Gimnasia La Plata vs Sarmiento prediction, odds and how to watch

Argentinos Juniors came from behind to beat Sarmiento 3-2 in a wild Argentine Liga Profesional clash, with a 90th-minute strike from substitute Braian Rivero sealing the points for the visitors.

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.

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 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.

Sarmiento have built something quietly impressive at home this season, but Argentinos Juniors arrive at Estadio Eva Perón on Sunday as one of the Liga Profesional's most consistent sides. The patterns in the data tell a story worth paying attention to.