Liga Profesional de Fútbol · 2026

Estudiantes de La Plata vs Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza · Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
1.081.11
Expected goals
1.281.34
Shots
1412
Possession
55.7%45.6%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Alongside it: gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.11 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.2 goals/match1.11 goals/match1.07 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza have a visible away split

moderate

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.14 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.14 shots/match12 shots/match12.2 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Estudiantes de La Plata have recorded the higher season possession share.

55.7% ●PossessionEstudiantes de La Plata · Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza45.6%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricEstudiantes de La PlataGimnasia y Esgrima MendozaBaseline
Possession55.7%45.6%49.5%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Estudiantes de La Plata favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza in 1 · 2 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Estudiantes de La Plata26 matchesGimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza27 matches
1.08 goals/matchGoals scored26/271.11 goals/match
0.65 goals/match ▲Goals allowed26/271.3 goals/match
1.28 xG/matchExpected goals10/91.34 xG/match
14 shots/match ▲Shots26/2712 shots/match
5.23 shots/match ▲Shots on target26/274.07 shots/match
55.7% ●Possession26/2745.6%
4.04 corners/match ●Corners26/273.81 corners/match
12.1 fouls/matchFouls26/2712.6 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Estudiantes de La Plata
0Draws
0Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza — Estudiantes de La Plata · Liga Profesional de Fútbol1–2

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 27home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness23 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 4 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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