AVELLANEDA. Racing Club and Gimnasia La Plata didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Racing Club was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
J. Correa squandered a decisive penalty (28′). That would have allowed Racing Club to win the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón stadium in Avellaneda on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Yael Falcón Pérez assisted by Gabriel Chade and Hugo Páez. The 4th official was Héctor Paletta. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 29.7 degrees Celsius or 85.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 18%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 10 Total 7
- 2 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 102 Attack 73
- 50 Dangerous attack 16
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 23 Total 18
- 4 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Racing Club was in firm control of the ball 66% while Gimnasia La Plata was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Racing Club was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Racing Club to win the match.
Racing Club shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Gimnasia La Plata shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Racing Club received 4 yellow cards (E. Cardona, E. Insua, L. Miranda and G. Piovi). Talking about the opposition, Gimnasia La Plata received 5 yellow cards (F. Gerometta, B. Aleman, G. Fratta, R. Sosa and J. Carbonero).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Racing Club has 1 points to occupy the 15th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Gimnasia La Plata has 1 points (13th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Racing Club will play away against San Lorenzo on the 7th of May with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Racing Club (2 draws).
Gimnasia La Plata will host Newell’s Old Boys on the 7th of May with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Gimnasia La Plata (1 draw).
Racing Club – Formation
Racing Club started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Fernando Rubén Gago decided to play with the following team: Gastón Gómez
, Facundo Mura , Leonardo Sigali , Gonzalo Piovi , Eugenio Mena , Leonel Miranda , Mauricio Martínez , Matías Rojas , Gabriel Hauche , Javier Correa and Edwin Cardona .The home team had on the bench: Gustavo Orlando Cortez, Matías Tagliamonte, Tomás Chancalay
, Carlos Alcaraz , Benjamín Garré, Jonatan Gómez, Enzo Copetti , Juan Cáceres, Fabricio Domínguez , Emiliano Insúa , Iván Pillud and Aníbal Moreno.Racing Club could not rely on the presence of E. Insua (injured).
Substitutions
Racing Club made 5 changes: E. Mena for E. Insua (33′), M. Rojas for F. Dominguez (67′), L. Miranda for C. J. Alcaraz (68′), J. Correa for T. Chancalay (80′) and G. Hauche for E. Copetti (80′).
Best player: Leonardo Sigali
The most impressive player for Racing Club was Leonardo Sigali.
His rating is
with 75 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.Gimnasia La Plata – Formation
Gimnasia La Plata started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Néstor Raúl Gorosito played with: Rodrigo Rey
, Francisco Gerometta , Leonardo Morales , Guillermo Fratta , Germán Guiffrey , Nery Leyes , Emanuel Cecchini , Ramón Sosa , Brahian Alemán , Johan Carbonero and Cristian Tarragona .These were the players on the bench: Oscar Piris, Erik Ramírez, Tomás Muro, Nicolás Colazo, Guillermo Enrique, Lautaro Chávez
, Tomás Durso, Carlos Insaurralde , Matías Miranda, Agustín Cardozo , Franco Torres and Benjamín Domínguez.Substitutions
Gimnasia La Plata made 3 changes: R. Sosa for A. Cardozo (63′), N. Leyes for L. Chavez (63′) and E. Cecchini for M. Insaurralde (72′).
Best player: Germán Guiffrey
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gimnasia La Plata was Germán Guiffrey.
His rating is
with 19 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.