Can Gimnasia La Plata outperform Huracán in Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona clash?

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sat 28.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona

Get ready for Gimnasia La Plata - Huracán! Despite the season performances so far this game should be cracking!

Insights:
  • Gimnasia La Plata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Huracán haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

It's no vacation for neither Gimnasia nor Huracán 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

2 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Gimnasia La Plata have to build on here at Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona in the Superliga.

Gimnasia are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Lanus. Midfielder Erik Ramírez was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.14 (out of ten) in that game. Ramírez hit two key passes.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus River Plate that ended 1-1.

Gimnasia are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. Gimnasia have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Huracán form and stats

The Superliga season is young and Huracán have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far. Huracán have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

There were no winners in Huracán's previous match, a Superliga home game that ended 1-1 vs Velez Sarsfield (placed 22nd). The attacker Jhonatan Candia got a match rating of 7.65 in that game. Candia scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Godoy Cruz that ended 1-1.

The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Huracán have conceded 3 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Gimnasia La Plata and Huracán have faced each other already this season: Huracán - Gimnasia 1-1. Previous ten meetings involving these contenders: Gimnasia La Plata won three, Huracán triumphed in two and we saw five draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

GimnasiaB. Alemán Athaydes
B. Alemán Athaydes
4 goals
Gimnasia La PlataL. Licht
L. Licht
3 goals
Gimnasia La PlataJ. Carbonero Balanta
J. Carbonero Balanta
3 goals

Gimnasia La Plata missing players

Huracán missing players

Gimnasia La Plata Huracán
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 7 10 21
5 5 1 Won W 1 1 3
9 3 1 Drew D 4 6 12
7 2 1 Lost L 2 3 6
22 15 3 Scored S 8 10 20
29 14 7 Conceded C 9 13 24
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
67% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 80% 76%
38% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 20% 24%
29% 30% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 20% 14%
19% 20% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 10% 5%
48% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 71% 70% 62%
33% 40% 33% Clean Sheets C S 14% 10% 19%
33% 10% 33% Failed to Score F T 14% 20% 29%
 
4.6 3.6 3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 4.4 4.3
6.4 6.8 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 6.3 4.9
2 2 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.6 2.5
6 2 1 Red cards R C 2 3 3
 
9.2 9 6.7 Shots (avg) S ( 5 5.2 7.5
3.5 3.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1.9 2.7
30% 41% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 47% 33%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Gimnasia La Plata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gimnasia La Plata have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Gimnasia La Plata haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Huracán haven’t played a single 0-0 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 Lanus 8 5 1 2 16 13 5 3 1 1 10 7 3 2 0 1 6 6 3 16
2 Racing Club 8 4 3 1 8 1 4 2 2 0 3 0 4 2 1 1 5 1 7 15
3 Independiente 8 4 3 1 7 4 4 2 2 0 3 0 4 2 1 1 4 4 3 15
4 Colon 8 4 2 2 8 10 4 2 1 1 4 5 4 2 1 1 4 5 -2 14
5 Estudiantes 7 4 1 2 13 7 3 2 0 1 5 1 4 2 1 1 8 6 6 13
6 Talleres Cordoba 7 4 1 2 10 6 3 2 1 0 4 0 4 2 0 2 6 6 4 13
7 Aldosivi 7 4 1 2 9 7 4 2 0 2 4 4 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 13
8 Argentinos Juniors 7 3 3 1 6 3 3 2 1 0 4 1 4 1 2 1 2 2 3 12
9 Patronato 8 3 3 2 8 6 4 2 2 0 4 1 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 12
10 River Plate 7 3 2 2 13 6 4 2 1 1 8 3 3 1 1 1 5 3 7 11
11 Defensa y Justicia 8 3 2 3 11 9 4 3 0 1 10 6 4 0 2 2 1 3 2 11
12 Newell's Old Boys 8 3 2 3 9 10 4 3 1 0 9 5 4 0 1 3 0 5 -1 11
13 Atletico Tucuman 8 3 2 3 9 11 4 2 2 0 5 2 4 1 0 3 4 9 -2 11
14 Boca Juniors 8 2 4 2 6 6 3 1 1 1 2 3 5 1 3 1 4 3 0 10
15 Godoy Cruz 7 3 1 3 9 10 4 2 1 1 6 5 3 1 0 2 3 5 -1 10
16 Sarmiento 8 3 1 4 8 11 4 3 0 1 5 3 4 0 1 3 3 8 -3 10
17 Gimnasia La Plata 8 2 3 3 7 9 4 2 2 0 5 3 4 0 1 3 2 6 -2 9
18 Huracán 8 1 5 2 6 7 5 1 3 1 4 4 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 8
19 Banfield 8 1 5 2 5 7 3 0 2 1 1 2 5 1 3 1 4 5 -2 8
20 San Lorenzo 7 2 2 3 5 9 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 1 2 3 7 -4 8
21 Rosario Central 8 2 1 5 9 9 4 2 0 2 7 4 4 0 1 3 2 5 0 7
22 Velez Sarsfield 8 1 4 3 6 6 4 1 2 1 5 2 4 0 2 2 1 4 0 7
23 Central Cordoba SdE 8 1 4 3 7 9 4 1 2 1 6 6 4 0 2 2 1 3 -2 7
24 Union Santa Fe 7 1 3 3 7 9 4 1 1 2 6 4 3 0 2 1 1 5 -2 6
25 Platense 8 1 3 4 8 12 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 0 2 2 4 6 -4 6
26 Arsenal de Sarandi 8 1 2 5 5 18 4 1 2 1 4 6 4 0 0 4 1 12 -13 5

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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.