Platense vs San Lorenzo full preview

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sat 04.September
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López (31000 seats)

Here's the whole lot you must be aware of, and even more, going into the Platense - San Lorenzo match!

Insights:
  • Platense have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Superliga
  • San Lorenzo have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Both sides have had ample time to rest since their last match. Let's trust this will be an in-your-face game!

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Platense form and stats

Platense have collected 4 points from their Superliga home games so far after 1-1-2.

Happy days for Platense in their previous game, a Superliga match away at Banfield (placed 24th) that ended with a 4-2 victory. Attacking player Matías Tissera bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.41 out of 10. Tissera scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. A goal frenzy last time out for Platense, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Banfield. Fun stuff to watch! Luis Ojeda loved the game against Banfield. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 4-2 victory.

Before that game, the home loss against Boca Juniors with the scoreline 1-3.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Platense have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won seven, drawn one and lost four.

Platense has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Platense have conceded 6 from these games.

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San Lorenzo form and stats

As the visiting team in Superliga matches, San Lorenzo have produced an overall stat of 1-1-3 so far. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Lorenzo are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Lorenzo had fun at their own home (Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López) last time out, beating Patronato 3-0. Cristián Zapata, Franco di Santo and Nicolás Fernández scored. Defender Cristián Zapata was the best team player with a rating of 8.15. Zapata scored one goal and won 6 of 6 duels.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Estudiantes wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Lorenzo playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were two San Lorenzo wins, seven draws and two defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Lorenzo as they have only managed to score 3 times from 5 away games in the league. As for defending, Lorenzo rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the sides played each other previously this campaign; Platense - San Lorenzo 2-4.

Top Goalscorers

San LorenzoF. Di Santo
F. Di Santo
5 goals
San LorenzoN. Fernández
N. Fernández
5 goals
PlatenseF. Curuchet
F. Curuchet
4 goals

Platense missing players

San Lorenzo missing players

Platense San Lorenzo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 2 11 22
6 2 0 Won W 0 4 9
5 2 0 Drew D 2 2 5
11 7 3 Lost L 0 5 8
24 12 1 Scored S 1 11 24
33 20 6 Conceded C 1 16 27
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 91% 95%
64% 82% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 91% 82%
41% 45% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 27% 32%
36% 36% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 14%
14% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 5%
50% 64% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 27% 36%
18% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 27% 32%
36% 36% 67% Failed to Score F T 50% 55% 36%
 
4.7 5.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4.1 5
5.2 5.1 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.8 5.7
2.3 2.4 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.9 2.5
4 3 1 Red cards R C 1 4 4
 
9.3 10 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.9 8.7
3.2 3.5 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.8 3.3
34% 31% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 35% 33%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Platense have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Platense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Platense have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Superliga
  • Platense haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • San Lorenzo have won significantly less corners away then 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 Talleres Cordoba 9 6 1 2 14 7 4 3 1 0 6 0 5 3 0 2 8 7 7 19
2 Lanús 9 6 1 2 19 15 5 3 1 1 10 7 4 3 0 1 9 8 4 19
3 Independiente 9 5 3 1 10 4 5 3 2 0 6 0 4 2 1 1 4 4 6 18
4 River Plate 9 5 2 2 17 7 5 3 1 1 10 3 4 2 1 1 7 4 10 17
5 Racing Club 9 4 4 1 8 1 4 2 2 0 3 0 5 2 2 1 5 1 7 16
6 Estudiantes 9 5 1 3 15 9 4 3 0 1 7 1 5 2 1 2 8 8 6 16
7 Atlético Tucumán 9 4 2 3 11 12 4 2 2 0 5 2 5 2 0 3 6 10 -1 14
8 Colón 9 4 2 3 8 13 4 2 1 1 4 5 5 2 1 2 4 8 -5 14
9 Aldosivi 9 4 1 4 11 12 5 2 0 3 6 7 4 2 1 1 5 5 -1 13
10 Defensa y Justicia 9 3 3 3 11 9 4 3 0 1 10 6 5 0 3 2 1 3 2 12
11 Argentinos Juniors 9 3 3 3 7 6 4 2 1 1 5 3 5 1 2 2 2 3 1 12
12 Union Santa Fe 9 3 3 3 10 10 5 2 1 2 7 4 4 1 2 1 3 6 0 12
13 Patronato 9 3 3 3 8 9 4 2 2 0 4 1 5 1 1 3 4 8 -1 12
14 Boca Juniors 9 2 5 2 6 6 4 1 2 1 2 3 5 1 3 1 4 3 0 11
15 Newell's Old Boys 9 3 2 4 10 12 5 3 1 1 10 7 4 0 1 3 0 5 -2 11
16 San Lorenzo 9 3 2 4 8 11 4 2 1 1 5 2 5 1 1 3 3 9 -3 11
17 Velez Sarsfield 9 2 4 3 9 6 5 2 2 1 8 2 4 0 2 2 1 4 3 10
18 Rosario Central 9 3 1 5 13 11 4 2 0 2 7 4 5 1 1 3 6 7 2 10
19 Gimnasia La Plata 9 2 4 3 7 9 5 2 3 0 5 3 4 0 1 3 2 6 -2 10
20 Sarmiento 9 3 1 5 9 13 5 3 0 2 6 5 4 0 1 3 3 8 -4 10
21 Godoy Cruz 9 3 1 5 10 15 5 2 1 2 7 7 4 1 0 3 3 8 -5 10
22 Huracan 9 1 6 2 6 7 5 1 3 1 4 4 4 0 3 1 2 3 -1 9
23 Platense 9 2 3 4 12 14 4 1 1 2 4 6 5 1 2 2 8 8 -2 9
24 Banfield 9 1 5 3 7 11 4 0 2 2 3 6 5 1 3 1 4 5 -4 8
25 Central Cordoba SdE 9 1 4 4 9 13 5 1 2 2 8 10 4 0 2 2 1 3 -4 7
26 Arsenal de Sarandi 9 1 3 5 5 18 5 1 3 1 4 6 4 0 0 4 1 12 -13 6

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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.