Superliga game guide and facts: Huracán host San Lorenzo

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sun 24.October
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó (48314 seats)

Boasting a 8 point advantage in the league standings, Huracán supporters hope to see their team win max points from this match hosting San Lorenzo.

Insights:
  • San Lorenzo have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Superliga

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Huracán and San Lorenzo.

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

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Huracán form and stats

Huracán have played 9 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).

It's back home for Huracán, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Banfield away with the result 4-1. Enrique Triverio, Jonas Acevedo and Matías Cóccaro (2) found the net in that victory. Jonas Acevedo (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.32/10. Acevedo scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

Preceding that match was the home game against Boca Juniors that was lost 0-3.

Huracán have scored 7 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. Huracán are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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San Lorenzo form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for San Lorenzo so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-5 (win-draw-lose). It's a growing despair in San Lorenzo as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

The manager R. Montero Iglesias was unhappy after their last game, a Superliga match played at their home ground Estadio Pedro Bidegaín. Lorenzo suffered a 1-3 loss to Lanus (placed 4th). Midfield player Marcelo Herrera was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.3/10. Herrera scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that match, the Lorenzo manager R. Montero Iglesias faced defeat when travelling to River Plate and losing 1-3.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Lorenzo as they have only managed to score 5 times from 9 away games in the league. San Lorenzo's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The previous head-to-head game ended San Lorenzo - Huracán 1-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - three - three (Huracán wins - draws - San Lorenzo wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

San LorenzoF. Di Santo
F. Di Santo
6 goals
San LorenzoN. Fernández
N. Fernández
6 goals
HuracánM. Cóccaro Ferreira
M. Cóccaro Ferreira
4 goals

Huracán missing players

San Lorenzo missing players

Huracán San Lorenzo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 15 3 Played P 5 15 30
8 4 3 Won W 1 4 10
14 6 0 Drew D 1 4 8
8 5 0 Lost L 3 7 12
30 13 6 Scored S 5 13 31
30 15 0 Conceded C 10 21 39
87% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 93%
67% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 80% 80%
27% 27% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 27% 37%
13% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 20% 17%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 7% 3%
50% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 40% 33% 47%
30% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 27%
33% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 53% 33%
 
5.2 4.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 4.1 4.6
4.7 3.8 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 5.4 5.2
2.6 2.3 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 2.9 2.5
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 5 5
 
8.1 10.3 12.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8.4 7.5 8.2
3.1 3.8 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 2.8 3.1
31% 23% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 31% 33%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • San Lorenzo have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Superliga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 River Plate 16 11 3 2 32 12 9 6 2 1 17 6 7 5 1 1 15 6 20 36
2 Talleres Cordoba 16 10 2 4 24 14 7 6 1 0 14 2 9 4 1 4 10 12 10 32
3 Boca Juniors 17 8 6 3 21 13 8 4 3 1 9 6 9 4 3 2 12 7 8 30
4 Lanus 17 9 3 5 30 26 9 4 3 2 15 12 8 5 0 3 15 14 4 30
5 Velez Sarsfield 17 7 7 3 24 13 9 4 4 1 18 7 8 3 3 2 6 6 11 28
6 Estudiantes 17 7 6 4 26 18 8 3 4 1 12 6 9 4 2 3 14 12 8 27
7 Colon 16 7 5 4 13 16 8 4 3 1 7 6 8 3 2 3 6 10 -3 26
8 Defensa y Justicia 17 6 7 4 23 16 8 5 2 1 16 8 9 1 5 3 7 8 7 25
9 Huracán 17 6 7 4 16 13 9 3 3 3 7 8 8 3 4 1 9 5 3 25
10 Independiente 16 6 6 4 17 15 8 3 3 2 8 6 8 3 3 2 9 9 2 24
11 Gimnasia La Plata 17 6 6 5 14 16 9 4 4 1 7 4 8 2 2 4 7 12 -2 24
12 Godoy Cruz 17 6 5 6 26 22 9 3 4 2 14 10 8 3 1 4 12 12 4 23
13 Racing Club 17 5 8 4 14 10 8 2 4 2 5 4 9 3 4 2 9 6 4 23
14 Union Santa Fe 17 6 4 7 20 24 9 3 2 4 11 9 8 3 2 3 9 15 -4 22
15 Argentinos Juniors 16 5 6 5 15 14 7 3 2 2 8 6 9 2 4 3 7 8 1 21
16 Rosario Central 17 6 3 8 24 24 8 4 0 4 12 9 9 2 3 4 12 15 0 21
17 Platense 17 4 8 5 19 20 8 1 5 2 6 8 9 3 3 3 13 12 -1 20
18 Atletico Tucuman 17 5 5 7 17 24 8 3 4 1 10 7 9 2 1 6 7 17 -7 20
19 Sarmiento 16 5 4 7 18 20 9 4 1 4 12 10 7 1 3 3 6 10 -2 19
20 San Lorenzo 17 4 5 8 15 23 8 3 2 3 10 9 9 1 3 5 5 14 -8 17
21 Patronato 17 3 7 7 16 22 8 2 4 2 9 8 9 1 3 5 7 14 -6 16
22 Newell's Old Boys 16 4 4 8 17 24 8 3 1 4 12 14 8 1 3 4 5 10 -7 16
23 Aldosivi 16 5 1 10 17 29 9 3 0 6 10 16 7 2 1 4 7 13 -12 16
24 Banfield 17 2 9 6 12 19 8 1 2 5 7 13 9 1 7 1 5 6 -7 15
25 Arsenal de Sarandi 17 2 7 8 6 21 9 2 5 2 5 7 8 0 2 6 1 14 -15 13
26 Central Cordoba SdE 17 2 6 9 16 24 9 2 2 5 13 17 8 0 4 4 3 7 -8 12

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.