The wait is almost over for the Torneo Apertura action taking place on Sunday as Gimna ' Plata will be taking on Platense.
Our tips, poll and stats for Gimna ' Plata v Platense can all be found here (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
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Gimna ' Plata
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Gimna ' Plata won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 1-0 Torneo Apertura defeat in their last game at the hands of Vélez Sarsfield.
In that game, Gimna ' Plata had 55% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 1 on target. At the other end, Velez Sarsfield had 7 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Braian Romero (76') scored for Vélez Sarsfield.
It has been seldom in recent times that Gimna ' Plata haven’t conceded. The reality is that Gimna ' Plata have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, leaking 9 goals during that time.
Platense
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Platense will go into this encounter following a 2-1 Torneo Apertura win with the defeat of Talleres in their most recent outing.
In that match, Platense managed 47% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For Platense, goals were scored by Guido Mainero (51') and Ronaldo Martínez (53'). Talleres got 16 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Augusto Schott (22') scored for Talleres.
A sequence of reliable showings from the Platense defensive players has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 3 from their last 6 outings combined. In that period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 7. Such a trend won’t necessarily be carried forward into this game, though.
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Head to head
The previous league clash between these clubs was Primera División match day 27 on 15/12/2024 when the final score was Platense 1-0 Gimna ' Plata.
That time, Platense had 34% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Mateo Pellegrino (1').
For their opponents, Gimna ' Plata got 7 attempts at goal with 0 on target.
The match was refereed by Pablo Dóvalo.
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Team News: Gimna ' Plata
The Gimna ' Plata boss will be grateful not to have any fitness concerns at all coming into this game owing to a completely healthy group available to select from.
In our view, El Lobo may well use a 4-1-2-3 formation, utilising Nelson Insfrán, Fabricio Corbalan, Leonardo Morales, Gastón Suso, P. Silva Torrejón, Facundo Di Biasi, Martín Fernández, Pablo De Blasis, Juan Pintado, Rodrigo Castillo and Bautista Merlini.
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Team News: Platense
With a fully injury-free group to pick from, the Platense manager does not have any fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this match.
We are inclined to think that Platense could decide to elect for a 4-2-3-1 formation with a starting lineup of Juan Pablo Cozzani, J. Ignacio Saborido, Ignacio Vazquez, Oscar Salomon, Tomás Silva, Rodrigo Herrera, Leonel Picco, Guido Mainero, Vicente Taborda, Ronaldo Martínez and Augusto Lotti.
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Prediction
We’re envisaging that Platense could find themselves struggling to get anything against this Gimna ' Plata lineup who will likely gain the upper hand.
We’ve gone for a hard-fought 1-0 victory for Gimna ' Plata at the end of the 90 minutes.
Looking forward to watching this one unfold.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the full-time result market, the win for Gimna ' Plata is available for 2.55, backing a drawn result is 2.9 & taking a punt on a win for Platense gets 3.1. They’re the top market prices on offer at the moment.
Peter Guest,
17:01 02/05/2025
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: Lucas Castro
Usually taking to the field in the Centre Midfield position, Lucas Castro was born in Argentina. Having played his first senior match for Gimna ' Plata in the 2009 - 2010 season, the accomplished Midfielder has scored 2 league goals in the Primera División 2024 campaign so far in 21 appearances.