Match Report
Gimnasia La Plata (10th, 16 pts) visited Boca Juniors (4th, 25 pts) with 9 points between them. Gimnasia La Plata had been under-performing their position — 49th on five-round form against 10th in the table. Per game in the league, Boca Juniors were scoring 1.43 and conceding 0.86, Gimnasia La Plata 1.29 and 1.64, against a competition average of 1.05 goals per team per game.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Boca Juniors 5, draws 3, Gimnasia La Plata 3, at 2.64 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 18% of those meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 64% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 64%.
Estadio Alberto José Armando in Buenos Aires staged the fixture, a ground that holds 54,000. Boca Juniors led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Boca Juniors: Milton Giménez (16')