Argentina - Primera DivisiónData current as of August 30, 2026

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Independiente vs Gimnasia Mendoza: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Independiente plays Gimnasia Mendoza in Primera División (Argentina). The game is scheduled for August 30, 2026.

Recent form

Independiente has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Gimnasia Mendoza has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Independiente scores 1.47 goals per game and allows 1.35. Gimnasia Mendoza scores 0.88 and allows 1.38. Games in this league average 2.08 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 71% of Independiente's games and 50% of Gimnasia Mendoza's. The Over 2.5 rates are 41% and 38%, compared with league averages of 45% for BTTS and 34% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Independiente has the higher season xG average, 1.48 to 1.26 per game. Independiente takes 12.7 shots per game, while Gimnasia Mendoza takes 10.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Independiente leads at halftime in 24% of its games and scores 0.82 goals per game after halftime. Gimnasia Mendoza leads at halftime in 13% and scores 0.38 after halftime.

When the teams score

Independiente's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). For Gimnasia Mendoza, it is minutes 0-15 (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Primera División games average 2.08 goals. Both teams score in 45% of games, and 34% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.59)
(3.60)
(5.90)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
1.47Goals scored / game0.88
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
1.35Goals allowed / game1.38
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
53%Average possession43%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
4.06Shots on target / game3.81
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.71Shots per game10.94
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
4.06Shots on target3.81
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
11.6%Shot conversion8%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
53%Possession43%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
1.48xG for1.26
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
1.27xG against1.54
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza

Shooting quality

Independiente: BalancedGimnasia Mendoza: Balanced
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
Accuracy (shots on target)32%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.23

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Gimnasia Mendoza is 43% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Independiente · 2 pts / game - Gimnasia Mendoza

Independiente
DWLWL
Season result split
35% W35% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-6-5
1.41 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WDLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.62BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Gimnasia Mendoza
WDWLW
Season result split
31% W25% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-7
1.19 pts / game · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-4
Last 5 away
0-3-2
DDLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Independiente is 67% better for: goals scored per game.

1.47 goals / game - Independiente · 0.88 goals / game - Gimnasia Mendoza

Independiente scoring profile: very strong

Independiente scores in 94% of games (16 of 17 meczów), while Gimnasia Mendoza keeps a clean sheet in 25% (4 of 16 meczów).

Gimnasia Mendoza scoring profile: very strong

Gimnasia Mendoza scores in 69% of games (11 of 16 meczów), while Independiente keeps a clean sheet in 24% (4 of 17 meczów).

25Goals scored (season)14
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
23Goals conceded (season)22
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
2.82Average goals per game2.25
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
7Goals scored (last 5)8
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
8Goals conceded (last 5)9
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza

How often they score at least...

94%1 goal69%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
35%2 goals13%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
12%3 goals6%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
6%4 goals0%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal75%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
35%2 goals31%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
18%3 goals13%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
6%4 goals13%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

45%
League average

Goal patterns

41%BTTS at half-time38%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
6%BTTS in both halves0%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
18%Scored in both halves13%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS31%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
80%BTTS - last 580%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
41%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
18%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time69%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time6%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Independiente is 24% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.24 pts / game - Independiente · 1 pts / game - Gimnasia Mendoza

Independiente - half-time state
24% leading53% draw24% trailing
Gimnasia Mendoza - half-time state
13% leading63% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.24Points per game (1st half)1
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
0.65Goals scored (1st half)0.5
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
0.71Goals conceded (1st half)0.69
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
1.35Average goals (1st half)1.19
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
47%Clean sheet before half-time44%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
41%No goal before half-time50%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza

After half-time (2nd half)

1.41Points per game (2nd half)1.25
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
0.82Goals scored (2nd half)0.38
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
0.65Goals conceded (2nd half)0.69
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
1.47Average goals (2nd half)1.06
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
53%Clean sheet after half-time63%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza
47%No goal after half-time69%
IndependienteGimnasia Mendoza

Independiente - second-half results

35% W35% R29% P
21
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding146%

Leads at halftime in 24% of games and wins 35%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Gimnasia Mendoza - second-half results

31% W31% R38% P
16
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding238%

Leads at halftime in 13% of games and wins 31%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Independiente - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.00
Goals scored / game1.00.4
Goals allowed / game0.80.8
Average goals per game1.81.2
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5
Gimnasia Mendoza - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.602.40
Goals scored / game0.61.0
Goals allowed / game1.00.8
Average goals per game1.61.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Independiente
ScoredConceded
3
5
0-15
2
2
16-30
6
5
31-45
6
1
46-60
3
4
61-75
5
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Gimnasia Mendoza
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
1
2
16-30
3
4
31-45
1
2
46-60
3
4
61-75
2
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.54
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
122%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-21%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
65%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Independiente

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
125%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
150%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.01
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Gimnasia Mendoza

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.38
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
117%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.81
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 29% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Primera División).

Teams vs league

IndependienteLigaGimnasia Mendoza
Average goals per game 2.822.08 2.25
Both teams scored 71%45% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 41%34% 38%
Clean sheets 24%34% 25%
Goal before half-time 71%61% 69%
Goal after half-time 76%71% 69%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.08
Average goals per game
45%
Both teams scored
34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.18
Home goals / game
0.90
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defensive advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
22%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Independiente's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Gimnasia Mendoza. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

When do Independiente and Gimnasia Mendoza play?

Independiente face Gimnasia Mendoza on August 30, 2026 in Primera División. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Independiente vs Gimnasia Mendoza?

Independiente score 1.47 goals per game on average and Gimnasia Mendoza 0.88. The Primera División average is 2.08 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 71% of Independiente's matches and 50% of Gimnasia Mendoza's.

What form are Independiente and Gimnasia Mendoza in?

Over the last 5 games Independiente have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Gimnasia Mendoza 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Independiente vs Gimnasia Mendoza?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.