Gimnasia La Plata 2-1 Tigre 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.

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto produced one of the most improbable results of the Argentine Liga Profesional season, holding off a dominant Tigre side to claim three precious points through a headed goal in the seventieth minute. It was a victory that belonged entirely to the team with less of everything, except the one thing that matters.

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.

Belgrano arrive at Victor Martínez Luro with six wins from their last ten and a momentum slope pointing upward. But Tigre's structural compactness at home and the evidence pointing firmly toward a tight, low-scoring game means the visitor's form may not translate the way punters expect. Sophie Hargreaves breaks down the patterns.

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.

A side that has won just once all season hosts a Tigre outfit struggling for momentum of its own, making Sunday's fixture in Río Cuarto one of the most consequential matches of the Argentine Liga Profesional weekend.

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.