Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata vs Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

1 – 0

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Estudiantes de Río Cuarto

Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 18:00 UTC El Bosque HT 45' · FT 45'

Marcelo Torres pen 40' 1–0

Alexis Steimbach 29' Y

Y 35' Tomas Gonzalez

Y 79' Javier Ferreira

Y 87' Mauro Valiente

Bautista Barros Schelotto 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata vs Estudiantes de Río Cuarto — Superliga Argentina at El Bosque.

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Estudiantes de Río Cuarto 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Luis Lobo (Argentina)
Assistant 1 Lucas Pardo (Argentina)
Assistant 2 Federico Garcia (Argentina)

15 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 4.2 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 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Estudiantes de Río Cuarto

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-18 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 1–0 Estudiantes de Río Cuarto

Recent Form

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
15 Mar	CS Independiente Rivadavia	H	2–3	L
11 Mar	CA Banfield	A	2–1	W

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	A	0–1	L
12 Apr	CA Barracas Central	H	1–2	L
04 Apr	CA Aldosivi	A	0–0	D
22 Mar	CA River Plate	H	0–2	L
16 Mar	Racing Club	A	0–2	L
12 Mar	CA Belgrano	H	0–1	L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)

0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata this season

25% Clean Sheets
Estudiantes de Río Cuarto this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/3

31-45

6/2

46-60

4/3

61-75

3/4

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto

0-15

–/3

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/4

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Marcelo Torres	8 G	1 A
Agustin Auzmendi	5 G	2 A
Nicolas Barros Schelotto	3 G	3 A
Franco Torres	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata vs Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto — let the football do the talking.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata and Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Facundo Cobos, as he is very good at scoring at El Bosque with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
20' named a 4-1-2-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata and Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
29' That looks like a foul for a card for Alexis Steimbach.
34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' The referee has no hesitation. Tomas Gonzalez is booked for Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto — card on 35.
40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marcelo Torres makes it 1-0.
45' Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
50' Augusto Max, a Argentina midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
55' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto backline.
57' The whistle greets Nicolas Barros Schelotto as he departs to be replaced by Manuel Panaro.
62' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
64' Another substitution for Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto to replace Martin Garnerone by Mauro Valiente on 64 minute.
68' Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Javier Ferreira is hanging Mateo Bajamich on the field on 68 minute.
70' German Conti is replacing Renzo Giampaoli for the Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata side.
75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nelson Insfran made 169 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
78' A change in the Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata ranks — Alexis Steimbach exits the field as Bautista Barros Schelotto enters on 78.
79' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Javier Ferreira on 79 minutes.
80' A change in the Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto ranks — Alejandro Cabrera exits the field as Facundo Gallardo enters on 80.
85' With 1 assists to his name this season, Matias Valenti is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata.
87' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Mauro Valiente on 87 minutes.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Bautista Barros Schelotto.
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

23
Nelson Insfran
32
Marcelo Torres ↓ Cayetano Bolzan 78'
21
Enzo Martinez
5
Ignacio Miramon
4
Renzo Giampaoli ↓ German Conti 70'
18
Mateo Seoane ↓ Franco Torres 57'
25
Alexis Steimbach ↓ Bautista Barros Schelotto 78'
16
Augusto Max
24
Pedro Silva Torrejon
10
Nicolas Barros Schelotto ↓ Manuel Panaro 57'
29
Agustin Auzmendi

Bench

Coach Fernando Zaniratto

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

43
Agustin Lastra
28
Facundo Cobos
30
Sergio Ojeda
31
Matias Valenti
45
Raul Lozano ↓ Juan Antonini 64'
5
Alejandro Cabrera ↓ Facundo Gallardo 80'
10
Tomas Gonzalez
19
Nicolas Talpone ↓ Francisco Romero 64'
17
Gabriel Alanis
11
Martin Garnerone ↓ Mauro Valiente 64'
32
Mateo Bajamich ↓ Javier Ferreira 68'

Bench

Coach Iván Delfino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marcelo Torres	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.14 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata xG

Expected Goals

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

0.8 Estudiantes de Río Cuarto xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata47% Draw30% Estudiantes de Río Cuarto23%

Actual: Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 1.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	58%	42%
± 2.5	31%	69%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata or Draw

78%

Draw or Estudiantes de Río Cuarto

53%

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata or Estudiantes de Río Cuarto

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata28% Draw55% Estudiantes de Río Cuarto17%

Actual: Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

16.8%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14%

0 – 1

10.1%

2 – 0

8.9%

2 – 1

7.3%

1 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3.3%

2 – 2

3.1%

3 – 1

2.9%

1 – 3

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Handicap	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata covers	Push	Estudiantes de Río Cuarto covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	24%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+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

45% ✗

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata vs Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Form

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Clean Sheet