CA Velez Sarsfield vs Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, Superliga Argentina 2026 LAST 16

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Liga Profesional · 2026

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Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Mon 11 May 2026 · 00:30 UTC El Fortin de Liniers HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 13' Marcelo Torres pen

Roberto Joaquin Garcia 10' Y

Manuel Lanzini 18' Y

Y 21' German Conti

Y 25' Marcelo Torres

R 55' Enzo Martinez

Y 67' Agustin Auzmendi

Y 80' Ignacio Fernandez

Y 90' Nelson Insfran

Overview

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CA Velez Sarsfield vs Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata — Superliga Argentina at El Fortin de Liniers.

CA Velez Sarsfield 27 games · 51 pts (2026/26)
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Carlos Gariano (Argentina)
Assistant 1 Sebastian Rainieri (Argentina)
Assistant 2 Del Fueyo, Juan (Argentina)

12 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 3.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	CA Velez Sarsfield	27	51
2	CA Talleres	27	48
3	Racing Club	27	46
4	CA Huracan	27	46
5	CA River Plate	27	43
6	CA Boca Juniors	27	42
7	CA Independiente	27	40
8	CA Tucuman	27	40
9	CA Union	27	40
10	CA Platense	27	39
11	CS Independiente Rivadavia	27	38
12	Estudiantes de La Plata	27	36
13	Instituto AC Cordoba	27	36
14	CA Lanus	27	36
15	CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba	27	35
16	CA Belgrano	27	35
17	CD Riestra	27	35
18	CA Tigre	27	34
19	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	27	32
20	CA Rosario Central	27	32
21	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	27	32
22	CA Central Córdoba	27	31
23	AA Argentinos Juniors	27	30
24	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	27	29
25	CA Newell's Old Boys	27	28
26	CA Sarmiento de Junin	27	26
27	CA Banfield	27	24
28	CA Barracas Central	27	23

Head-to-Head

CA Velez Sarsfield 8 games · Avg 1.8 goals Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-11 CA Velez Sarsfield 0–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 2025-11-10 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 2–0 CA Velez Sarsfield 2024-05-13 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 3–1 CA Velez Sarsfield 2023-01-30 CA Velez Sarsfield 3–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 2022-08-14 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Recent Form

CA Velez Sarsfield

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 May	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	H	0–1	L
04 May	CA Newell's Old Boys	H	1–1	D
27 Apr	CA Union	H	2–2	D
20 Apr	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	A	0–0	D
14 Apr	CA Central Córdoba	H	1–0	W
03 Apr	CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza	A	2–3	L

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 May	CA Velez Sarsfield	A	1–0	W
03 May	AA Argentinos Juniors	H	2–0	W
26 Apr	CA Belgrano	A	1–0	W
18 Apr	Estudiantes de Río Cuarto	H	1–0	W
13 Apr	CA Sarmiento de Junin	A	2–1	W
05 Apr	CA Huracan	H	0–3	L

Season Stats

CA Velez Sarsfield		Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata
#1	Position	#19
51	Points	32
27	Played	27
14 / 9 / 4	W / D / L	8 / 8 / 11
38	Scored	21
16	Conceded	23
+22	GD	-2
1.89	PPG	1.19
52%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

37% Clean Sheets
CA Velez Sarsfield this season

29% Clean Sheets
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata this season

CA Velez Sarsfield are 1st (51 pts). Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata are 19th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Velez Sarsfield

0-15

7/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

3/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/3

31-45

6/3

46-60

4/3

61-75

4/5

76+

4/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Velez Sarsfield

Ronaldo Martinez	8 G	1 A
Manuel Lanzini	6 G
Florian Monzon	6 G
Matias Pellegrini	3 G	2 A

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Marcelo Torres	8 G	1 A
Agustin Auzmendi	7 G	3 A
Nicolas Barros Schelotto	3 G	3 A
Franco Torres	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata gets underway.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' CA Velez Sarsfield receives a card for a hard tackle on 10.
13' Marcelo Torres adds to his 4 season tally! Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
18' A meaty challenge results in booking for Manuel Lanzini on 18.
21' Poor challenge from German Conti. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
25' That looks like a foul for a card for Marcelo Torres.
26' Marcelo Torres has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 26.
31' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CA Vélez Sarsfield that had 189 games and scored 233 goals.
41' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
51' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata is showing some good football. However, Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
55' Enzo Martinez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both CA Vélez Sarsfield and Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
65' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Agustin Auzmendi.
72' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
77' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
80' The referee shows Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata player a card on 80.
85' Tobias Andrada has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 27 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
90' Nelson Insfran catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata players.

Lineups

CA Velez Sarsfield Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin Saggini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Walter Bou	2
Marcelo Torres	2
Leonardo Morales	1
Lucas Janson	1
Guillermo Enrique	1
Matias Pellegrini	1
Nicolas Colazo	1
Rodrigo Castillo	1

Head to Head

CA Velez Sarsfield Form

2026-05-11 CA Velez Sarsfield 0–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata L 2026-05-04 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–1 CA Newell's Old Boys D 2026-04-27 CA Velez Sarsfield 2–2 CA Union D 2026-04-20 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 0–0 CA Velez Sarsfield D 2026-04-14 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–0 CA Central Córdoba W 2026-04-03 CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza 3–2 CA Velez Sarsfield L

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Form

2026-05-11 CA Velez Sarsfield 0–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata W 2026-05-03 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 2–0 AA Argentinos Juniors W 2026-04-26 CA Belgrano 0–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata W 2026-04-18 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 1–0 Estudiantes de Río Cuarto W 2026-04-13 CA Sarmiento de Junin 1–2 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata W 2026-04-05 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 0–3 CA Huracan L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.06 CA Velez Sarsfield xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.91 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + CA Velez Sarsfield or Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

CA Velez Sarsfield35% Draw32% Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata33%

Actual: Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 1.97

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	59%	41%
± 2.5	32%	68%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

CA Velez Sarsfield or Draw

67%

Draw or Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

65%

CA Velez Sarsfield or Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Velez Sarsfield25% Draw55% Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata20%

Actual: Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

16.4%

1 – 1

14.4%

1 – 0

13.5%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.5%

2 – 1

1 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

3.3%

3 – 0

2.6%

3 – 1

2.5%

1 – 3

1.8%

Asian Handicap — CA Velez Sarsfield

Handicap	CA Velez Sarsfield covers	Push	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	22%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	18%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

CA Velez Sarsfield keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.