Boasting a 11 point advantage in the league standings, Independiente fans want to see their gladiators earn full points from this game versus San Lorenzo.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Independiente form and stats
Independiente have played 12 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-4-2 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Independiente, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
In their previous game, the manager J. Falcioni led his Independiente to a defeat in the Superliga match away at Banfield. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Libertadores de América. The forward Silvio Romero bettered all others in that game and got a match rating of 7.32 out of 10. Romero hit the woodwork once and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match, Independiente won a home game hosting Boca Juniors (1-0).The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Independiente's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won three matches, drawn two and lost one.
Independiente are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 12 games. From these home matches, Independiente have conceded only 7 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
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 1-3-8 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
San Lorenzo had fun at their own home (Estadio Libertadores de América) last time out, beating Sarmiento 1-0. Nicolás Fernández scored. Goalkeeper Sebastian Torrico was absolutely vital in the San Lorenzo victory against Sarmiento, making six saves. Attacker Nicolás Fernández got a player rating of 8.05 in the game. "Man of the match" Fernández scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Aldosivi wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.The visitors have scored 7 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Lorenzo have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Independiente one win, one draw and San Lorenzo three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Romero 11 goals |   F. Di Santo 8 goals |  N. Fernández 7 goals |
Independiente missing players
San Lorenzo missing players
| Independiente | San Lorenzo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 38 | 19 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 18 | 36 |
| 15 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 40 | 23 | 12 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 35 |
| 34 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 12 | 27 | 46 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 47% | 47% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 83% | 75% |
| 26% | 21% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 36% |
| 16% | 11% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 14% |
| 11% | 11% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 6% | 3% |
| 32% | 21% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 39% | 44% |
| 42% | 58% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 37% | 32% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 5.1 | 6 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 9.5 | 10.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.7 |
| 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 30% | 30% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 28% | 29% |
| 9.8 | 9.8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 11.2 | 10.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 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 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 35 | 53 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 43 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 41 |
| 4 | Velez Sarsfield | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| 5 | Estudiantes | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 38 |
| 6 | Boca Juniors | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 7 | Lanus | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | Colon | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 36 |
| 9 | Independiente | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 34 |
| 10 | Gimnasia La Plata | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 34 |
| 11 | Huracan | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 32 |
| 12 | Rosario Central | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Union Santa Fe | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 31 |
| 14 | Godoy Cruz | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 15 | Racing Club | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
| 16 | Argentinos Juniors | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 17 | Platense | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -1 | 27 |
| 18 | Newell's Old Boys | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 27 |
| 19 | Aldosivi | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 27 |
| 20 | Banfield | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 25 |
| 21 | Sarmiento | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 24 |
| 22 | Central Cordoba SdE | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 23 | San Lorenzo | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -11 | 23 |
| 24 | Patronato | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 23 |
| 25 | Atletico Tucuman | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -21 | 21 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 24 | -22 | 19 |