Preview: Gimnasia vs. Huracan - prediction, team news, lineups

El Lobo gave up two goals in the second half last Sunday, losing 2-0 to Union, while Globo conceded twice in the opening half versus Central Cordoba and were beaten by that same score.

Match preview

Indecisiveness in the attacking third continues to hold Gimnasia back, without a goal in three straight matches in all competitions and tied for the third-fewest in the league this year (16).

Since the start of May, they have only found the back of the net in one of their league fixtures and are without a goal in the opening half of a domestic contest since April 29, when they drew 1-1 with Tigre.

On the positive side, Sebastian Romero's men are back home, where they have not conceded a goal in their last three matches in all competitions, with their previous domestic encounter in La Plata resulting in a 0-0 draw versus Sarmiento.

They have not earned three points in the Argentine top flight at home versus Huracan since 2017, though they emerged victorious as the visitors last year 1-0.

Los Triperos have picked up just one victory in the 2023 domestic campaign when conceding first, while 19 of their 22 points have come when scoring the opener.

Six matches in charge of Huracan, and Sebastian Battaglia remains without a win as this team have now conceded first in three straight games in all competitions.

Battaglia switched from a 4-2-3-1 set-up in his opening two league games to a more traditional 4-4-2 versus Cordoba, but they left far too many gaps in between the midfield and defensive line, as the home side made the most of their counter-attacks in the opening half.

As a result, Huracan find themselves near the bottom of the table with just 18 points, picking up one in their last seven away matches in the top flight.

They have only claimed three points in one league match away from home this year, and that came in their opener, 4-2 against Defensa y Justicia.

Since their Copa Libertadores campaign began, they have struggled to stay physically fit for 90 minutes, without much stamina to push for an equaliser late in matches.

Gimnasia Argentine Primera Division form:

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Huracan Argentine Primera Division form:

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Team News

German Guiffrey is out for Gimnasia until the middle of June because of a sore shoulder, while Matias Miranda and Lautaro Chavez are not anticipated to be back until the end of the month from ACL injuries.

Tomas Durso has a clean sheet in three of his last four matches played between the sticks, stopping six Goias efforts in a 0-0 draw at the Copa Sudamericana on Thursday.

He was on the bench in their last meeting with Huracan when an own goal from Santiago Hezze gave them the victory as former keeper Rodrigo Rey collected a clean sheet.

Patricio Pizarro missed the previous Huracan league fixture through suspension as Gaston Sauro took his place in central defence, while Juan Gauto and Matias Coccaro replaced Jonas Acevedo and Matias Gomez in the starting 11 against Cordoba.

Acevedo was the last Huracan player to find the back of the net when they drew Emelec 2-2 at the Copa Sudamericana, with the other strike in that encounter coming courtesy of Hezze.

They have not scored an away goal in this competition since Nicolas Cordero had one in their 2-1 loss at Racing Club to begin the month of April, as he leads the team with four this season, one ahead of Gabriel Gudino.

Gimnasia possible starting lineup:

Durso; Enrique, Morales, Sanchez, Melluso; Miramon; Soldano, Lescano, Torres, Ramirez; Tarragona

Huracan possible starting lineup:

Chavez; Soto, Sauro, Novillo, Ibanez; Mazzanti, Hezze, Castro, Gauto; Cordero, Coccaro

We say: Gimnasia 0-0 Huracan

There is too much hesitancy among each in the attacking third, so we anticipate a point would be a suitable outcome for both, who each lack confidence right now.

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