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

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Liga Profesional · 2026

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

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Estudiantes de Rio 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)

17 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 4.1 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 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Estudiantes de Rio 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 Rio 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

28% Clean Sheets
Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata this season

20% Clean Sheets
Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

0-15

3/2

16-30

3/3

31-45

6/3

46-60

4/3

61-75

5/5

76+

7/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto

0-15

–/5

16-30

1/3

31-45

2/3

46-60

1/2

61-75

3/8

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata

Marcelo Torres	9 G	2 A
Agustin Auzmendi	7 G	3 A
Franco Torres	4 G
Nicolas Barros Schelotto	3 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata get us underway at El Bosque.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' Mateo Bajamich has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata have won 183 goals from 196 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' Francisco Romero has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 127 appearances.
29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alexis Steimbach on 29.
34' Nelson Insfran, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
35' Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto receives a card for a hard tackle on 35.
40' Marcelo Torres makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata are in front.
45' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto backline.
50' Javier Ferreira has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
55' Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
57' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata ring the changes. Nicolas Barros Schelotto has done his job and it is now time for Manuel Panaro to step up.
62' It’s high time Iván Delfino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
64' Mauro Valiente has so much to prove this time. He replaces Martin Garnerone on 64 minute.
68' The Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto manager makes a substitution. Mateo Bajamich departs to be replaced by Javier Ferreira.
70' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata ring the changes. Renzo Giampaoli has done his job and it is now time for German Conti to step up.
75' 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.
78' Alexis Steimbach makes way for Bautista Barros Schelotto at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata.
79' That looks like a foul for a card for Javier Ferreira.
80' The supporters are chanting for Facundo Gallardo. He replaces Alejandro Cabrera on 80 minute.
85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Iván Delfino will be considering his options from the bench.
87' The referee shows Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto player a card on 87.
90' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata players.

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

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

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 Rio 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