Instituto win 1-0 at Defensa y Justicia despite being outshot 20 to seven
Jeremías Lázaro's 23rd-minute goal was enough for Instituto, who managed 0.34 expected goals to the hosts' 1.67 and still left Gobernador Julio A. Costa with the points.
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Argentina
Liga Profesional de Fútbol
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Results
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Gimnasia y Esgrima win 2-1 at Huracán with a 90+7 goal despite being outshot
Huracán had 18 shots and 2.06 expected goals to 11 and 1.33, yet Germán Conti's goal in the seventh minute of stoppage time settled it for the visitors.
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Ayala's seven saves hold River Plate to a draw at Sarmiento
Sarmiento had 27% of the ball and half as many shots, yet left with a point after Thyago Ayala kept out seven of River Plate's eight efforts on target.
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Gimnasia Mendoza beat Newell's 1-0 despite 2.33 xG against
Agustín Modica's goal on 58 minutes decided a fixture in which Newell's Old Boys had 15 shots to nine and won the corners seven to one. Walter Mazzantti still earned the highest rating on the pitch.
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Herrera saves seven, but Acuña's sixth-minute goal still beats Estudiantes
River Plate had 28 shots and 1.78 expected goals against Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, yet needed Marcos Acuña's early strike for a 1-0 win. Lautaro Herrera kept the visitors in it until the end.
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Borgogno's seven saves carry ten-man Defensa y Justicia past Unión
Goalkeeper Matías Borgogno earned a match rating of 9.8 as Defensa y Justicia won 2-0 away, even though Unión had more shots and higher expected goals.
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Banfield host in-form Rosario Central, whose points rate is double their own
Rosario Central have taken 1.8 points per match over their last 10 to Banfield's 0.9, yet Banfield have actually scored more goals in that run. The difference lies at the back.
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Estudiantes host Gimnasia Mendoza with the visitors carrying the stronger recent record
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza average 1.7 points per match across their last 10 to Estudiantes' 1.5, but the only previous meeting went the way of the La Plata side, 2-1 in Mendoza on 18 March.
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Ronaldo Martinez scores twice but Platense's late equaliser earns 2-2 draw at Vélez
Franco Zapiola's 88th-minute goal cancelled out Ronaldo Martinez's brace, and Platense ended with more shots and higher expected goals than their hosts.
2–2
Argentinos Juniors edge Tigre 2-1 despite less than half the expected goals
Kevin Gutiérrez and G. Verón built a two-goal lead before half-time, and Argentinos held on after J. Domina's reply, though Tigre created 1.71 xG to 0.66.
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Vicentini's six saves and a late Hernandes goal give Belgrano 1-0 win at Talleres
Talleres had 15 shots to Belgrano's 11 and six on target to two, but Manuel Vicentini kept them out before Ramiro Hernandes struck in the 86th minute.
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