Gimnasia L.P. vs Argentinos Jrs Prediction & Tips
Gimnasia y Esgrima and Argentinos Juniors face each other at Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo in a match of the 21st round of the Argentinean Championship. The history of recent direct clashes is favorable to the home team, which has 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 games. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 08-18-2015, ended the victory of Gimnasia y Esgrima by (4-2). Although this is a game between the 22nd and 11th of the overall standings, it is actually a game between the 17th placed in home games and the 19th as a visitor.
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The home team is currently in 22nd place with 22 points earned after 6 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost at home to Banfield by (0-2). In the last match, he lost out to San Martin de San Juan by (3-0). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 16 points, against only 6 in their games as a visitor. In the last 9 home games for the championship, Gimnasia y Esgrima has 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, having won 16 points out of 27. In their domestic league matches the most frequent marker in the break was 0-0 (4 out of 9 matches). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 20 games in this competition, suffered the first goal 9 times and never managed to turn the score. There are 1 highlights in the last 10 home games in all competitions: he scored 5 of his 13 goals in the minutes (46′-60 ‘).
Gimnasia y Esgrima is campaigning well below expectations in the Argentine Superliga where they are at the bottom of the standings, going through a very bad moment with just 1 win in their last 7 games and need recovery to try to get away from the last positions. The big problem has been the inefficiency of his defense that has conceded 30 goals and is the fourth most leaked among the 28 participants of the national, but the attack also leaves a lot to be desired, scored only 20 goals and is the 11th worst in the competition, improve greatly in both to get out of the uncomfortable situation in which it is. Playing at home, like the match on Saturday, Gimnasia y Esgrima is usually strong, lost only 1 of the last 7 games, besides having won 5 victories in these matches and it is worth noting that he did not concede goals in 4 of these games, showing that even with a bad campaign, has made good games as a client. For the confrontation with the Argentinos Juniors, the coach Facundo Sava does not have problems in the team considered titular and goes to the field with the one that has of the best.
Analysis of Argentinos Juniors
The visiting team is currently in 11th place with 30 points, after 9 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out to the Independiente by (2-1). In the last match, won at home to the Newell s Old Boys by (1-0). This is a team affected by the home factor, having won 7 points and 23 visitors in their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 10 goals conceded at home, against 9 goals scored and 14 suffered as a visitor. In the championship, Argentinos Juniors won 7 points in 27 chances, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in the last 9 games they played as a visitor. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 20 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 9 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard.
Argentinos Juniors have been campaigning mid-table in the Argentinian Championship, have been very irregular in the last rounds and need to start being more solid in the fight for a place in the next South American Cup. The team has a good quality attack that has scored 27 goals and is the fifth best in the competition, while the defense, on the other hand, has conceded 24 goals and is the eleventh most leaked, needing to adjust to the defensive system to suffer fewer goals. Playing away from home, such as this Saturday’s match, Argentinos Juniors have encountered great difficulties, lost 5 of their last 6 games away from their domains and it is worth mentioning that they have conceded at least 2 goals in the last 4 games that made a visitor to the Super League, evidencing again the fragility of his defense. For the confrontation against Gimnasia y Esgrima, coach Alfredo Berti has no problems with injuries or suspensions and must repeat the team that won a good victory over Newell’s Old Boys in the last round.
Gimnasia L.P. – Argentinos Jrs FREE TIPS
Gimnasia L.P.Gimnasia L.P. – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90




