Dec 5th features a match where Estudiantes and Gimnasia La Plata will play a match in La Plata in a meeting of these two closely matched Superliga teams in the ever popular La Plata derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Gimnasia La Plata sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Argentinos Juniors. Gabriel Ávalos struck first for Argentinos Juniors in the 12th minute on a feed from Javier Cabrera, then Gabriel Carabajal added another in the 49th minute on a feed from Javier Cabrera At the end of 90 a dissapointed Gimnasia La Plata couldn’t manage to score, and Argentinos Juniors took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Gimnasia La Plata should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 5th placed Estudiantes is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Vélez Sarsfield. Leandro Díaz struck first for Estudiantes in the 35th minute on a penalty, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Vélez Sarsfield couldn’t manage to score, and Estudiantes took the shutout win. Estudiantes is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On Apr 18th, Estudiantes hosted Gimnasia La Plata at the Estadio Ciudad De La Plata in their last match together. Estudiantes and Gimnasia La Plata battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Estudiantes nor Gimnasia La Plata could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 4 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Leandro Díaz has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 7 goals for Estudiantes. For Gimnasia La Plata, their top scorers are Luis Miguel Rodríguez and Erik Ramirez, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.