Match details. Primera LPF, Clausura - 14. Kick-off is Fri 23 Oct, 22:30 Lagos time. It is played at Víctor Legrotaglie, Mendoza. The referee is Hernan Mastrangelo.
What's at stake. Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza are 7th on 20 points after 13 games, level on points with Newells Old Boys, 1 point clear of Independiente. A win would take them above Newells Old Boys. CA Platense are 13th on 11 points after 13 games, 1 point behind Deportivo Riestra, 1 point clear of Central Cordoba de Santiago. A win would take them above Deportivo Riestra.
Form. Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza have won four, drawn two and lost four of their last ten, 1.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W L D L. In this competition Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza have gone L W L D L D. CA Platense have won two, drawn four and lost four of their last ten, 1.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L D D L L. In this competition CA Platense have gone L D D L L D.
The numbers. Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza score 1.2 and concede 1.2 a game over their last ten, with three clean sheets and five games without a goal. Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza average 13.0 shots (3.4 on target), 3.5 corners and 2.6 cards a game, with 49% of the ball. CA Platense score 1.2 and concede 1.2 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet. CA Platense average 13.4 shots (3.5 on target), 5.8 corners and 3.0 cards a game, with 53% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last two meetings Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza have won none, drawn one and lost one. One of the two went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in one. The last time they met, on 12 Apr 2026, it finished Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza 1-1 CA Platense: Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza had 8 shots to 12, 48% of the ball, four yellow cards.
The case against. CA Platense's record still gives them 37% to win. Not everything agrees on goals: their goals for and against point to a tight game.
The read. Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza to win. An open game. Their goals for and against make Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza the likelier winners; Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza are the stronger side on form and the table.
The bets. Best bet: CA Platense Under 1.5 Goals at 1.31, 73% on the records (CA Platense scored under 1.5 in 3 of 5 away; Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza conceded under 1.5 in 6 of 10). Full cover: Over 0.5 Goals at 1.10. It wins on every score where the best bet loses. Leave: Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza or Draw & Over 1.5 (the signs point different ways); Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza Over 0.5 goals (Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza's own games don't back it (5 of 10)); Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza 2-1 CA Platense (9% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and an open game).