Superliga duel: Close contest expected between Gimnasia La Plata and Belgrano

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sun 16.April
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo (35000 seats)

Greeting visitors in their own stadium is safe and nice for Gimnasia La Plata, but Belgrano are fully motivated and capable to go home as winners. What will the score be?

Insights:
  • Gimnasia La Plata have the most conceded goals in the second half (12) in Superliga
  • Belgrano have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Gimnasia La Plata nor Belgrano 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.

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Gimnasia La Plata form and stats

Gimnasia La Plata have played 5 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Gimnasia La Plata after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Gimnasia are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus River Plate. Morales, defender, was given a rating of 7.43/10 in that game, top of the team. Morales hit one key pass and won 5 of 7 duels.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Racing Club in a game that was won 3-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Gimnasia La Plata have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 3 and lost 1.

Goals are coming in this team's league rounds, with 5 in a row seeing three or more goals (over 2.5).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Gimnasia La Plata as they are travelling to their away game against Santa Fe in the Copa Sudamericana. That match is three days after this one.

Gimnasia La Plata are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. From these home matches, Gimnasia have conceded only 4 goals.

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Belgrano form and stats

3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Belgrano playing as the away team in the Superliga this season.

Belgrano have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Nahuel Hernan Losada. It's been 284 minutes since they last conceded in Superliga.

Belgrano are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the match against Huracan (placed 20th). Midfielder Sánchez was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.41. Sánchez scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Union Santa Fe.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Belgrano playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 3 Belgrano wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.

Highlight this: 9 of the last 11 league games involving this team have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).

Belgrano have the goal stats of 6-6 (for/against) from 6 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Gimnasia La Plata-Belgrano H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Gimnasia La Plata one win, Belgrano two wins, one draw. zero of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

BelgranoP. Vegetti Pfaffen
P. Vegetti Pfaffen
5 goals
Gimnasia La PlataC. Tarragona
C. Tarragona
2 goals
BelgranoU. Sánchez
U. Sánchez
2 goals

Gimnasia La Plata missing players

Belgrano missing players

Gimnasia La Plata Belgrano
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 1 Played P 2 6 11
3 3 0 Won W 2 3 5
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
6 1 1 Lost L 0 2 3
9 7 0 Scored S 4 6 10
18 4 2 Conceded C 0 6 9
82% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 73%
73% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 55%
55% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 36%
36% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 9%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
36% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 17% 18%
27% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 67% 64%
55% 40% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 45%
 
5.6 6.2 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.2 4.6
5.1 3.4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 4.7 4.8
2.5 2.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
12.5 14.2 18 Shots (avg) S ( 14 12.5 11.2
3.7 5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.5 3.3
22% 28% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 29% 28%
 
13.5 10.4 10 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 12.2 12.5
4.4 3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.8 4.2
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Belgrano have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Gimnasia La Plata have the most conceded goals in the second half (12) in Superliga

  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 11 9 0 2 21 5 5 4 0 1 10 3 6 5 0 1 11 2 16 27
2 San Lorenzo 11 7 2 2 14 5 6 5 1 0 8 0 5 2 1 2 6 5 9 23
3 Rosario Central 11 6 3 2 14 12 6 5 1 0 9 3 5 1 2 2 5 9 2 21
4 Talleres Cordoba 11 6 2 3 20 10 6 3 0 3 8 5 5 3 2 0 12 5 10 20
5 Defensa y Justicia 11 5 3 3 15 8 6 2 2 2 8 7 5 3 1 1 7 1 7 18
6 Lanus 11 5 3 3 15 9 5 3 1 1 8 3 6 2 2 2 7 6 6 18
7 Belgrano 11 5 3 3 10 9 5 2 2 1 4 3 6 3 1 2 6 6 1 18
8 Newell's Old Boys 11 5 3 3 10 10 5 4 1 0 5 0 6 1 2 3 5 10 0 18
9 Argentinos Juniors 11 5 2 4 15 8 5 4 1 0 13 2 6 1 1 4 2 6 7 17
10 Racing Club 11 5 2 4 14 12 6 3 2 1 7 5 5 2 0 3 7 7 2 17
11 Platense 11 4 4 3 14 14 6 2 3 1 8 8 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 16
12 Instituto 11 4 4 3 12 12 6 2 3 1 5 5 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 16
13 Godoy Cruz 11 5 1 5 11 13 5 3 1 1 7 3 6 2 0 4 4 10 -2 16
14 Estudiantes 11 4 3 4 12 12 6 2 2 2 7 6 5 2 1 2 5 6 0 15
15 Tigre 11 4 3 4 12 13 5 2 1 2 5 5 6 2 2 2 7 8 -1 15
16 Central Cordoba SdE 11 4 3 4 8 12 6 3 1 2 5 4 5 1 2 2 3 8 -4 15
17 Velez Sarsfield 11 3 5 3 15 11 6 2 3 1 12 7 5 1 2 2 3 4 4 14
18 Boca Juniors 11 4 2 5 13 11 6 2 2 2 7 6 5 2 0 3 6 5 2 14
19 Sarmiento 11 3 3 5 12 12 5 2 0 3 9 9 6 1 3 2 3 3 0 12
20 Huracan 11 3 3 5 13 17 5 2 1 2 6 8 6 1 2 3 7 9 -4 12
21 Barracas Central 11 3 3 5 10 16 6 2 2 2 4 6 5 1 1 3 6 10 -6 12
22 Gimnasia La Plata 11 3 2 6 9 18 5 3 1 1 7 4 6 0 1 5 2 14 -9 11
23 Colon 11 1 7 3 10 13 6 0 4 2 5 8 5 1 3 1 5 5 -3 10
24 Banfield 11 2 4 5 7 14 6 1 3 2 1 5 5 1 1 3 6 9 -7 10
25 Independiente 11 1 6 4 8 12 5 0 2 3 6 10 6 1 4 1 2 2 -4 9
26 Atletico Tucuman 11 1 6 4 6 13 5 1 2 2 4 7 6 0 4 2 2 6 -7 9
27 Arsenal de Sarandi 11 2 2 7 9 17 5 1 1 3 5 8 6 1 1 4 4 9 -8 8
28 Union Santa Fe 11 1 4 6 7 18 5 1 1 3 4 9 6 0 3 3 3 9 -11 7

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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.