Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata vs AA Argentinos Juniors, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

2 – 0

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AA Argentinos Juniors

Sun 3 May 2026 · 19:00 UTC El Bosque HT 45' · FT 45'

Marcelo Torres 13' 1–0

Ignacio Fernandez 59' 2–0

Y 39' Federico Fattori

Alexis Steimbach 40' Y

Y 40' Nicolas Oroz

Y 41' Francisco Alvarez

Nicolas Barros Schelotto 42' Y

Y 56' Alan Lescano

Y 57' Sebastian Prieto

Ignacio Fernandez 80' Y

Y 85' Diego Porcel

Overview

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Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata vs AA Argentinos Juniors — Superliga Argentina at El Bosque.

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
AA Argentinos Juniors 27 games · 30 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Juan Pafundi
Assistant 1 Adrian Del Barba (Argentina)
Assistant 2 Lucas Ripoli (Argentina)

4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

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

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 8 games · Avg 2.0 goals AA Argentinos Juniors

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-03 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 2–0 AA Argentinos Juniors 2024-09-02 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 1–0 AA Argentinos Juniors 2023-04-25 AA Argentinos Juniors 2–4 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 2022-10-17 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 0–0 AA Argentinos Juniors 2021-11-28 AA Argentinos Juniors 3–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Recent Form

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
21 Mar	CA Tucuman	A	0–1	L

AA Argentinos Juniors

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	A	0–2	L
28 Apr	CA Huracan	A	2–1	W
19 Apr	CA Tucuman	H	1–0	W
11 Apr	CS Independiente Rivadavia	A	1–3	L
06 Apr	CA Banfield	H	3–2	W
31 Mar	CA Aldosivi	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata		AA Argentinos Juniors
#19	Position	#23
32	Points	30
27	Played	27
8 / 8 / 11	W / D / L	8 / 6 / 13
21	Scored	22
23	Conceded	28
-2	GD	-6
1.19	PPG	1.11
30%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

46% Clean Sheets
AA Argentinos Juniors this season

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata are 19th (32 pts). AA Argentinos Juniors are 23rd (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

AA Argentinos Juniors

0-15

2/4

16-30

4/5

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

7/2

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

AA Argentinos Juniors

Tomas Molina	5 G	3 A
Alan Lescano	5 G
Hernan Lopez Munoz	4 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds El Bosque will turn into a battlefield for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata and AA Argentinos Juniors.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
13' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata is taking the lead after the goal scored by Marcelo Torres on 13.
18' AA Argentinos Juniors seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
23' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
28' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
33' It looks surprising Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata does not make any changes. Pedro Silva Torrejon has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
38' AA Argentinos Juniors started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
39' Federico Fattori has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 39.
40' Alexis Steimbach catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 40.
41' Federico Fattori picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
42' The referee calls foul for Nicolas Barros Schelotto. He receives a card.
47' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata and AA Argentinos Juniors are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
52' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
56' A moment of madness from Alan Lescano on 56 minutes earns him a card. AA Argentinos Juniors will be frustrated.
57' Sebastian Prieto picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
59' Ignacio Fernandez does the damage! The net is bulging and Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata surge ahead!
64' Argentina international Kevin Coronel has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
69' The 26-year-old Renzo Giampaoli has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
74' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Facundo Jainikoski suffering a number of foals already.
79' 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.
80' The referee shows Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata player a card on 80.
85' It’s a booking for AA Argentinos Juniors player. Diego Porcel gets a card.
90' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin Saggini

AA Argentinos Juniors Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nicolás Diez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Lescano	2
Victor Ayala	1
Marcelo Torres	1
Matko Miljevic	1
Agustin Auzmendi	1
Jonathan Sandoval	1
Gaston Veron	1
Gabriel Carabajal	1

Head to Head

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Form

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 2026-03-21 CA Tucuman 1–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata L

AA Argentinos Juniors Form

2026-05-03 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 2–0 AA Argentinos Juniors L 2026-04-28 CA Huracan 1–2 AA Argentinos Juniors W 2026-04-19 AA Argentinos Juniors 1–0 CA Tucuman W 2026-04-11 CS Independiente Rivadavia 3–1 AA Argentinos Juniors L 2026-04-06 AA Argentinos Juniors 3–2 CA Banfield W 2026-03-31 CA Aldosivi 0–2 AA Argentinos Juniors W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.19 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata xG

Expected Goals

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

0.82 AA Argentinos Juniors xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata47% Draw30% AA Argentinos Juniors23%

Actual: Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 2.01

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	32%	68%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata or Draw

77%

Draw or AA Argentinos Juniors

53%

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata or AA Argentinos Juniors

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata29% Draw54% AA Argentinos Juniors17%

Actual: Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15.9%

1 – 0

14.7%

1 – 1

14%

0 – 1

9.7%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

5.2%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3.5%

2 – 2

3.2%

3 – 1

3.1%

1 – 3

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Handicap	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata covers	Push	AA Argentinos Juniors covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	13%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	24%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	16%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

AA Argentinos Juniors keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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