Match Report
Colón (8th, 20 pts) visited Gimnasia La Plata (11th, 15 pts) with 5 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Gimnasia La Plata: only 23rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 11th. Against a league average of 0.99 goals per team per game, Gimnasia La Plata ran at 0.93 scored and 1.5 conceded, Colón at 1.36 and 1.21.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 3 Gimnasia La Plata wins, 5 for Colón, 2 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. 1 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 2.
Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa in Rosario, capacity 38,095, hosted the game. With 100 matches recorded and 1.9 yellow cards per game, A. Merlos was the man in the middle. Gimnasia La Plata led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.