Superliga: Argentinos Juniors host San Lorenzo in what is nearly guaranteed to be an absorbing football game. Here's a thorough preview!
- Argentinos Juniors have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Argentinos Juniors form and stats
When playing at home in the Superliga, Argentinos Juniors have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games. Two home wins in a row for Argentinos bring valid hopes of a third.
Argentinos Juniors travelled for their previous game, a trip to Banfield that ended 1-1. Torren was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.8 out of 10. The defender Torren scored one goal and won 5 of 7 duels.
Ahead of that match, Argentinos Juniors won a home game hosting Boca Juniors (2-0).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Argentinos have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won 8 times, drawn 7 and lost 1.
Observe: 11 of the most recent 14 league matches from these players have had goals from both teams.
Argentinos Juniors have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona with 9 goals in 5 league matches. From these home matches, Argentinos Juniors have conceded only 4 goals.
San Lorenzo form and stats
1-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for San Lorenzo in their Superliga matches away. Lorenzo have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.
San Lorenzo's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Talleres Cordoba that finished 1-1. Attacker Barrios got a player rating of 7.65 in the game. "Man of the match" Barrios scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Union Santa Fe.San Lorenzo are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats. From a total of 15 matches.
Betting related statistic: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 15 of this club's last 17 league fixtures.
San Lorenzo are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The squads have met each other previously this season, with the result Argentinos - San Lorenzo 1-1 registered in the official records. Stats for the prior ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: three wins for Argentinos Juniors, four draws and three wins for San Lorenzo. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Bareiro Gamarra 8 goals |   G. Ávalos Stumpfs 6 goals |  F. Vera 5 goals |
Argentinos Juniors missing players
San Lorenzo missing players
| Argentinos Juniors | San Lorenzo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 38 | 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 29 |
| 27 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 29 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 82% | 88% |
| 77% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 75% |
| 46% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | 42% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 62% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 71% |
| 23% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 21% |
| 19% | 17% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 21% |
| 5.1 | 5.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12.2 | 14.9 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 10.1 | 10.8 |
| 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 32% | 26% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 28% | 29% |
| 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 12.9 | 12.4 |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
- Argentinos Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Argentinos Juniors have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Tucumán | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| 2 | Argentinos Juniors | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Racing Club | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Gimnasia La Plata | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Union Santa Fe | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | Godoy Cruz | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Huracan | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 8 | Platense | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Newell's Old Boys | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 10 | River Plate | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 11 | Boca Juniors | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | Patronato | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 13 | San Lorenzo | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 14 | Banfield | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 15 | Colon | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 16 | Defensa y Justicia | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 17 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 18 | Tigre | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | Sarmiento | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 20 | Estudiantes | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 21 | Rosario Central | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 22 | Barracas Central | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 23 | Talleres Cordoba | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 24 | Velez Sarsfield | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 25 | Independiente | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 26 | Central Cordoba SdE | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 27 | Lanus | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 6 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 5 |
