Colón vs Gimnasia La Plata: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Fri 13.August
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López (40000 seats)

Colón will battle it out with Gimnasia La Plata in this Superliga game. All you need to know about the match can be found here!

Insights:
  • Colón have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Superliga
  • Gimnasia La Plata have yet to win a game away.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Colón form and stats

Only two Superliga home games for Colón so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Leonardo Fabian Burian Castro not having conceded a league goal in 226 minutes.

It's back home for Colón, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Velez Sarsfield away with the result 1-0. Facundo Farías found the net in that victory. The attacker Facundo Farías was "man of the match" for Colón with a rating of 7.45/10. Farías scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 3 times.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Godoy Cruz.

Early season league goal statistics from Colón's 2 home games: 2 goals, 4 conceded.

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Gimnasia La Plata form and stats

The Superliga season is young and Gimnasia La Plata have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.

Impressive finishing from Brahian Alemán secured the home win 1-0 against Atletico Tucuman in their previous game. Midfield player Matías Pérez García was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.34/10. García hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager L. Martini when Brahian Alemán scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute. Late drama in the previous game, when Brahian Alemán scored the winning goal four minutes into stoppage time to defeat Atletico Tucuman.

Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Defensa y Justicia's place.

2 goals so far away for Gimnasia La Plata, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Colón three wins, zero draws and Gimnasia La Plata three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Gimnasia La PlataL. Rodríguez
L. Rodríguez
8 goals
ColónA. Castro
A. Castro
5 goals
ColónF. Farías
F. Farías
4 goals

Colón missing players

Gimnasia La Plata missing players

Colón Gimnasia La Plata
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 11 5 Played P 2 9 18
12 5 3 Won W 0 0 5
6 5 1 Drew D 1 6 8
3 1 1 Lost L 1 3 5
35 15 9 Scored S 0 7 21
17 9 6 Conceded C 1 12 25
90% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 67% 83%
81% 73% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 56% 67%
48% 36% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 44%
19% 18% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 33%
10% 9% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 22%
48% 45% 40% BTTS BTTS 0% 56% 50%
52% 55% 60% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 39%
10% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 44% 28%
 
4.9 5.7 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 5.1 4.4
5 3.4 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 5.8 6.1
2.6 2.7 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.9 1.9
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
10.5 10.6 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 8.9 9.2
4.5 4.4 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3 3.4
37% 31% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 26% 34%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Colón have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Colón have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Gimnasia La Plata have scored away.
  • Colón have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Superliga
  • Gimnasia La Plata have yet to win a game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Independiente 5 3 2 0 5 1 3 2 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 11
2 Lanus 5 3 1 1 10 7 3 1 1 1 5 6 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 10
3 Newell's Old Boys 5 3 1 1 8 5 3 3 0 0 8 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 10
4 Colón 5 3 1 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 2 4 3 2 1 0 4 2 0 10
5 Godoy Cruz 5 3 0 2 7 6 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 9
6 Racing Club 5 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 8
7 Gimnasia La Plata 5 2 2 1 6 5 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 8
8 San Lorenzo 5 2 2 1 5 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 3 5 -1 8
9 River Plate 5 2 1 2 10 5 3 1 1 1 6 3 2 1 0 1 4 2 5 7
10 Patronato 4 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 7
11 Talleres Cordoba 5 2 1 2 6 5 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 7
12 Atletico Tucuman 5 2 1 2 5 6 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 4 6 -1 7
13 Estudiantes 4 2 0 2 9 5 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 5 4 4 6
14 Argentinos Juniors 5 1 3 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 6
15 Banfield 5 1 3 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 3 2 0 6
16 Aldosivi 4 2 0 2 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 -2 6
17 Sarmiento 5 2 0 3 2 6 3 2 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 6
18 Central Cordoba SdE 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
19 Union Santa Fe 5 1 2 2 6 7 3 1 1 1 5 2 2 0 1 1 1 5 -1 5
20 Huracan 5 1 2 2 4 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 5
21 Defensa y Justicia 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4
22 Boca Juniors 5 0 4 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 0 3 0 1 1 -2 4
23 Arsenal de Sarandi 4 1 1 2 2 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 6 -5 4
24 Velez Sarsfield 5 0 3 2 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 -2 3
25 Rosario Central 5 1 0 4 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 3 1 4 -3 3
26 Platense 5 0 2 3 3 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 2 2 4 -3 2

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.