CA River Plate 2 - 0 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata: match stats and result

Argentina - Primera Division · Matchweek 2

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Referee: Pablo DĂłvalo

CA River Plate

#5 · 15W 4D 11L

W

2 - 0

Full time · HT 1 - 0

Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata

#8 · 14W 4D 10L

W

Overview

What the numbers say about this match.

CA River Plate 2 - 0 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in Primera Division on 28 January 2026. Recent form: CA River Plate W, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata W.

  • CA River Plate averages 1.61 points per game at home, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 1.53 away.
  • CA River Plate scores 61% more goals per match than Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in these venues.
  • CA River Plate concedes 17% fewer goals per match than Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in these venues.
  • Over 2.5 goals is expected in 50% of similar matches and both teams scoring in 50%.
  • Expect about 10 corner kicks in this match.

Data from FootyStats. Updated

Referee

Who is in charge of this match.

Pablo DĂłvalo

Argentina

13

Matches refereed

4.69

Cards / match

2.38

Goals / match

0.00

Penalties / match

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Match stats

How the match went.

CA River Plate Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
Possession
71% 29%
Shots
17 3
Shots on target
8 1
Corners
6 4
Yellow cards
2 2
Red cards
1 2

Recent form

Last five completed matches before this one.

Team comparison

How both teams have performed this season.

CA River Plate Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
Points per game
1.61 1.53
Win %
50% 47%
Goals scored / match
1.61 1
Goals conceded / match
1.11 1.33
Total goals / match
2.72 2.33
Both teams scored (BTTS) %
44% 47%

Goals and BTTS

How often matches of each team finish above a number of goals.

CA River Plate Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
Over 0.5 goals
100% 100%
Over 1.5 goals
72% 73%
Over 2.5 goals
50% 47%
Over 3.5 goals
39% 13%
Over 4.5 goals
11% 0%
BTTS
44% 47%

First and second half

Who starts and who finishes stronger.

CA River Plate Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
First half points per game
1.5 1.73
Leading at half time %
44% 53%
Drawing at half time %
17% 13%
Trailing at half time %
39% 33%
Goals scored in 1st half / match
0.61 0.73
Goals scored in 2nd half / match
1 0.27

Corners

Corner kicks per match.

CA River Plate Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
Corners won / match
5.94 3.8
Corners conceded / match
2.22 6.53
Total corners in their matches
8.16 10.33
Over 6.5 corners
78% 100%
Over 7.5 corners
56% 87%
Over 8.5 corners
50% 87%

Cards

Bookings per match.

CA River Plate Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
Cards / match
2.22 4.13
Over 2.5 cards
100% 100%
Over 3.5 cards
89% 100%
Over 4.5 cards
72% 93%
Over 5.5 cards
44% 60%
Over 6.5 cards
39% 40%

Shots and possession

How teams create chances.

CA River Plate Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
Shots / match
18.44 9.47
Shots on target / match
6 3.47
Shots off target / match
12.44 6
Shot conversion rate
9% 11%
Shots per goal scored
11.45 9.47
Average possession
66% 44%

Offsides and fouls

CA River Plate Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
Offsides / match
1.83 2
Over 0.5 offsides
61% 73%
Over 1.5 offsides
44% 47%
Over 2.5 offsides
28% 33%
Fouls / match
12.28 12.73

Goals by minute

When each team scores and concedes this season.

Scored Conceded

CA River Plate

0-10'
0
3
11-20'
3
3
21-30'
4
3
31-40'
6
2
41-50'
6
4
51-60'
6
0
61-70'
5
4
71-80'
2
5
81-90'
9
4

Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata

0-10'
3
1
11-20'
5
3
21-30'
4
2
31-40'
5
5
41-50'
6
6
51-60'
2
3
61-70'
4
5
71-80'
1
5
81-90'
5
6

Odds

Bookmaker prices next to the chance the statistics give.

MarketOddsChance
CA River Plate to win 1.51
63%
Draw 4.00
24%
Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata to win 7.03
13%
Over 0.5 goals 1.03
100%
Over 1.5 goals 1.36
50%
Over 2.5 goals 2.20
50%
Over 3.5 goals 3.90
0%
Over 4.5 goals 7.40
0%
Both teams to score 2.26
50%

Players

Players with the most minutes this season, by position.

