The Gimnasia La Plata & Argentinos Juniors bosses Gorosito and Milito are both afraid of and feeling excited about this very important match in the top part of the Superliga league table.
- Gimnasia La Plata have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Superliga
The visiting Argentinos Juniors played their last game only four days ago, a Superliga match. That game was also an away game, at Godoy Cruz. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Gimnasia La Plata form and stats
23 points is a decent return from 11 Superliga games here at Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo for Gimnasia La Plata. The data says 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. The Gimnasia La Plata manager Gorosito might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Gimnasia La Plata's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus San Lorenzo (placed 9th). Defender Enrique got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.61/10. Enrique hit one key pass and won 8 of 11 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Banfield and winning 2-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Gimnasia La Plata 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 12 games. Gimnasia has won 8 of these, drawn 2 and lost 2.
It should be noted that a glance at the 20 most recent league matches shows that 17 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Gimnasia La Plata are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 11 games. Gimnasia have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {4 goals}. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Argentinos Juniors form and stats
Playing away, Argentinos Juniors have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the Superliga this season.
Argentinos Juniors are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Godoy Cruz (placed 11th). Villalba, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.11. Villalba hit three key passes and won 2 of 3 duels.
A draw for Argentinos Juniors before that, at their own venue hosting Huracan (1-1).So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Argentinos Juniors playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 3 Argentinos wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.
Argentinos Juniors are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 12 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Argentinos Juniors have not lost in the last 6 games (4-2-0) facing Gimnasia La Plata.The fixture lists shows this result when the sides faced each other previously this campaign; Gimnasia La Plata - Argentinos Juniors 2-2.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Ávalos Stumpfs 11 goals |  C. Tarragona 10 goals | B. Alemán Athaydes 10 goals |
Gimnasia La Plata missing players
Argentinos Juniors missing players
| Gimnasia La Plata | Argentinos Juniors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 38 | 18 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 21 | 41 |
| 18 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 48 | 25 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 29 | 54 |
| 34 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 11 | 24 | 42 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 93% |
| 63% | 56% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 71% | 73% |
| 32% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 43% | 44% |
| 24% | 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 29% | 15% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 10% | 5% |
| 34% | 39% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 48% | 49% |
| 45% | 50% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 32% | 22% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | 29% |
| 5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.6 | 13.2 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 10.1 | 12.4 |
| 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| 27% | 27% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 58% | 36% | 30% |
| 11 | 9.3 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.4 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| 3.6 | 2.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4 | 3.5 |
- 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 (14) in Superliga
- Gimnasia La Plata have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Superliga
- Gimnasia La Plata have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Superliga
- Gimnasia La Plata have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Superliga
- Gimnasia La Plata have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Boca Juniors | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
| 2 | Atletico Tucuman | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 45 |
| 3 | River Plate | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 21 | 44 |
| 4 | Racing Club | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 44 |
| 5 | Huracan | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41 |
| 6 | Tigre | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Gimnasia La Plata | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| 9 | San Lorenzo | 25 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 37 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 36 |
| 11 | Godoy Cruz | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Patronato | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | Platense | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 31 |
| 14 | Central Cordoba SdE | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | -1 | 31 |
| 15 | Independiente | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -1 | 31 |
| 16 | Defensa y Justicia | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 31 |
| 17 | Sarmiento | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 31 |
| 18 | Union Santa Fe | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 30 |
| 19 | Barracas Central | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -7 | 30 |
| 20 | Estudiantes | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 21 | Banfield | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 29 |
| 22 | Talleres Córdoba | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 28 |
| 23 | Rosario Central | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 28 |
| 24 | Colon | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -9 | 28 |
| 25 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 24 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 24 |
| 26 | Velez Sarsfield | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -7 | 22 |
| 27 | Lanus | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -17 | 20 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 25 | -27 | 16 |
