CA Velez Sarsfield vs Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, Superliga Argentina 2026 LAST 16
Overview
Match Preview
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 Córdoba | 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 Cordoba | 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
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-11
CA Velez Sarsfield
0–1
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata
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
2021-09-14
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata
0–0
CA Velez Sarsfield
Recent Form
| 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 Cordoba | H | 1–0 | W |
| 03 Apr | CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | A | 2–3 | L |
| 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 Rio 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
43%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
H2H (7 games)
29%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
41%
Clean Sheets
CA Velez Sarsfield this season
CA Velez Sarsfield this season
33%
Clean Sheets
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata this season
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
4/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
CA Velez Sarsfield
| Florian Monzon | 6 G | |
| Matias Pellegrini | 3 G | 2 A |
| Manuel Lanzini | 3 G |
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata
| Marcelo Torres | 8 G | 1 A |
| Nicolas Barros Schelotto | 3 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to El Fortin de Liniers that hosts another battle between CA Velez Sarsfield and Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata.
- 5' CA Velez Sarsfield is showing some good football. However, CA Velez Sarsfield are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' It’s gonna be a card for Roberto Joaquin Garcia.
- 13' GOAL! Marcelo Torres scores on 13.
- 18' It’s gonna be a card for Manuel Lanzini.
- 21' The referee shows Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata player a card on 21.
- 25' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marcelo Torres on 25.
- 26' Marcelo Torres was booked on 26.
- 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 36' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 41' It looks surprising CA Velez Sarsfield does not make any changes. Claudio Baeza has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
- 51' The travelling Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 55' That looks like a foul for a card for Enzo Martinez.
- 60' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 65' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Marcelo Torres scoring 1 goals.
- 67' That looks like a foul for a card for Agustin Auzmendi.
- 72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 77' It’s high time Martin Saggini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 80' The referee shows Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata player a card on 80.
- 85' Ignacio Fernandez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 90' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.
Lineups
CA Velez Sarsfield Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 22
- 29
- 3
- 2
- 16
- 8
- 12
- 5
- 4
- 23
- 50
Bench
- 10
- 1
- 11
- 6
- 32
- 18
- 48
- 15
- 35
- 17
- 47
Coach
Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Lineups
4-3-1-2Starting XI
- 13
- 8
- 23
- 32
- 21
- 5
- 18
- 25
- 16
- 24
- 29
Bench
- 19
- 22
- 4
- 26
- 31
- 43
- 20
- 35
- 27
- 7
- 14
- 33
- 28
Coach
Martin Saggini
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Walter Bou | 2 |
| Abiel Osorio | 1 |
| Leonardo Morales | 1 |
| Lucas Janson | 1 |
| Guillermo Enrique | 1 |
| Matias Pellegrini | 1 |
| Nicolas Colazo | 1 |
| Rodrigo Castillo | 1 |
Head to Head
2026-05-11
CA Velez Sarsfield
0–1
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata
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
2021-09-14
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata
0–0
CA Velez Sarsfield
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 Cordoba
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 Rio 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
0.83
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 71% + CA Velez Sarsfield or Draw 69%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.89
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 1.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 2.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 3.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
CA Velez Sarsfield or Draw
69%
Draw or Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata
64%
CA Velez Sarsfield or Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata
67%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.6%
1 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 0
2.8%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
1.5%
Asian Handicap — CA Velez Sarsfield
| Handicap | CA Velez Sarsfield covers | Push | Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 11% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 23% | 61% |
| -0.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| +0.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +1 | 74% | 17% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 7% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
CA Velez Sarsfield keeps clean sheet
44%
✓
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.

