Sarmiento (home)
- Sarmiento are in better form than Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, winning three games in a row in all competitions, but they have not won in their last two at home to the same opponent.
- Sarmiento are unbeaten in three at home, winning two and drawing one.
- Sarmiento will be looking for revenge for their shock 0-1 away defeat against Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in the last round of Liga Profesional 2025 when the two sides meet on Monday in the Apertura.
- The hosts are riding a three-game winning streak, having beaten Barracas Central 1-2 away in the league and Tristan Suarez 1-0 at home in the Copa Argentina last week.
- The hosts sit 19th in the Liga Profesional - Apertura 2026 table with 16 points from 12 games and the visitors are two places and two points worse off in 22nd.
- Sarmiento are a much better home team than away and have won four, drawn one and lost just one of their six home league fixtures to date.
- Facundo Sava has made El Verde a compact, defensively solid shape with plenty of attacking intent from their wingbacks since taking over in August 2025.
Gimnasia LP (away)
- Gimnasia LP have won one, drawn one and lost one of their last three away league games.
- The visitors will be desperate to end their slide with three consecutive defeats and just one win from their last five matches,
- The identity Fernando Zaniratto had developed for Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata seems to have been lost since his recent departure.
Head-to-Head
There is nothing to split these two sides in the head-to-head, with the visiting team winning once and drawing three of the last four meetings.
Sarmiento
Junior Marabel is Sarmiento’s main man with six goals in 12 league games and has scored two of their last five.
Gimnasia LP
Marcelo Torres is the top scorer for Gimnasia LP with four league goals while Enzo Martinez has two in their last five.
Betting Insights
- The odds are slightly in favor of the home side at 2.36 and Gimnasia LP are a massive 3.3 for the win, although the draw is also low enough at 2.88 for our preferences.
- The Under 2.5 Goals market is a strong favorite at 1.45 and it is hard to argue against that in a game where one goal could be decisive.
Prediction
It looks like this will be a cagey match with the odd break, but given the host’s home form, their form and Gimnasia’s instability right now, we think the odds are against the draw in this fixture.
