reali, FlorentÃn; Fernández, RÃos, Arce for Independiente Rivadavia, and RodrÃguez; Alfaro, Daniele, Abraham, Esquivel; Meriano, Adoryán, Gómez; Medina, Zalazar, Balboa for Banfield.