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Liga Profesional de Fútbol07/29/2026, 10:15 PM

Gimnasia La Plata – River Plate1 : 0

Why the model thinks so

Gimnasia La Plata
0.92
Total xG
2.74
River Plate
1.81
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorGimnasia La PlataRiver Plate
Attack strength (1.63x league average)+1.67
Small sample (8 matches), regression to mean−0.74
Low-scoring league (2.1 goals/match)−0.43−0.43
Small sample (8 matches), regression to mean+0.22
3 clean sheets in last 5 matches−0.15
Defensive weakness (1.3 conceded vs 1.2 league avg)+0.09
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1 goals/match)−0.05
Defensive strength (0.9 conceded vs 0.9 league avg)+0.02
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.4 goals/match)−0.01
Marcelo Torres not in squad (8 goals, 1 assists)
Nicolás Barros Schelotto on the bench (3 goals, 3 assists)
52% of goal output missing (only 60% available)
Facundo Colidio on the bench (5 goals, 3 assists)
Sebastián Driussi not in squad (5 goals, 0 assists)
Aníbal Moreno not in squad (0 goals, 3 assists)
36% of goal output missing (only 62% available)

Key factors

  • Tactical dominance: River Plate averaged 64.4% possession and 6.2 shots on target in recent matches
  • Favorites role: The mathematical model calculates a 57% win probability for River Plate
  • Historical dominance: River Plate won 3 of the last 5 head-to-head matches with a clear 8:2 goal difference

Risks

  • Marcelo Torres and Nicolás Barros Schelotto are missing for Gimnasia, leaving only 61% of their goal threat available
  • Facundo Colidio, Sebastián Driussi and Aníbal Moreno are missing for River Plate, leaving only 63% of their goal threat available
  • Gimnasia La Plata's goal production is stalling recently, averaging only 1.0 goal per game compared to their season average of 1.2

All probabilities

Result
Gimnasia La Plata17%
Draw26%
River Plate57%
Double chance
Gimnasia La Plata or draw43%
River Plate or draw83%
No draw74%
Goals
Over 1.577%
Under 1.523%
Over 2.552%
Under 2.548%
Over 3.529%
Under 3.571%
Both teams score
Yes52%
No48%

Most likely scores

1:1
12%
0:2
11%
1:2
10%
0:3
6%
1:3
6%
1:0
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Gimnasia La Plata: 80% of xG value comes in the first half (last 7 games with xG data)
  2. Gimnasia La Plata with Franco Torres: 1.4 goals/game. Without: 0.5 goals/game (5 of 7 games)
  3. River Plate: 70% of xG value comes in the second half (last 8 games with xG data)
  4. River Plate with Juan Cruz Meza: 1.6 goals/game. Without: 0.7 goals/game (5 of 8 games)

Lineups

Gimnasia La Plata 4-5-1 · River Plate 4-2-3-1

Gimnasia La Plata
  • 23 N. Insfrán
  • 31 B. Barros Schelotto
  • 4 R. Giampaoli
  • 21 E. Martínez Suárez
  • 24 P. Silva Torrejón
  • 25 A. Steimbach
  • 5 J. Miramon
  • 18 M. Seoane
  • 8 I. Fernández
  • 11 J. Merlo
  • 29 A. Auzmendi
River Plate
  • 41 S. Beltrán
  • 29 G. Montiel
  • 28 L. Martínez Quarta
  • 30 N. Otamendi
  • 21 M. Acuña
  • 8 M. Arambarri Rosa
  • 44 L.Silva
  • 35 J. Freitas
  • 10 Á. Correa Martínez
  • 26 T. Galván
  • 18 L. Beltrán
Substitutes
  • 17 L. Janson
  • 42 S. Villarreal
  • 10 N. Barros Schelotto
  • 16 A. Max
  • 35 J. Cortazzo
  • 9 M. Zalazar
  • 7 M. Panaro
  • 26 F. Torres
  • 33 P. Aguiar
  • 15 H. Castillo Moreno
  • 37 J. Langa
  • 43 M. Ojeda
  • 13 L. Rivero Cruz
  • 19 R. Borré Maury
  • 24 J. Meza
  • 11 F. Colidio
  • 36 U. Giménez
  • 33 E. Centurión
  • 15 F. Vera
  • 31 F. González
  • 20 G. González Apud

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