Superliga: Gimnasia La Plata are 3 points behind Vélez Sarsfield, but fully intend to go full force. Get this show on the road!
- Gimnasia La Plata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Gimnasia La Plata form and stats
2-3-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Gimnasia La Plata so far this season. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Stress levels are on the rise for Gimnasia's attacking players as they have now played 353 minutes without scoring in a league game. L. M. Rodriguez was their last goal scorer.
No payout for Gimnasia in their previous match, an away game at Godoy Cruz that ended in defeat 0-4. Nicolás Contín, who usually features in attack, was the best player for the team in that match, and was presented with a rating of 7.34 (out of 10). Contín hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 4 times. As you see from the result above, Gimnasia suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
In the match before that, Gimnasia hosted Huracan and drew the game 0-0.The Gimnasia fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 5 matches. Gimnasia have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Vélez Sarsfield have produced an overall stat of 0-2-2 so far.
Sarsfield have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Lucas Adrian Hoyos. It's been 268 minutes since they last conceded in Superliga.
The supporters enjoyed Sarsfield's previous game versus Union Santa Fe (placed 19th), a Superliga 4-0 win played at home. Midfielder Lucas Janson was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.42. Janson scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist and hit four key passes. As you can tell from the results above, Sarsfield was very dominant against Union Santa Fe, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Juan Martín Lucero, Lucas Janson, Luca Orellano and Ricardo Centurión providing the goals.
Before that, Sarsfield secured a home win against Godoy Cruz with the score 3-0.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Vélez Sarsfield's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 4 matches. 4 goals have been conceded by Vélez Sarsfield in these games.
Head 2 Head
This duo played each other earlier on this campaign: Gimnasia - Vélez Sarsfield 0-5. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: four - two - three (Gimnasia wins - draws - Vélez Sarsfield wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Centurión 5 goals |  J. Lucero 5 goals |  B. Alemán Athaydes 4 goals |
Gimnasia La Plata missing players
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
| Gimnasia La Plata | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 36 |
| 33 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 83% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 83% |
| 65% | 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 58% |
| 39% | 45% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 27% | 33% |
| 30% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 21% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 17% |
| 43% | 45% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | 29% |
| 35% | 45% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 54% |
| 39% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 33% |
| 4.7 | 3.7 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 6.5 | 6.8 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 12 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 9.2 | 9.3 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.9 | 10.7 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 27% | 35% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 26% | 31% |
- 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.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Talleres Cordoba | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Lanus | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | Independiente | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | River Plate | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | Racing Club | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Estudiantes | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | Atletico Tucuman | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 8 | Colon | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 15 |
| 9 | Boca Juniors | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Vélez Sarsfield | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 11 | Defensa y Justicia | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 12 | Argentinos Juniors | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 13 | Godoy Cruz | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 14 | Patronato | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Aldosivi | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Huracan | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 17 | Newell's Old Boys | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 18 | San Lorenzo | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 12 |
| 19 | Union Santa Fe | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 12 |
| 20 | Sarmiento | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 21 | Rosario Central | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 22 | Platense | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 23 | Gimnasia La Plata | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 24 | Banfield | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 25 | Central Cordoba SdE | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -13 | 7 |