Talleres vs Banfield
Talleres grabbed a valuable point on their visit to Defensa y Justicia last time out, when it all ended 1-1 in an enjoyable match. However, they’ll have felt angry as the hosts netted the equaliser through a controversial penalty. La T continue producing a remarkable league campaign in 2023, accumulating 13 points after losing only one of their last six matches in this competition (along with four victories and one draw) and trailing leaders San Lorenzo by three at the moment.
Banfield played their best game of the season last time out and celebrated a massive 1-0 home success over defending champions Boca Juniors thanks to Aaron Quiros’ first goal as a professional footballer. El Taladro claimed their first victory in 2023, stopped a eight-game winless streak of four draws and four defeats in league action and also climbed out of the bottom spot in the Liga Profesional, accumulating six points and now leading bottom-placed Colon by two. On a sorry note, Banfield are on four consecutive defeats on away turf.
I’m not convinced by this poor Banfield despite last week’s win vs Boca so I’ll go with Talleres to win at home where they are usually a strong team.