It’s almost time for Torneo Apertura action happening on Friday when Gimna ' Plata come up against River Plate.
Our Gimna ' Plata v River Plate tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - plus the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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Gimna ' Plata
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Gimna ' Plata enter this match following a 1-1 Torneo Apertura drawn result versus Estudiantes de La Plata.
In that match, Gimna ' Plata managed 37% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Gimna ' Plata was Lucas Castro (33'). Estudiantes de La Plata had 16 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Luciano Giménez (93') was the scorer for Estudiantes de La Plata.
It’s not been often in recent times where Gimna ' Plata have shown defensive steel. It will be a concern for them that Gimna ' Plata have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, letting in 7 goals during that time.
River Plate
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In their last game, River Plate drew 1-1 in the Torneo Apertura tie with Talleres.
In that game, River Plate had 64% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 8 on target. The only player to score for River Plate was Miguel Borja (87'). At the other end, Talleres got 9 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Valentin Depietri (50') was the scorer for Talleres.
In 5 of the prior six games featuring River Plate, a comparatively low number of goals have been scored between them and their opponents. The overall average number of goals per game in that spell works out to a meagre 1.17, with the average goals for Los Millonarios being 0.67. That pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this next game, however.
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Head to head
Checking on their past head to head results going back to 13/03/2022 shows that these encounters have been miserable for Gimna ' Plata. They have not been able to come away with any victories at all whereas River Plate have remained in the ascendancy, getting wins in 83% of those matches.
A combined total of 17 goals were produced between them in these games, with 3 from El Lobo and 14 created by Los Millonarios. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.
The previous league contest between these sides was Primera División match day 11 on 17/08/2024 when the final score was Gimna ' Plata 1-1 River Plate.
In that game, Gimna ' Plata managed 43% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 7 on target. The scorer was Rodrigo Castillo (83').
River Plate got 6 attempts at goal with 1 on target. Ignacio Fernández (55') scored.
The referee was Hernán Mastrángelo.
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Team News: Gimna ' Plata
The Gimna ' Plata boss will be grateful to have no fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this clash with a completely healthy squad ready to go.
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Team News: River Plate
With a fully injury-free squad to pick from, the River Plate manager Marcelo Gallardo has no fitness worries to speak of ahead of this game.
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Prediction
Looking at these two teams, we feel that Gimna ' Plata may find it difficult to be putting a goal past this River Plate team who we reckon should manage to score & go ahead.
That’s why we have predicted a good battle with a 0-1 advantage for River Plate at the end of the match.
Hopefully it’s a good one.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking on the latest odds for this match in the WDW market, staking on Gimna ' Plata is available for 3.9, a wager on the game finishing all-square is 3.3 and betting on the winning team to be River Plate can be had at 2. They’re the most competitive bets that can be secured at the current time.
Andre Moura,
10:17 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Gimna ' Plata
Formed: 1887
Stadium: The Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo (30,973)
Captain: Leonardo Morales
Chairman: Mariano Cowen
Manager: Diego Flores
Competitions: Torneo Apertura (Parent), Torneo Apertura (Zone B), Torneo Clausura (Parent), Torneo Clausura (Zone B)
⭐ Key Man: Rodrigo Castillo
Mostly played in the Striker position, Rodrigo Castillo was born in Argentina. After having played his first senior match for Gimna ' Plata in the 2023 season, the accomplished Forward has got 6 league goals in this Primera División 2024 campaign so far coming from a total of 27 appearances.