CA River Plate

Santiago Beltrán 2654' 0 G 0 A
Lucas MartĂ­nez Quarta 2599' 2 G 1 A
Gonzalo Montiel 2146' 6 G 2 A
Marcos Acuña 1533' 1 G 1 A
Sebastián Driussi 1359' 6 G 0 A
Facundo Colidio 1302' 5 G 3 A

Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata

Nacho Fernández 2163' 2 G 4 A
Alexis Steimbach 1908' 1 G 5 A
Juan Ignacio Miramon 1677' 1 G 0 A
Augusto Max 1503' 0 G 1 A
AgustĂ­n Auzmendi 1546' 7 G 3 A
Luis Marcelo Torres 1498' 8 G 1 A

League table

Both teams are highlighted.

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Argentinos Juniors 29 15 9 5 34 23 11 54
2 CA Belgrano de Cordoba 30 14 10 6 35 23 12 52
3 CA Rosario Central 29 15 7 7 36 27 9 52
4 CS Independiente Rivadavia 27 15 6 6 44 30 14 51
5 CA River Plate 30 15 4 11 42 29 13 49
6 Club Atletico Velez Sarsfield 27 12 12 3 33 22 11 48
7 CA Boca Juniors 27 12 11 4 38 23 15 47
8 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 28 14 4 10 35 36 -1 46
9 Instituto AC Cordoba 26 13 4 9 30 24 6 43
10 Estudiantes de La Plata 27 12 5 10 29 19 10 41
11 CA Huracan 28 10 11 7 30 24 6 41
12 CA Independiente 27 11 8 8 35 31 4 41
13 CA Lanus 27 11 7 9 31 26 5 40
14 CA Union de Santa Fe 28 10 7 11 43 39 4 37
15 CSD Defensa y Justicia 26 9 10 7 31 32 -1 37
16 Atletico Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza 26 10 6 10 28 31 -3 36
17 CA Sarmiento 26 11 2 13 30 36 -6 35
18 CA Talleres de Cordoba 27 9 7 11 28 31 -3 34
19 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 27 8 10 9 20 24 -4 34
20 CA Barracas Central 26 8 9 9 20 22 -2 33
21 CA Tigre 26 7 11 8 27 24 3 32
22 Racing Club de Avellaneda 28 8 8 12 30 33 -3 32
23 Newells Old Boys 26 7 10 9 26 35 -9 31
24 CA Tucuman 26 6 9 11 22 26 -4 27
25 CA Banfield 26 7 6 13 28 35 -7 27
26 CA Platense 26 5 10 11 19 30 -11 25
27 CA Central Cordoba de Santiago del Estero 26 6 6 14 18 34 -16 24
28 CD Riestra 26 3 12 11 13 22 -9 21
29 CA Aldosivi 26 2 10 14 18 35 -17 16
30 AA Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 26 2 5 19 10 37 -27 11

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about this match.

What was the result of CA River Plate vs Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata?

CA River Plate 2 - 0 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. Half time: 1 - 0.

How many goals are expected in CA River Plate vs Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata?

Over 2.5 goals has a 50% chance. Matches of these teams average 2 goals.

Will both teams score in CA River Plate vs Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata?

Both teams to score has a 50% chance.

How many corners and cards are expected in CA River Plate vs Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata?

About 10 corner kicks are expected. About 4 cards are expected.

What is the recent form of CA River Plate and Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata?

CA River Plate: W. Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata: W.

Glossary

What these terms mean.

BTTS
Both teams to score: each team scores at least one goal.
Clean sheet
A match where the team does not concede a goal.
Failed to score
A match where the team does not score a goal.
xG
Expected goals: the quality of the chances a team creates.
xGA
Expected goals against: the quality of the chances a team allows.
Points per game
Average points per match: 3 for a win, 1 for a draw.
Home / Away
The home team's results at home against the visitor's results away. "Overall" uses all matches.
Over 2.5 goals
Three or more goals in the match.