Gimnasia La Plata 2-2 Banfield result, stats and report

Racing Club turned territorial superiority into three points at home, recovering from Gimnasia's equaliser with a decisive headed goal in the 69th minute to claim a 2-1 victory that their volume of play thoroughly merited.

Huracán made their territorial superiority count with a 65th-minute strike to claim a deserved 1-0 victory over a Banfield side that offered precious little going forward, with just one shot on target all evening.

Gimnasia La Plata earned a composed and disciplined away victory at Vélez Sarsfield, their single goal proving enough to deny the home side in a tight Argentine Liga Profesional contest.

River Plate secured a composed 2-0 victory over Gimnasia La Plata at the Monumental, a result that reinforces their position at the summit of the Argentine Liga Profesional and underlines the structural gap between the two sides.

River Plate travel to La Plata on Wednesday 29 July with three straight away wins and just one goal conceded on the road in their last five. Gimnasia are improving at home but their defensive record against top-two opposition is the concern. Sophie Hargreaves breaks down the patterns that will decide this one.

Two sides sitting in the lower reaches of the Liga Profesional table meet on Tuesday night, with Banfield holding a meaningful home advantage over a Sarmiento side that has conceded nine goals away from home in their last six matches on the road.

Racing Club host Gimnasia La Plata on Sunday in a fixture that pits a side struggling to assert itself at home against visitors who have won four of their last five matches. The tactical contrast here is sharper than the standings suggest.

Two mid-table Argentine Liga Profesional sides who can't quite put it together meet at Parque Patricios on Sunday. Huracán need a home win badly. Banfield are a nightmare to host. This one has goals written all over it.