Saturday , 14 November 2026

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata vs CA Vélez Sarsfield, Superliga Argentina 2021 REGULAR SEASON

Liga Profesional · 2021
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata
0 – 0
Full Time
CA Vélez Sarsfield
Tue 14 Sep 2021 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Matias Melluso 58' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata vs CA Velez Sarsfield — Superliga Argentina .

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CA Vélez 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 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 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

3
3
2
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 8 games · Avg 1.8 goals CA Vélez Sarsfield
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-14 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 0–0 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2020-01-24 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 0–0 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2018-10-19 CA Vélez Sarsfield 1–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Recent Form

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep CA Vélez Sarsfield H 0–0 D
05 Sep CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba A 0–4 L
28 Aug CA Huracan H 0–0 D
25 Aug CA Lanús A 0–2 L
22 Aug CA River Plate H 1–1 D
13 Aug CA Colon A 0–1 L
CA Vélez Sarsfield
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata A 0–0 D
06 Sep CA Union H 4–0 W
29 Aug CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba H 3–0 W
25 Aug CA Huracan A 1–1 D
21 Aug CA Lanús H 5–1 W
14 Aug CA River Plate A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata CA Vélez Sarsfield
#19 Position #1
32 Points 51
27 Played 27
8 / 8 / 11 W / D / L 14 / 9 / 4
21 Scored 38
23 Conceded 16
-2 GD +22
1.19 PPG 1.89
30% Win % 52%

Key Stats

38% 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
36% Clean Sheets
CA Vélez Sarsfield this season

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata are 19th (32 pts). CA Vélez Sarsfield are 1st (51 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
CA Vélez Sarsfield
0-15
9/4
16-30
4/3
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/4
61-75
4/1
76+
7/7
■ 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
CA Vélez Sarsfield
Ronaldo Martinez 13 G 2 A
Manuel Lanzini 6 G
Florian Monzon 6 G
Matias Pellegrini 5 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: CA Velez Sarsfield gets underway.
  • 5' CA Velez Sarsfield come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 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' 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 Santiago Caseres suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 25' Matias De los Santos is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CA Velez Sarsfield tonight.
  • 30' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against CA Velez Sarsfield's shape.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mariano Messera might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' The 32-year-old Lautaro Gianetti has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' It’s high time Mauricio Pellegrino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' Cristian Alberto Tarragona, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 58' Matias Melluso was booked on 58.
  • 63' The travelling CA Velez Sarsfield supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 68' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CA Velez Sarsfield needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 72' CA Velez Sarsfield manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Geronimo Poblete is hanging Federico Mancuello on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined CA Velez Sarsfield backline.
  • 78' The Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata manager makes a substitution. Eric Ramirez departs to be replaced by Franco Torres.
  • 79' The CA Velez Sarsfield bench stirs into life. Lucas Janson is withdrawn and Ricardo Centurion gets his opportunity.
  • 84' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata and CA Velez Sarsfield are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 89' 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.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mariano Messera

CA Velez Sarsfield Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mauricio Pellegrino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcelo Torres 2
Walter Bou 2
Jhonathan Ramis 1
Joel Sonora 1
Jeremias Merlo 1
Abiel Osorio 1
Leonardo Morales 1
Lucas Janson 1

Head to Head

2021-09-14 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 0–0 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2020-01-24 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 0–0 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2018-10-19 CA Vélez Sarsfield 1–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Form

2021-09-14 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 0–0 CA Vélez Sarsfield D 2021-09-05 CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba 4–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata L 2021-08-28 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 0–0 CA Huracan D 2021-08-25 CA Lanús 2–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata L 2021-08-22 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 1–1 CA River Plate D 2021-08-13 CA Colon 1–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata L

CA Velez Sarsfield Form

2021-09-14 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 0–0 CA Vélez Sarsfield D 2021-09-06 CA Vélez Sarsfield 4–0 CA Union L 2021-08-29 CA Vélez Sarsfield 3–0 CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba L 2021-08-25 CA Huracan 1–1 CA Vélez Sarsfield D 2021-08-21 CA Vélez Sarsfield 5–1 CA Lanús L 2021-08-14 CA River Plate 2–0 CA Vélez Sarsfield L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.42 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 CA Velez Sarsfield xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata23% Draw42% CA Velez Sarsfield35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 65%
35%
± 1.5 32%
68%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata or Draw
64%
Draw or CA Velez Sarsfield
77%
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata or CA Velez Sarsfield
58%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata10% Draw70% CA Velez Sarsfield20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
21.3%
1 – 0
11.6%
1 – 1
10.8%
0 – 2
7.6%
1 – 2
3.8%
2 – 0
2.4%
2 – 1
2.1%
0 – 3
1.8%
1 – 3
1%
2 – 2
0.9%
0 – 4
0.3%

Asian Handicap — Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Handicap Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata covers Push CA Velez Sarsfield covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 3% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 14% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 25% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 9% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
CA Velez Sarsfield keeps clean sheet
66% ✓

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