Torneo Federal A duel: Close contest expected between Gimnasia Concepción and El Linqueño

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Competition: Argentina Torneo Federal A
Competition: Sun 30.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Manuel y Ramón Núñez (6000 seats)

This could be an intriguing game as Gimnasia Concepción have their supposed home advantage, while El Linqueño are in front by 7 points in the Torneo Federal A table.

Insights:
  • Gimnasia Concepción have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • El Linqueño have the most scored goals (14) in Torneo Federal A

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Gimnasia Concepción form and stats

All-inclusive Torneo Federal A stats playing at home this season for Gimnasia Concepción are 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Concepción's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-5 versus El Linqueño (placed 1st). As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

2-2 away at Def. de Pronunciamiento before that.

This is expected to be a close game, with Gimnasia Concepción perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gimnasia Concepción as a small favourite), we find 12 games. Gimnasia Concepción has won 7 of these, drawn 4 and lost 1.

The Gimnasia Concepción fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Concepción have conceded 6 from these games.

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El Linqueño form and stats

2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of El Linqueño playing as the away team in the Torneo Federal A this season.

It's the second away game in a row for El Linqueño, but there's smiles all around after the 5-2 victory versus Gimnasia Concepción (placed 6th) last time out. As you can tell from the result, the match against Gimnasia Concepción was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?

That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Independiente Chivilcoy.

El Linqueño has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 7 goals from 4 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).

Head 2 Head

The teams have met each other before in this season, with the result Concepción - El Linqueño 2-5 entered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

Gimnasia ConcepciónC. Romero Giraud
C. Romero Giraud
2 goals
Gimnasia ConcepciónL. Leguizamón
L. Leguizamón
2 goals
Gimnasia ConcepciónF. Borda
F. Borda
1 goals

Gimnasia Concepción missing players

El Linqueño missing players

Gimnasia Concepción El Linqueño
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
7 4 0 Played P 0 4 7
2 2 0 Won W 0 2 4
2 1 0 Drew D 0 2 3
3 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
9 7 0 Scored S 0 7 14
11 6 0 Conceded C 0 3 6
86% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 75% 86%
71% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 71%
43% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 57%
43% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 29%
14% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 14%
43% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 57%
29% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 43%
43% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 14%
 
4.7 3.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.5 4.1
5 6.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6.5 5
2.7 2.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.8 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.6 11.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10.5 11.1
4.4 4.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 5
29% 41% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 44% 40%
 
11.4 12 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10 10.1
4.7 4.8 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.2 3.6
Key stats in Torneo Federal A this season:
  • El Linqueño have not yet lost a game.
  • El Linqueño have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • El Linqueño have the most points from losing position (4) in Torneo Federal A
  • El Linqueño have the most scored goals (14) in Torneo Federal A
  • El Linqueño have the most scored goals (7) away in Torneo Federal A
  • El Linqueño have the most scored goals in the second half (9) in Torneo Federal A
  • El Linqueño have the the best goal difference (+8) in Torneo Federal A
  • Gimnasia Concepción have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gimnasia Concepción 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 El Linqueño 7 4 3 0 14 6 3 2 1 0 7 3 4 2 2 0 7 3 8 15
2 Sportivo Las Parejas 7 5 0 2 9 3 3 2 0 1 3 1 4 3 0 1 6 2 6 15
3 Douglas Haig 6 4 1 1 7 4 3 3 0 0 4 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 13
4 Independiente Chivilcoy 8 3 2 3 9 6 4 2 1 1 8 2 4 1 1 2 1 4 3 11
5 Sportivo Belgrano 7 3 1 3 12 10 4 3 0 1 8 2 3 0 1 2 4 8 2 10
6 Gimnasia Concepción 7 2 2 3 9 11 4 2 1 1 7 6 3 0 1 2 2 5 -2 8
7 Union Sunchales 7 2 2 3 5 8 4 2 2 0 5 3 3 0 0 3 0 5 -3 8
8 Defensores Belgrano VR 7 0 3 4 6 12 3 0 1 2 1 3 4 0 2 2 5 9 -6 3
9 Def. de Pronunciamiento 6 0 2 4 6 17 3 0 2 1 5 8 3 0 0 3 1 9 -11 2

Read more about Torneo Federal A

The Torneo Federal A is, together with the league Primera B Metropolitana, the third level of football in Argentina. The division has 36 teams who are divided into four zones who play two fixtures against each other for the main league table. The top four teams in each zone move into a multi-staged promotion playoff, the remaining teams into a multi-phase relegation playoff. It’s complicated.