San Martin T. – Gimnasia L.P. Prediction & Picks (04.09.2018)

San Martín Tucumán and La Plata Gymnastics meet at the Eva Perón Stadium in San Miguel de Tucumán, in a match for the 4th round of the First Division. There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 25-05-2009 and ended with the score: San Martín Tucumán (0-1) Gimnasia La Plata. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since the Gimnasia La Plata presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

San Martín Tucumán:

After 1 draw and 1 loss, the home team is currently in the 24 th position, with 1 point won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Rosario Central by (2-0), after in the previous match they have tied (1-1) at home, against Unión Santa Fe. This is a team that is less than happy by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and abroad, since in the last 30 matches he has 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with 16 goals scored and 16 suffered; against 6 wins, 8 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 26 goals scored and 14 conceded. In the last 10 home matches the San Martín Tucumán has 6 wins and 4 draws. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, they only got 1 comeback in the 6 games in which they suffered the first goal.

The San Martin de Tucumán is a club that never managed to conquer the Argentine Championship, but that has a title of the First National B (Second Argentine Division) of the 2007/08 season. In the current season, the team has had a bad start in the Argentine Championship, conquering only one of the six points played so far, thus occupying the twenty-fourth position in the national championship. In the two games that San Martin de Tucumán played this season scored only one goal, showing a weak offensive system. We believe that in this match San Martin de Tucumán will play another game with few goals, especially in the first half, when the local team will not create much danger for the opposing defense, but will keep their defensive system well organized.

La Plata Gymnastics:

After 1 win and 2 losses, the away team is currently in the 18 th position, with 3 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Banfield, by (1-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Talleres Córdoba, by (0-2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 3 draws and 11 losses in away matches; against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Gimnasia La Plata has tied 3 and lost 7. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since in 26 of the last 36 they played there were less than 3 goals.

The Gymnastics and Fencing is a club that never won the title of the Argentine Championship, but managed to be runner-up four times, the last time in 2005/06. In the last season, 2017/18, of the Argentine Championship, Gymnastics and Fencing finished in twenty-third place, so we see that it is a weak team in the national scenario of Argentina, or at least we can say that it made a weak campaign the season last and we can not wait so long for the team for this season. In this season of 2018/19, the team debuted well, winning at home by 1×0 to Argentinos Juniors, but lost the other two games, one for 1×0 and another for 0x2. Now, the team will face the San Martin de Tucumán and we expect a weak exhibition in this match.