Estudiantes 4-0 Gimnasia La Plata: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Estudiantes won it

Eros Mancuso put Estudiantes ahead in the 43rd minute, set up by Joaquín Tobio Burgos. Tiago Palacios made it 2-0 to Estudiantes in the 60th minute, set up by Adolfo Gaich. Joaquín Tobio Burgos made it 3-0 to Estudiantes in the 70th minute, set up by Joaquín Correa. Alexis Castro made it 4-0 to Estudiantes in the 84th minute, set up by Eric Meza.

It was 1-0 at half-time.

Alexis Steimbach of Gimnasia La Plata was sent off in the 35th minute. Germán Conti of Gimnasia La Plata was sent off in the 53rd minute for a second yellow card. The referee, Y. Falcón Pérez, showed 6 yellow cards: 2 to Estudiantes and 4 to Gimnasia La Plata.

Estudiantes: A. Medina Reobasco, 4-2-3-1 · Gimnasia La Plata: A. Pereyra, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.68 for Estudiantes and 1.47 for Gimnasia La Plata.

Estudiantes scored about 3.3 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Gimnasia La Plata left about 1.5 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Estudiantes had 8 shots on target, Gimnasia La Plata 3.

Estudiantes had 77% of the ball and turned it into the win.

A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Estudiantes came into it with 30 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.32 expected goals for and 1.32 against, and had won 43% of their matches.

Gimnasia La Plata came into it with 32 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.34 expected goals for and 1.11 against, and had won 50% of their matches.

Estudiantes vs Gimnasia La Plata: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Alexis Castro (Estudiantes), rated 8.7 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.

Estudiantes

• Alexis Castro 8.7 1 goal
• Eros Mancuso 8.3 1 goal
• Joaquín Tobio Burgos 8.1 1 goal, 1 assist
• Joaquín Correa 7.2 1 assist
• Santiago Núñez 7.2

Gimnasia La Plata

• Nacho Fernández 7.3
• Agustín Auzmendi 6.7
• Pedro Silva Torrejón 6.7
• Manuel Panaro 6.4
• Juan Cortazzo 6.4

The lowest-rated starter was Germán Conti at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Estudiantes: Unión Santa Fe vs Estudiantes Monday 26 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
• Gimnasia La Plata: Estudiantes de Río Cuarto vs Gimnasia La Plata Friday 30 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Estudiantes vs Gimnasia La Plata

What was the score in Estudiantes vs Gimnasia La Plata?

Estudiantes 4-0 Gimnasia La Plata (half-time 1-0), Liga Profesional Argentina, Saturday 15 August 2026.

Who scored in Estudiantes vs Gimnasia La Plata?

Eros Mancuso 43', Tiago Palacios 60', Joaquín Tobio Burgos 70', Alexis Castro 84'.

Did Moneyball predict Estudiantes vs Gimnasia La Plata correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Estudiantes vs Gimnasia La Plata?

Alexis Castro, rated 8.7 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Estudiantes vs Gimnasia La Plata?

Y. Falcón Pérez.