Gimnasia La Plata and Sarmiento have delivered a "par" performance up to now, to use a golfing expression. The teams both occupy mid-table places in the Superliga.
- Gimnasia La Plata have the most conceded goals in the second half (16) in Superliga
- Sarmiento have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
The hosts Gimnasia saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Copa Sudamericana. This match was also played here at Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Sarmiento have had more rest.
Gimnasia La Plata form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Gimnasia La Plata have to build on here at Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo in the Superliga.
Gimnasia La Plata's previous match was a Copa Sudamericana game also played at their own stadium, ending 1-0 vs Santa Fe. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Heartbreak before that as Gimnasia La Plata lost 0-2 at Godoy Cruz's place.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 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 3 and lost 1.
Gimnasia La Plata has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Gimnasia are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.
Sarmiento form and stats
As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Sarmiento have produced an overall stat of 3-3-3 so far. Momentum is building for Sarmiento in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
The Sarmiento goalkeeper Sebastian Tomas Meza is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 299 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Sarmiento played 0-0 against Huracan in their previous match. Meza had red hot gloves after the game against Huracan, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Meza (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.25. Meza topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Union Santa Fe.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sarmiento playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 5 Sarmiento wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Low on goals? 10 of this club's most recent 11 league fixtures have had two goals or less.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Sarmiento as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Sarmiento have won or drawn the last 4 matches (2-2-0) facing Gimnasia La Plata.The matches between these clubs have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 4 red cards from the last eight duels.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Gondou 6 goals |  J. Toledo 4 goals |  C. Tarragona 3 goals |
Gimnasia La Plata missing players
Sarmiento missing players
| Gimnasia La Plata | Sarmiento | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 25 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 78% | 82% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 44% | 53% |
| 41% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 11% | 18% |
| 29% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 35% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 22% | 29% |
| 29% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 56% | 47% |
| 47% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 44% | 41% |
| 5.5 | 6.6 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| 5.5 | 3.9 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 7.3 | 6.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.1 | 13 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 11.6 | 13.4 |
| 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
| 25% | 26% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 13.5 | 10.9 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.5 | 18.3 | 18.2 |
| 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
- Gimnasia La Plata have the most conceded goals in the second half (16) in Superliga
- Sarmiento have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sarmiento have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | Talleres Cordoba | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Estudiantes | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | Rosario Central | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Defensa y Justicia | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 29 |
| 7 | Lanus | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | Belgrano | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Boca Juniors | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 12 | Sarmiento | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 13 | Newell's Old Boys | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 14 | Tigre | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 22 |
| 15 | Gimnasia La Plata | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 21 |
| 16 | Platense | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Instituto | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 | Barracas Central | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
| 19 | Central Cordoba SdE | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | Colon | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 18 |
| 21 | Huracan | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 22 | Racing Club | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 23 | Velez Sarsfield | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 24 | Independiente | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 17 |
| 25 | Atletico Tucuman | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 15 |
| 26 | Banfield | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 15 |
| 27 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 14 |
| 28 | Union Santa Fe | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 12 |
