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

Full Time

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 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 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 7 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 Rio Cuarto	H	1–0	W
13 Apr	CA Sarmiento de Junín	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

14% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

35% Clean Sheets
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata this season

55% 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

31-45

5/–

46-60

2/1

61-75

1/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

AA Argentinos Juniors

0-15

2/3

16-30

4/4

31-45

3/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

4/1

76+

5/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Marcelo Torres	8 G	1 A
Nicolas Barros Schelotto	3 G	3 A
Franco Torres	3 G

AA Argentinos Juniors

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

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata to score. At the same time, AA Argentinos Juniors does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The travelling AA Argentinos Juniors supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata and AA Argentinos Juniors are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
13' Marcelo Torres is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
18' named a 4-2-2-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
23' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ignacio Fernandez, as he is very good at scoring at El Bosque with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
28' Nicolas Barros Schelotto, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
33' AA Argentinos Juniors are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
38' The energy levels are beginning to show. Martin Saggini might look to freshen things up shortly.
39' Controversy at the stadium! Federico Fattori argues furiously but the card stands.
40' Alexis Steimbach was booked on 40.
41' Federico Fattori was booked on 41.
42' Poor challenge from Nicolas Barros Schelotto. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
47' AA Argentinos Juniors is showing some good football. However, AA Argentinos Juniors are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
52' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nicolás Diez will be considering his options from the bench.
56' That is a card for AA Argentinos Juniors. Alan Lescano will be fuming at that decision.
57' That looks like a foul for a card for Sebastian Prieto.
59' What a strike from Ignacio Fernandez! The score is 2-0.
64' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata have won 145 goals from 163 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
69' A quiet spell here at El Bosque. AA Argentinos Juniors seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
74' Facundo Jainikoski has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
80' The referee calls foul for Ignacio Fernandez. He receives a card.
85' That looks like a foul for a card for Diego Porcel.
90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata winning 100% of all matches.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Gabriel Avalos	1
Ivo Mammini	1
Alan Sosa	1
Leonardo Heredia	1
Federico Redondo	1
Victor Ayala	1
Ignacio Fernandez	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 Rio 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 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.