Gim & Esgr vs Gimnasia Prediction 22 August 2026

The team's most recent official match took place on as part of the Copa Argentina tournament (home team - Deportivo Riestra, away team - Gimnasia Y Esgrima La Plata). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:1.

Here's the game statistics (Gimnasia Y Esgrima La Plata vs Deportivo Riestra):

• ball possession: 67% vs 33%;
• corner kicks: 3 vs 4;
• fouls: 10 vs 13;
• yellow cards: 2 vs 2;
• shots on target: 3 vs 6.

Gimnasia y Esgrima have picked up nine points from five rounds and are sitting in the upper half of their group. Recent results look fairly confident: three wins and two defeats in five matches, and over the last ten games the team have won six and lost four. At home their defence has been particularly solid - Gimnasia y Esgrima have kept a clean sheet in four consecutive matches on their own ground. On average the hosts score 1.13 goals and concede 1.22 per game, so a strong defence currently looks like the main factor behind their consistency.

The away team played their last official match on as part of the Primera Division tournament (home team - Gimnasia Y Esgrima Mendoza, away - Talleres de Cordoba). The match concluded with a scoreline of 3:1.

Here are the match stats (Gimnasia Y Esgrima Mendoza vs Talleres de Cordoba):

• ball possession: 47% vs 53%;
• corner kicks: 7 vs 3;
• fouls: 14 vs 8;
• yellow cards: 3 vs 3;
• shots on target: 7 vs 5.

Gimnasia Mendoza also have nine points. In five rounds the team have won three times and lost twice, and in their last ten matches they have won five times, drawn once and lost four. Their scoring output remains modest: an average of 0.95 goals scored and 1.19 conceded per match. They are particularly cautious away from home: in six of their previous seven away matches, no more than two goals were scored.