Gimnasia La Plata vs Colon Prediction: Will Gimnasia La Plata bounce back their last round loss?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Gimnasia La Plata will face Colon at the Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo in La Plata. The home side head here after a loss (1-0) against Barracas Central. The visitors come from the second straight draw (1-1) against the powerful Huracan.

Going into this matchup, Gimnasia just got another loss (1-0), the second straight in the last 2 games, after also being knocked out of the Cup after losing in penalties against Excursionistas. Gimnasia sits 22th on the table with 4 points, with 1 victory, one draw and 3 losses.

Gimnasia La Plata shows a lot of inconsistency, both offensively and defensively. They have just scored in 2 of 5 league matches, scoring 3 goals, averaging 0.6 goals per match. On the other hand, they conceded goals in 3 of the 5 matches, averaging 1.2 goals conceded per match.

After good results in round 3 and 4, it was expected that Gimnasia could maintain their level. Could this last loss be just a bad week and will they bounce back for a win in this round?

After a really bad start of the season with 3 defeats in 3 matches, Colon is seeming to gain some momentum, with 2 straight draws. They grabbed an important point last round against one of the teams in best form of the league, Huracan, which could also mean a great mental boost. Despite this, Colon still sits second to last on the table, with just 2 points in 5 matches.

Colon seems to get back on track in their goal scoring, after 2 rounds with goals scored in each. Heading to this match, Colon averages 0.6 goals per match, with 3 goals in 5 matches.

Despite their good goal scoring record in the last 2 rounds, they still keep conceding lots of goals, having conceded goals in every match. With 7 conceded goals in 5 matches, they average 1.4 goals conceded per match.

Can Colon's last match draw motivate them to keep the momentum?

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Gimnasia has won 2 of them, while Colon has won 2 and there’s 1 draw, showing the balance between the two teams. Despite this, Gimnasia has an upper advantage at home, with no victory by Colon at their home.

Goals were scored in 4 of the 5 matches, with an average of 2.2 goals per match.

Despite the most likely result being a draw, goals are expected in this game.