Gimnasia La Plata and Racing Club meet at Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo, in a match for the 6th round of the First Division. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 3 and lost 1. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 11-11-2018, ended with the victory of Racing Club by (0‑3). Attention to the home factor, since La Plata Gymnastics usually conquers different results at home and abroad.
Gimnasia L.P. :
The home team is currently in the 24th position, with 1 point won, after 1 draw and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost at home against Defense and Justice by (0-1). In the last game, he lost out against Argentinos Juniors by (1‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 matches they record 6 draws and 9 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. In the last 10 games played at home for all competitions, Gymnastics La Plata won 5, drew 1 and lost 4.
For this competition, he records a sequence of 4 losses in the last matches and did not win any of the last 5 matches. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered at least one goal in each of the last 5 games for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 20 of the last 33 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 9 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The purpose of Gymnastics La Plata is to be constant in the season, that is, to have a great regularity in the performances and results. The main objective is to make better campaigns and will do everything possible to make this happen in this edition of the championship. He needs to show a lot of attitude, intelligence and determination in the field, because that’s how games are won. In this round he comes to try to surprise and as much as he is aware of the difficulties, he feels prepared to achieve a positive result. It is important that you begin to react as soon as possible, in order to get what you planned. In this match, K. Caraballo will be absent, for having to fulfill a suspension.
Racing Club :
After 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss, the away team is currently in 14th position, with 6 points won. In their last game, they won the Godoy Cruz at home by (3‑1), after in the previous game they had drawn away, in a match against Central Córdoba SdE, by (0‑0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches it records 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with 24 goals scored and 15 suffered; against 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss in his stadium, with 20 goals scored and 13 suffered. In the last 10 games played as a visitor for all competitions, the Racing Club won 4, drew 5 and lost 1.
Defending the national title puts more pressure on Racing, but is prepared for it and wants to show everything he knows how to do. Because of this, the Avellaneda team values regularity and that means that even away from home you want a favorable result. Therefore, he hopes to have a very qualified performance, to obtain a positive result. Of course, you must show a defined game pattern and perform the actions perfectly, to achieve what you want. As you have not yet found your best football in the championship, it is important that you begin to accumulate favorable results. In this match, Cristaldo will be absent, for having to fulfill a suspension.
