Superliga: Gimnasia La Plata welcome Tigre in what is nearly guaranteed to be an engrossing football game. Tipsway gives you all the news, stats and facts!
- Gimnasia La Plata have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Superliga
- Tigre have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Gimnasia La Plata form and stats
This stadium, Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo, has been a fortress for Gimnasia La Plata in the Superliga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 7-2-0. Gimnasia has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Gimnasia La Plata lost their last game at Central Cordoba SdE (placed 21st) after a 0-1 scoreline. Heartbreak for Gimnasia La Plata in their last match as Central Cordoba SdE's Torres scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Midfielder Cardozo was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.6 (out of ten) in that game. Cardozo hit one key pass.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Arsenal de Sarandi.This is expected to be a close game, with Gimnasia perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gimnasia La Plata as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Gimnasia La Plata has won 8 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.
It should be added that a look at the 16 most recent league fixtures reveals that 14 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
There will be little rest for Gimnasia La Plata after this match as they are travelling to Barracas Central for a Superliga game in only four days.
Gimnasia La Plata have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo with 14 goals in 9 league matches. Gimnasia have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Tigre form and stats
There's been little loot from Tigre's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 10 away games in the Superliga. Tigre only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 4 draws.
Tigre are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the game against Velez Sarsfield (placed 27th). Midfielder Menossi was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.05. Menossi hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A 1-1 draw at Godoy Cruz's stadium before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Tigre in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Tigre, 5 draws and 8 defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Tigre have scored 14 goals in 10 league games away. Tigre have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Gimnasia La Plata-Tigre H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Gimnasia La Plata two wins, Tigre one win, two draws. one of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these clubs have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 4 sending-offs from the last five encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Retegui 16 goals |   C. Tarragona 10 goals | B. Alemán Athaydes 9 goals |
Gimnasia La Plata missing players
Tigre missing players
| Gimnasia La Plata | Tigre | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 16 | 6 | Played | P | 7 | 19 | 37 |
| 17 | 11 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 45 | 25 | 9 | Scored | S | 11 | 23 | 48 |
| 31 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 16 | 29 | 41 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 65% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 79% | 78% |
| 35% | 38% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 53% | 41% |
| 26% | 31% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 16% | 14% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 16% | 8% |
| 35% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 86% | 68% | 59% |
| 47% | 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 16% | 27% |
| 29% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 26% | 24% |
| 5.1 | 6.6 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 12.6 | 14.1 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12.6 | 12.7 |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 27% | 28% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 27% | 28% |
| 11 | 9.8 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 12.4 | 10.3 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.1 | 4 |
- Gimnasia La Plata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gimnasia La Plata have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Gimnasia La Plata have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Superliga
- Gimnasia La Plata have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Superliga
- Gimnasia La Plata have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Superliga
- Gimnasia La Plata have the the best goal difference (+12) at home in Superliga
- Gimnasia La Plata have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Tigre have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Tucuman | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 38 |
| 2 | Gimnasia La Plata | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 36 |
| 4 | Racing Club | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 34 |
| 5 | Huracan | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | River Plate | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 7 | Godoy Cruz | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 9 | Platense | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Patronato | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 12 | Tigre | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 27 |
| 13 | San Lorenzo | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 |
| 14 | Estudiantes | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 27 |
| 15 | Barracas Central | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 27 |
| 16 | Union Santa Fe | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 26 |
| 17 | Banfield | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 25 |
| 18 | Defensa y Justicia | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 25 |
| 19 | Sarmiento | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 25 |
| 20 | Independiente | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 24 |
| 21 | Central Cordoba SdE | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 24 |
| 22 | Rosario Central | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 23 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 23 |
| 24 | Talleres Cordoba | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 25 | Colon | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 19 |
| 26 | Lanus | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -13 | 14 |
| 27 | Velez Sarsfield | 19 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 13 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -21 | 13 |
