The stage is set for Superliga and Gimnasia La Plata - Banfield. In this guide you'll get numbers, scores, numbercrunching, tendencies and stories!
- Gimnasia La Plata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Gimnasia La Plata form and stats
4 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Gimnasia La Plata have to build on here at Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona in the Superliga.
Gimnasia enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Boca Juniors's place. The match ended 1-0 with Luis Miguel Rodríguez scoring. Rodrigo Rey loved the game against Boca Juniors. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory. Midfielder Emanuel Cecchini was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.0 (out of ten) in that game.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Central Cordoba SdE that ended 2-2.Gimnasia aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona in the league, with only 9 goals from 10 games. Gimnasia have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Banfield form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Banfield so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 1-7-2 (win-draw-lose).
Banfield had fun at their own home (Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona) last time out, beating Velez Sarsfield 2-1. Ramiro Enrique and Jesús Dátolo scored. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager D. Dabove when Jesús Dátolo scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 71st minute. Late drama in the previous game, when Jesús Dátolo scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time to defeat Velez Sarsfield. The attacker Mauricio Cuero got a match rating of 7.42 in that game. Cuero served one assist and hit three key passes.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Godoy Cruz's place.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Banfield as they have only managed to score 6 times from 10 away games in the league. Banfield are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the former nine meetings featuring these two teams are: two wins for Gimnasia, two draws and five wins for Banfield. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Cruz 8 goals |   J. Carbonero Balanta 6 goals |  G. Galoppo 6 goals |
Gimnasia La Plata missing players
Banfield missing players
| Gimnasia La Plata | Banfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 16 | 32 |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 32 | 19 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 29 |
| 38 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | 34 |
| 84% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 81% | 84% |
| 56% | 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 69% | 66% |
| 34% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 12% | 25% |
| 28% | 25% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 6% | 12% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 41% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 47% |
| 41% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 38% |
| 34% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 31% |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 6.1 | 6.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.7 | 11.4 |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| 28% | 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 26% | 24% |
- Gimnasia La Plata have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | River Plate | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 25 | 42 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Lanus | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 34 |
| 4 | Velez Sarsfield | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 31 |
| 5 | Defensa y Justicia | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Colon | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Independiente | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Huracan | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Gimnasia La Plata | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 28 |
| 11 | Estudiantes | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| 12 | Godoy Cruz | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 13 | Rosario Central | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 14 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 24 |
| 15 | Racing Club | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 16 | Platense | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 17 | Sarmiento | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 23 |
| 18 | Union Santa Fe | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 22 |
| 19 | Atlético Tucumán | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -10 | 21 |
| 20 | Aldosivi | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -11 | 20 |
| 21 | Banfield | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 18 |
| 22 | Patronato | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 17 |
| 23 | Newell's Old Boys | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 24 | San Lorenzo | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 17 |
| 25 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 | -15 | 16 |
| 26 | Central Cordoba SdE | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 13 |