Gimnasia La Plata 1-0 River Plate: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Profesional Argentina Matchday 2 · Wednesday 29 July 2026 · Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo, La Plata · referee L. Rey Hilfer · full time
Full time: Gimnasia La Plata 1-0 River Plate
Gimnasia La Plata beat River Plate 1-0 in Liga Profesional Argentina Matchday 2 on Wednesday 29 July 2026 at Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo. The goals: Alexis Steimbach 80'.
How Gimnasia La Plata won it
Alexis Steimbach put Gimnasia La Plata ahead in the 80th minute, set up by Maximiliano Zalazar.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, L. Rey Hilfer, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Gimnasia La Plata and 2 to River Plate.
Gimnasia La Plata: A. Pereyra, 4-5-1 · River Plate: E. Coudet, 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 0.38 for Gimnasia La Plata and 1.87 for River Plate.
River Plate left about 1.9 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
River Plate created the better chances, 1.87 xG to 0.38, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Gimnasia La Plata had 3 shots on target, River Plate 3.
River Plate had 74% 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.
River Plate came into it with 33 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 0.9 a match, with 1.67 expected goals for and 0.78 against, and had won 52% of their matches.
Gimnasia La Plata vs River Plate: the match in numbers
| Gimnasia La Plata | Match statistics | River Plate |
|---|---|---|
| 26% | Ball possession | 74% |
| 0.38 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.87 |
| 14 | Total shots | 10 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 4 | Big chances | 0 |
| 209 | Total passes | 617 |
| 60% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
| 3 | Corners | 8 |
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 22 | Tackles | 12 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Joaquín Freitas (River Plate), rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.
Gimnasia La Plata
- Alexis Steimbach 7.5 1 goal
- Pedro Silva Torrejón 7.4
- Ignacio Miramón 7.3
- Nacho Fernández 7.2
- Renzo Giampaoli 7.1
River Plate
- Joaquín Freitas 7.5
- Lucas Martínez Quarta 7.2
- Ángel Correa 7.1
- Gonzalo Montiel 7.0
- Tomás Galván 7.0
The lowest-rated starter was Santiago Beltrán at 6.3. 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
- River Plate: River Plate vs Racing Club Sunday 25 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
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Questions about Gimnasia La Plata vs River Plate
What was the score in Gimnasia La Plata vs River Plate?
Gimnasia La Plata 1-0 River Plate (half-time 0-0), Liga Profesional Argentina, Wednesday 29 July 2026.
Who scored in Gimnasia La Plata vs River Plate?
Alexis Steimbach 80'.
Did Moneyball predict Gimnasia La Plata vs River Plate 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 River Plate?
Joaquín Freitas, rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Gimnasia La Plata vs River Plate?
L. Rey Hilfer.
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