Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Gimnasia La Plata & Argentinos Juniors face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Argentina. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Superliga.
Gimnasia La Plata form and stats
Gimnasia was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Copa Argentina.Gimnasia has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
In their previous game, the manager L. Martini led his Gimnasia to a defeat in the Superliga match away at Colón. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Midfield player Matías Miranda got a match rating of 7.31 in that game, the max score being 10. Miranda hit three key passes.
Before that, Gimnasia had a Superliga home game versus Atletico Tucuman which ended with a victory 1-0.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as River Plate are coming to town in four days.
Argentinos Juniors form and stats
Argentinos was sent out of Copa Argentina in the 8th finals last season.Argentinos are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Superliga against Banfield. Gabriel Carabajal, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.04. Carabajal scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.
Before that, Argentinos Juniors travelled to Boca Juniors and returned home with a draw after the Superliga game finished 1-1.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Superliga trip to San Lorenzo.
Head 2 Head
As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Gimnasia victories, one draw and two Argentinos Juniors wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Alemán Athaydes 4 goals | L. Licht 3 goals |  J. Carbonero Balanta 3 goals |
Gimnasia La Plata missing players
Argentinos Juniors missing players
| Gimnasia La Plata | Argentinos Juniors | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Scored | S | 12 | 27 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Conceded | C | 8 | 15 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 6.1 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.9 | 8.4 | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | ||
| 33% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 28% | ||