Estudiantes de La Plata by 1
Hold onto your hats, sports fans - this should be a nail-biter. If we're looking at goalkeepers, Estudiantes de La Plata's Matías Mansilla and Banfield's Facundo Sanguinetti are both standouts when it comes to protecting the net. Mansilla's had 9 solid saves with a 6.93 rating, but Sanguinetti's not too far off with 6 saves and a 7.10 rating - no slacker in sight there.
Now, let's talk about the athletes running the field, shall we? For Estudiantes de La Plata, the list is long but Guido Carrillo and Santiago Ascacíbar are catching my eye. While their goal stats are on the modest side, their accurate pass rates are something to appreciate, falling between 64.5% and a whopping 81.5%.
Switching gears to Banfield - talk about high-rollers. Damián Díaz and Mathias de Ritis have been impressive, both smashing home a goal and maintaining pretty superb accurate pass rates, especially Díaz at 86.0%.
Regular season records do tell a tale, don't they? Estudiantes de La Plata have a slight upper hand with their 5-5-6 record, besting Banfield's more tentative 4-5-7 record.
Let's not forget about the recent results. Estudiantes de La Plata has had a bit of a roller-coaster; they’ve been victorious twice and had two draws and one loss. Banfield, meanwhile, has been more consistent with two wins, but also suffered two defeats and a solitary draw.
With this in mind, and I have to stress, this is purely an educated guess based on the fertile grounds of facts and figures - it's certainly no future-telling crystal ball.
Albert’s Prediction: Estudiantes de La Plata by 1