Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, commonly known as Gimnasia, was founded in 1887 and is based in La Plata, Buenos Aires.
Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba, commonly known as Godoy Cruz, was founded in 1921 and is based in Mendoza, Argentina.
Gimnasia has won the Argentine Primera Division championship title twice, in 1929 and 1993.
Godoy Cruz has never won the Argentine Primera Division championship title but has finished as runners-up in 2011.
The two teams have faced each other a total of 54 times in official competitions, with Gimnasia winning 25 matches, Godoy Cruz winning 15 matches, and 14 draws.
Gimnasia's home stadium is the Estadio Juan Carmela Zerillo, also known as El Bosque, while Godoy Cruz's home stadium is the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas.