Gimnasia La Plata should not await any freebies from their host Barracas Central in this Superliga fixture. Here's your comprehensive match preview!
- Barracas Central have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gimnasia La Plata have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Superliga
It's no vacation for neither Barracas nor Gimnasia La Plata as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Barracas Central form and stats
All-inclusive Superliga results playing at home this season for Barracas Central are 6-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Racing Club here at Estadio Claudio Chiqui Tapia, Barracas Central has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Barracas Central faced defeat in their previous match, away at Velez Sarsfield (0-1). The first setback in the shape of a loss after going unbeaten in three league rounds. Paz, defender, was given a rating of 7.35/10 in that game, top of the team. Paz won 10 of 13 duels.
Before that, Barracas had a home game versus Godoy Cruz which ended with a victory 3-1.A decent goal production from Barracas Central in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 11 league matches. 13 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Gimnasia La Plata form and stats
As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Gimnasia La Plata have produced an overall stat of 3-4-4 so far. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Gimnasia La Plata are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Colazo was the last player to score for the away team. Gimnasia haven't scored a league goal in the last 216 minutes.
The manager Gorosito was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo. Gimnasia La Plata suffered a 0-1 loss to Tigre (placed 8th). Morales was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.54. The defender Morales won 4 of 8 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Central Cordoba SdE wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Few goals the story here? 16 of this club's latest 17 league rounds have contained zero, one or two goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Gimnasia La Plata as they have only managed to score 7 times from 11 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Gimnasia are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Tarragona 10 goals | B. Alemán Athaydes 9 goals |  N. Bandiera 8 goals |
Barracas Central missing players
Gimnasia La Plata missing players
| Barracas Central | Gimnasia La Plata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 18 | 35 |
| 13 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 41 | 26 | 7 | Scored | S | 9 | 20 | 45 |
| 53 | 26 | 7 | Conceded | C | 6 | 21 | 32 |
| 94% | 94% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 89% | 89% |
| 83% | 83% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 67% | 63% |
| 51% | 61% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 33% | 34% |
| 31% | 33% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 22% | 26% |
| 3% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 11% | 6% |
| 63% | 72% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 28% | 34% |
| 17% | 17% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 39% | 46% |
| 26% | 17% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 44% | 31% |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5 |
| 6.1 | 5.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.1 | 9.3 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 11.3 | 12.3 |
| 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 33% | 31% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 25% | 27% |
| 13.4 | 11.7 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 12 | 10.7 |
| 5.3 | 4.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
- Barracas Central have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 won significantly less corners away then at 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 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 39 |
| 3 | Racing Club | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 |
| 4 | Huracan | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 | Gimnasia La Plata | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | River Plate | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 7 | Godoy Cruz | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 32 |
| 8 | Tigre | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 30 |
| 9 | Platense | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | Argentinos Juniors | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 11 | Newell's Old Boys | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Patronato | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Sarmiento | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 14 | Defensa y Justicia | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 15 | San Lorenzo | 21 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 27 |
| 16 | Independiente | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| 17 | Estudiantes | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 27 |
| 18 | Barracas Central | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 27 |
| 19 | Union Santa Fe | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 26 |
| 20 | Talleres Cordoba | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
| 21 | Banfield | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 25 |
| 22 | Rosario Central | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 25 |
| 23 | Central Cordoba SdE | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 24 |
| 24 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 23 |
| 25 | Colon | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 19 |
| 26 | Lanus | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 17 |
| 27 | Velez Sarsfield | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 16 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -21 | 13 |
