Independiente are located at 5th, while Gimnasia La Plata are lagging 6 points behind in the league table. Will they trim the gap?
- Gimnasia La Plata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
Independiente form and stats
The story so far in the Superliga for Independiente at their home stadium (Estadio Libertadores de América) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. The Independiente manager J. Falcioni might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Independiente shared the glory with Velez Sarsfield in their last match, an away game that ended all square 3-3. Opportunity lost for Independiente in the Velez Sarsfield match as a lead 3-1 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. A goal frenzy last time out for Independiente, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Velez Sarsfield. Fun stuff to watch! Silvio Romero, who usually features in attack, was the declared top player for the side in that match, receiving a rating of 8.33 (out of 10). Romero scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match, Independiente lost 1-4 at home to Godoy Cruz.The Independiente fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 7 matches. Independiente have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Gimnasia La Plata form and stats
There's been little loot from Gimnasia La Plata's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the Superliga. Gimnasia La Plata only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.
The manager N. Gorosito was unhappy after their last game, a Superliga match played at their home ground Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo. Gimnasia La Plata suffered a 0-1 loss to Sarmiento (placed 17th). Defender Leonardo Morales was the best team player with a rating of 8.03. Morales hit one key pass and won 8 of 10 duels.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Aldosivi with the score of 3-1.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Gimnasia as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games in the league. Gimnasia La Plata have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties face each other this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: Independiente - Gimnasia La Plata 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Independiente two wins, four draws and Gimnasia La Plata two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Romero 9 goals |   B. Alemán Athaydes 4 goals | A. Roa Estrada 3 goals |
Independiente missing players
Gimnasia La Plata missing players
| Independiente | Gimnasia La Plata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 32 | 16 | 11 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 26 |
| 25 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 35 |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 77% | 81% |
| 48% | 43% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 59% |
| 28% | 21% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 37% |
| 17% | 14% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 30% |
| 10% | 14% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 31% | 14% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 46% | 41% |
| 45% | 57% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 23% | 37% |
| 38% | 43% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 54% | 41% |
| 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 9.6 | 11 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 9 | 9.2 |
| 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 30% | 28% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 23% | 28% |
- Gimnasia La Plata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 30 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Lanús | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | Estudiantes | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| 5 | Independiente | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Velez Sarsfield | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | Godoy Cruz | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 | Boca Juniors | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Racing Club | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 11 | Huracan | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| 12 | Colon | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | Union Santa Fe | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | San Lorenzo | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 15 | Gimnasia La Plata | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Rosario Central | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 16 |
| 17 | Sarmiento | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Newell's Old Boys | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 19 | Atletico Tucuman | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Defensa y Justicia | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 21 | Patronato | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 15 |
| 22 | Platense | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 13 |
| 23 | Banfield | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 13 |
| 24 | Aldosivi | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 13 |
| 25 | Central Cordoba SdE | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 11 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | -14 | 11 |