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 Rio Cuarto — Superliga Argentina at El Bosque.

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Estudiantes de Rio 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 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 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 Junín	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

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

25% Clean Sheets
Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto this season

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

Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/3

76+

1/2

■ 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

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at El Bosque. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' 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.
15' It’s high time Iván Delfino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Marcelo Torres scoring 1 goals.
29' That is a card for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata. Alexis Steimbach will be fuming at that decision.
34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alejandro Cabrera, as he is very good at scoring at El Bosque with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
35' The referee calls foul for Tomas Gonzalez. He receives a card.
40' GOAL! Marcelo Torres fires home to make it 1-0!
45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
55' Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
57' Manuel Panaro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nicolas Barros Schelotto on 57 minute.
62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Facundo Cobos made 147 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
64' A change in the Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto ranks — Martin Garnerone exits the field as Mauro Valiente enters on 64.
68' Fresh legs for Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto! Javier Ferreira comes on to replace Mateo Bajamich.
70' Renzo Giampaoli makes way for German Conti at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata.
75' The 27-year-old Tomas Gonzalez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
78' Another substitution for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata to replace Alexis Steimbach by Bautista Barros Schelotto on 78 minute.
79' A moment of madness from Javier Ferreira on 79 minutes earns him a card. Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto will be frustrated.
80' The supporters are chanting for Facundo Gallardo. He replaces Alejandro Cabrera on 80 minute.
85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata that had 163 games and scored 145 goals.
87' It’s a booking for Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto player. Mauro Valiente gets a card.
90' Bautista Barros Schelotto picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
With this win, Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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 Rio 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 Rio 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 Rio 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 Rio Cuarto

53%

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata or Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata28% Draw55% Estudiantes de Rio 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 Rio 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 Rio 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 Rio Cuarto Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Form

Estudiantes de Rio 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