Godoy Cruz vs Gimnasia La Plata pre-match information

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sun 05.September
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Feliciano Gambarte

Gimnasia La Plata know they face a back-breaking excursion to Godoy Cruz and their Estadio Feliciano Gambarte. This match preview has all the knowledge you require before the fixture.

Insights:
  • Godoy Cruz have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Superliga
  • Gimnasia La Plata have yet to win a game 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.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Gimnasia La Plata, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.

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Godoy Cruz form and stats

2 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Godoy Cruz have to build on here at Estadio Feliciano Gambarte in the Superliga.

Godoy Cruz are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Velez Sarsfield. Nelson Acevedo (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.11/10. Acevedo had 40 successful passes (of 46 total). Juan Espinola had a busy but productive day in the Velez Sarsfield match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Union Santa Fe (1-2).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Godoy handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, two draws and two defeats.

Godoy Cruz has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Godoy Cruz's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Gimnasia La Plata form and stats

0-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Gimnasia La Plata in their Superliga matches away. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.

The attacking players of Gimnasia have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 263 minutes.

Gimnasia La Plata delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Huracán (placed 21st) in their previous match; a Superliga game. Defender Francisco Gerometta was the best team player with a rating of 7.43. Gerometta hit one key pass and won 7 of 8 duels.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Lanus wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Gimnasia have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were two victories, four draws and eight defeats.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Gimnasia La Plata's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 4 matches. Gimnasia struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 6 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last six meetings: one - zero - five (Godoy wins - draws - Gimnasia La Plata wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

GodoyM. Ojeda
M. Ojeda
7 goals
Godoy CruzE. Bullaude
E. Bullaude
5 goals
Gimnasia La PlataB. Alemán Athaydes
B. Alemán Athaydes
4 goals

Godoy Cruz missing players

Gimnasia La Plata missing players

Godoy Cruz Gimnasia La Plata
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 3 11 22
7 4 1 Won W 0 0 5
4 1 0 Drew D 3 6 10
11 6 1 Lost L 0 5 7
28 14 3 Scored S 2 7 22
39 20 3 Conceded C 2 15 29
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 73% 82%
82% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 55% 64%
64% 64% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 27% 36%
32% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 27%
14% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 18%
68% 73% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 45% 45%
5% 9% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 27% 36%
27% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 55% 36%
 
5.4 6.2 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7.7 5.5 4.6
5.3 4.3 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 6.1 6.5
2.4 2.1 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.9 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 4 6
 
10.1 10.7 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 9.5 9.4
4.2 4.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.4 3.6
30% 27% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 19% 28%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Gimnasia La Plata have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Gimnasia La Plata have yet to win a game away.
  • Godoy Cruz have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Superliga
  • Godoy Cruz have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Superliga
  • Godoy Cruz have the most points from losing position (12) in Superliga
  • Godoy Cruz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

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

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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.