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 Vélez Sarsfield	27	51
2	CA Talleres	27	48
3	Racing Club	27	46
4	CA Huracán	27	46
5	CA River Plate	27	43
6	CA Boca Juniors	27	42
7	CA Independiente	27	40
8	CA Tucumán	27	40
9	CA Unión	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 Lanús	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 Junín	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 Junín	A	2–1	W
05 Apr	CA Huracán	H	0–3	L
21 Mar	CA Tucumán	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 Huracán	A	2–1	W
19 Apr	CA Tucumán	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

26% Clean Sheets
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata this season

44% 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

4/2

16-30

5/3

31-45

7/4

46-60

4/4

61-75

5/5

76+

7/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

AA Argentinos Juniors

0-15

4/5

16-30

5/5

31-45

4/3

46-60

3/4

61-75

9/3

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Marcelo Torres	10 G	2 A
Agustin Auzmendi	8 G	4 A
Ignacio Fernandez	5 G	6 A
Franco Torres	4 G
Nicolas Barros Schelotto	3 G	3 A

AA Argentinos Juniors

Tomas Molina	5 G	3 A
Gaston Veron	5 G	2 A
Alan Lescano	5 G
Hernan Lopez Munoz	4 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata gets underway.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' It’s high time Nicolás Diez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
13' Marcelo Torres doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
18' Sebastian Prieto is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AA Argentinos Juniors tonight.
23' It looks surprising Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata does not make any changes. Alan Lescano has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
28' The energy levels are beginning to show. Martin Saggini might look to freshen things up shortly.
33' AA Argentinos Juniors started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
38' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
39' Federico Fattori catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 39.
40' It’s gonna be a card for Alexis Steimbach.
41' Federico Fattori was booked on 41.
42' Controversy at the stadium! Nicolas Barros Schelotto argues furiously but the card stands.
47' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
52' The travelling AA Argentinos Juniors supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
56' The referee shows AA Argentinos Juniors player a card on 56.
57' AA Argentinos Juniors player sees a card in front of him.
59' Ignacio Fernandez adds to his 3 season tally! Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
64' The home supporters are growing impatient. Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata must find a spark to ignite this game.
69' 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.
74' Both keepers have barely been tested. Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata and AA Argentinos Juniors are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
79' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ignacio Fernandez on 80.
85' Diego Porcel was booked on 85.
90' 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.
With this win, Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Leonardo Heredia	1
Federico Redondo	1
Victor Ayala	1
Ignacio Fernandez	1
Victor Ayala	1
Marcelo Torres	1
Matko Miljevic	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 Junín 1–2 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata W 2026-04-05 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 0–3 CA Huracán L 2026-03-21 CA Tucumán 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 Huracán 1–2 AA Argentinos Juniors W 2026-04-19 AA Argentinos Juniors 1–0 CA Tucumán 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.