Gimnasia La Plata 2-0 Barracas Central: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Gimnasia La Plata won it

Agustín Colazo put Gimnasia La Plata ahead in the 46th minute, set up by Pedro Silva Torrejón. Franco Torres made it 2-0 to Gimnasia La Plata in the 90th minute (+2), set up by Alexis Steimbach.

It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

The referee, N. Lamolina, showed 7 yellow cards: 3 to Gimnasia La Plata and 4 to Barracas Central.

Gimnasia La Plata: A. Pereyra, 4-3-1-2 · Barracas Central: D. Ayude, 5-3-2.

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 0.48 for Gimnasia La Plata and 1.52 for Barracas Central.

Gimnasia La Plata scored about 1.5 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Barracas Central left about 1.5 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Barracas Central created the better chances, 1.52 xG to 0.48, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Gimnasia La Plata had 6 shots on target, Barracas Central 2.

Barracas Central had 52% of the ball, but Gimnasia La Plata took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

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.

Barracas Central came into it with 29 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 0.9 and conceding 0.9 a match, with 0.89 expected goals for and 0.89 against, and had won 34% of their matches.

Gimnasia La Plata vs Barracas Central: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Nicolás Barros Schelotto (Gimnasia La Plata), rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.

Gimnasia La Plata

• Nicolás Barros Schelotto 7.5
• Alexis Steimbach 7.4 1 assist
• Augusto Max 7.3
• Franco Torres 7.3 1 goal
• Pedro Silva Torrejón 7.3 1 assist

Barracas Central

• Marcelo Miño 7.1
• Tomás Porra 7.0
• Facundo Bruera 7.0
• Gonzalo Maroni 6.9
• Jhonatan Candia 6.8

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

What comes next

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

What was the score in Gimnasia La Plata vs Barracas Central?

Gimnasia La Plata 2-0 Barracas Central (half-time 0-0), Liga Profesional Argentina, Sunday 9 August 2026.

Who scored in Gimnasia La Plata vs Barracas Central?

Agustín Colazo 46', Franco Torres 90+2'.

Did Moneyball predict Gimnasia La Plata vs Barracas Central 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 Gimnasia La Plata vs Barracas Central?

Nicolás Barros Schelotto, rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Gimnasia La Plata vs Barracas Central?

N. Lamolina.