Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata vs CA River Plate, Superliga Argentina 2026 CLAUSURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

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CA River Plate

Wed 29 Jul 2026 · 22:15 UTC Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo HT 45' · FT 45'

Alexis Steimbach 80' 1–0

Y 56' Lucas Silva

Y 79' Nicolas Otamendi

Maximiliano Zalazar 86' Y

Overview

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Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata vs CA River Plate — Superliga Argentina at Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo.

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
CA River Plate 27 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Leandro Rey Hilfer

18 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.1 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 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

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 10 games · Avg 2.0 goals CA River Plate

Last 5 meetings

2026-07-29 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 1–0 CA River Plate 2026-05-14 CA River Plate 2–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 2026-01-28 CA River Plate 2–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 2025-11-02 CA River Plate 0–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 2024-08-17 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 1–1 CA River Plate

Recent Form

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Jul	CA River Plate	H	1–0	W
24 Jul	Racing Club	A	1–2	L
14 May	CA River Plate	A	0–2	L
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

CA River Plate

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Jul	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	A	0–1	L
25 Jul	CA Barracas Central	H	0–1	L
14 May	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	H	2–0	W
10 May	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	H	1–1	D
03 May	CA Tucuman	H	0–1	L
26 Apr	CA Aldosivi	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata		CA River Plate
#19	Position	#5
32	Points	43
27	Played	27
8 / 8 / 11	W / D / L	11 / 10 / 6
21	Scored	38
23	Conceded	21
-2	GD	+17
1.19	PPG	1.59
30%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata this season

34% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata are 19th (32 pts). CA River Plate are 5th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/3

31-45

6/3

46-60

4/3

61-75

4/5

76+

6/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA River Plate

0-15

2/1

16-30

3/3

31-45

7/2

46-60

3/–

61-75

3/4

76+

7/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Marcelo Torres	9 G	2 A
Agustin Auzmendi	7 G	3 A
Nicolas Barros Schelotto	3 G	3 A
Franco Torres	3 G

CA River Plate

Gonzalo Montiel	6 G	2 A
Sebastian Driussi	6 G
Tomas Galvan	5 G	2 A
Juan Fernando Quintero	3 G	2 A
Juan Quintero	3 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata is hosting CA River Plate for another epic battle.
5' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 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.
10' 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.
15' Mauro Arambarri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Eduardo Coudet might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' Lautaro Pereyra has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
40' 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.
45' CA River Plate has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
46' Mauro Arambarri makes way for Fausto Vera at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA River Plate.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
56' Lucas Silva is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
61' Facundo Gonzalez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcos Acuna at the 61 minute mark.
65' The Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata bench stirs into life. Mateo Seoane is withdrawn and Augusto Max gets his opportunity.
70' Nelson Insfran is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata so far.
71' The supporters are chanting for Facundo Colidio. He replaces Angel Correa on 71 minute.
75' The crowd applauds Renzo Giampaoli as he leaves the pitch. Juan Cruz Cortazzo steps in for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata.
79' A moment of madness from Nicolas Otamendi on 79 minutes earns him a card. CA River Plate will be frustrated.
80' Goal! Alexis Steimbach scores his 1 goal in 192 matches.
82' It is a substitution in CA River Plate team. Lucas Silva is replaced by Lautaro Pereyra on 82 minute.
83' It is a substitution in Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata team. Ignacio Fernandez is replaced by Nicolas Barros Schelotto on 83 minute.
86' Poor challenge from Maximiliano Zalazar. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
Another three points for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata.

Lineups

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Lineups

Starting XI

8
Ignacio Fernandez ↓ Nicolas Barros Schelotto 83'
23
Nelson Insfran
21
Enzo Martinez
5
Ignacio Miramon
4
Renzo Giampaoli ↓ Juan Cruz Cortazzo 75'
31
Bautista Barros Schelotto
18
Mateo Seoane ↓ Augusto Max 65'
25
Alexis Steimbach
11
Jeremias Merlo ↓ Maximiliano Zalazar 65'
24
Pedro Silva Torrejon
29
Agustin Auzmendi

Bench

Coach Ariel Pereyra

CA River Plate Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eduardo Coudet

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matias Suarez	3
Lucas Beltran	2
Rafael Borre	2
Luis Miguel Rodriguez	2
Rodrigo Aliendro	1
Alexis Steimbach	1
Rodrigo Castillo	1
Matias Gomez	1

Head to Head

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Form

2026-07-29 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 1–0 CA River Plate W 2026-07-24 Racing Club 2–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata L 2026-05-14 CA River Plate 2–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata L 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

CA River Plate Form

2026-07-29 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 1–0 CA River Plate L 2026-07-25 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Barracas Central L 2026-05-14 CA River Plate 2–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata W 2026-05-10 CA River Plate 1–1 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro D 2026-05-03 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Tucuman L 2026-04-26 CA River Plate 3–1 CA Aldosivi W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.84 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata xG

Expected Goals

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

0.77 CA River Plate xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata or Draw 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata40% Draw34% CA River Plate26%

Actual: Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes32% 0% No68%

Avg goals/match: 1.61

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	77%	23%
± 1.5	48%	52%
± 2.5	22%	78%
± 3.5	9%	91%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata or Draw

74%

Draw or CA River Plate

60%

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata or CA River Plate

66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata21% Draw61% CA River Plate18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

22.7%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 1

13.8%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 1

5.4%

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

2.2%

3 – 0

1.8%

3 – 1

1.6%

0 – 3

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Handicap	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata covers	Push	CA River Plate covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	21%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	19%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

CA River Plate keeps clean sheet

44% ✓

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