Match Report
3 points and 3 places separated them: Sarmiento 2nd with 15, Gimnasia La Plata 5th with 12. Sarmiento's recent output lagged their position: 32nd on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.88/1.5 for Sarmiento and 1.43/1.57 for Gimnasia La Plata (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.04.
Momentum sat with Sarmiento, winners of their last three.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Sarmiento, 6 draws and 3 for Gimnasia La Plata, at 1.08 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. These meetings skew tight — only 17% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Estadio Eva Perón de Junín (capacity 22,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Gimnasia La Plata led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Sarmiento: Pablo Magnin (50') · Gimnasia La Plata: Agustín Auzmendi (43'), Franco Torres (90')
Key stats
Possession: Sarmiento 44% · Gimnasia La Plata 56% · Total shots: 11-17 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 3-7