Match Report
Level on 12 points, Belgrano (3rd) and Gimnasia La Plata (5th) met as equals in the table. Belgrano had been under-performing their position — 26th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Belgrano were scoring 1 and conceding 0.63, Gimnasia La Plata 1.43 and 1.57, against a competition average of 1.04 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Gimnasia La Plata.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Belgrano wins, 2 for Gimnasia La Plata, 1 draw, at 1.67 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. Historically tight: 0% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Estadio Julio César Villagra, capacity 57,000, hosted the game. Gimnasia La Plata led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Gimnasia La Plata: Marcelo Torres (41')
Key stats
Possession: Belgrano 46% · Gimnasia La Plata 54% · Total shots: 7-7 · On target: 0-2 · Corners: 3-6