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Liga Profesional de Fútbol09/05/2026, 07:30 PM

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza – Boca Juniors2 : 2

Why the model thinks so

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza
1.13
Total xG
2.61
Boca Juniors
1.47
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 y Esgrima MendozaBoca Juniors
Attack strength (1.55x league average)+0.78
Low-scoring league (2.1 goals/match)−0.42−0.42
4 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2.2 goals/match)+0.31
Rising form (2.2 vs 1.2 season average)+0.31
Attack strength (1.34x league average)+0.13
5 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1 goals/match)−0.12
Declining form (1 vs 1.4 season average)−0.12
Standings disadvantage (pos 10 vs 2, 8 places gap)−0.10
Standings advantage (pos 2 vs 10, 8 places gap)+0.06
Agustín Módica not in squad (12 goals, 1 assists)
55% of goal output missing (only 73% available)
Miguel Merentiel  on the bench (7 goals, 2 assists)
Santiago Ascacíbar not in squad (5 goals, 2 assists)
Leandro Paredes on the bench (2 goals, 3 assists)
Tomás Aranda not in squad (1 goals, 3 assists)
Lautaro Blanco on the bench (1 goals, 2 assists)
73% of goal output missing (only 22% available)
Defensive strength (0.9 conceded vs 0.9 league avg)
Strong home record (1.4 vs 1.2 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Squad deficit for Boca: Only 22% of active goal share available without the unnominated Miguel Merentiel, Santiago Ascacíbar, Leandro Paredes, Tomás Aranda and Lautaro Blanco
  • Offensive form gap: Gimnasia has been scoring more recently (2.2) than their season average (1.2) while Boca's production has stalled (1.0 compared to season average of 1.4)
  • Tactical metrics: Gimnasia averaged 4.8 shots on target recently compared to Boca Juniors' average of 4.2

Risks

  • Defensive vulnerability: Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza concedes 1.17 goals per match on average this season
  • Boca's away trend: Despite a season average of 1.29 goals, the visitors' offense has stalled at 1.0 goals per game recently
  • Limited data availability regarding weather conditions for this match

All probabilities

Result
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza28%
Draw29%
Boca Juniors43%
Double chance
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza or draw57%
Boca Juniors or draw72%
No draw71%
Goals
Over 1.575%
Under 1.525%
Over 2.548%
Under 2.552%
Over 3.527%
Under 3.573%
Both teams score
Yes54%
No46%

Most likely scores

1:1
14%
1:2
9%
0:2
8%
2:1
7%
2:2
5%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Boca Juniors: 7 goals from minute 80 onwards in 12 games. Against Huracán: 2 goals (87', 116')
  2. Boca Juniors: 7 of 17 goals scored by substitutes (last 12 games)
  3. Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza with Esteban Fernández starting: 1.7 goals/game, without him: 0.6 (12/8 games, last 23)
  4. Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza: 5 wins in 6 games with xG above 1.0 (83% win rate)
  5. Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza: 5 of 14 goals conceded from minute 76 onwards (last 12 games)

Lineups

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza 4-2-3-1 · Boca Juniors 4-3-3

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza
  • 23 C. Rigamonti
  • 32 L. Paredes
  • 2 D. Mondino
  • 4 E. Muñoz
  • 3 M. Recalde
  • 21 F. Antonini
  • 28 T. O'Connor
  • 7 L. Cingolani
  • 30 E. Fernández
  • 26 F. Lencioni
  • 17 I. Sabatini Charparin
Boca Juniors
  • 1 Á. Montero Perales
  • 24 D. Gorosito
  • 4 J. Figal
  • 26 M. Pellegrino
  • 46 M. Satas
  • 8 T. Belmonte
  • 23 C. Rey Domenech
  • 21 K. Zenon
  • 20 A. Velasco
  • 13 E. Valencia Lastra
  • 19 L. Flores
Substitutes
  • 8 M. Vargas Martín
  • 11 S. Rodríguez
  • 35 V. Simoni
  • 19 J. Ceballos
  • 15 U. Sánchez
  • 36 I. Cortez
  • 10 N. Romano Di Marco
  • 33 O. Andrada
  • 5 N. Barboza
  • 42 L. Carrera
  • 31 L. Petruchi
  • 16 G. Guiffrey
  • 5 L. Paredes
  • 11 Á. Romero Villamayor
  • 9 M. Giménez
  • 15 W. Alarcón Cepeda
  • 7 C. Palacios Núñez
  • 12 L. Brey
  • 3 L. Blanco
  • 16 M. Merentiel Serrano
  • 2 L. Di Lollo
  • 22 S. Villa Cano
  • 42 F. Herrera

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