San Lorenzo vs Defensa y Justicia betting preview

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Mon 08.May
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Pedro Bidegaín

San Lorenzo and Defensa y Justicia are both successful in the Superliga with their 2nd and 3rd places respectively. Expect a wonderful fixture!

Insights:
  • San Lorenzo have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Superliga
  • Defensa y Justicia have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Superliga

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Copa Sudamericana.

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San Lorenzo form and stats

Home games in the Superliga have been a walk in the park for San Lorenzo so far, with 19 points won from 7 matches; 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Lorenzo after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Nothing to worry about in defence for San Lorenzo, as their goalkeeper Augusto Martin Batalla Barga has completely shut out the opponents for 425 minutes in the Superliga.

The San Lorenzo coach Insúa and his crew return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Palestino in the Copa Sudamericana.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Velez Sarsfield that finished 0-0.

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 Lorenzo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 6 and lost 3.

It should be taken into account that a look at the 12 latest league matches shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).

San Lorenzo has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches.

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Defensa y Justicia form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Superliga. The fact that Defensa y Justicia have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Justicia goalkeeper Luis Ezequiel Unsain is eager to challenge this, with his 365 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

The followers enjoyed Defensa y Justicia's previous game versus Penarol, a Copa Sudamericana win (4-1) played at home.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Colon.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Justicia playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 8 Defensa y Justicia wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Low-scoring game? 10 of this club's last 13 league matches have contained two goals or less.

Defensa y Justicia are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. The Defensa y Justicia defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average ({1 goals} in 6 games).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Lorenzo wins - draws - Defensa y Justicia wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Defensa y JusticiaN. Fernández
N. Fernández
7 goals
Defensa y JusticiaS. Solari
S. Solari
4 goals
San LorenzoA. Bareiro Gamarra
A. Bareiro Gamarra
3 goals

San Lorenzo missing players

Defensa y Justicia missing players

San Lorenzo Defensa y Justicia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 7 1 Played P 0 6 14
8 6 1 Won W 0 4 8
4 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 3
15 9 1 Scored S 0 9 20
5 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 8
79% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 83% 86%
29% 14% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 64%
21% 14% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 29%
14% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 7%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
21% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 21%
71% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 83% 71%
29% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 21%
 
4.4 4.3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.7 4.7
4.1 3.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7 6.6
2.2 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.8 2.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
11.6 11.9 12 Shots (avg) S ( 0 14.2 13.7
3.6 4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.8 4.7
30% 32% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 31% 30%
 
10.8 8.9 11 Shots against (avg) S A 0 16.3 14.6
3.2 1.9 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2.5 3.8
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Defensa y Justicia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Defensa y Justicia have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Superliga
  • Defensa y Justicia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • San Lorenzo have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
  • San Lorenzo have not yet lost a game at home.
  • San Lorenzo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • San Lorenzo have the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in Superliga
  • San Lorenzo have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Superliga
  • San Lorenzo have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Superliga
  • San Lorenzo have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Superliga
  • San Lorenzo have the most points (19) at home 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 14 11 1 2 25 6 6 5 0 1 12 3 8 6 1 1 13 3 19 34
2 San Lorenzo 14 8 4 2 15 5 7 6 1 0 9 0 7 2 3 2 6 5 10 28
3 Defensa y Justicia 14 8 3 3 20 8 8 4 2 2 11 7 6 4 1 1 9 1 12 27
4 Talleres Córdoba 14 7 3 4 23 12 8 4 1 3 11 6 6 3 2 1 12 6 11 24
5 Estudiantes 14 7 3 4 16 13 7 3 2 2 8 6 7 4 1 2 8 7 3 24
6 Belgrano 14 7 3 4 13 11 6 3 2 1 5 3 8 4 1 3 8 8 2 24
7 Rosario Central 14 6 5 3 19 19 7 5 2 0 11 5 7 1 3 3 8 14 0 23
8 Lanus 13 6 4 3 21 14 6 4 1 1 10 4 7 2 3 2 11 10 7 22
9 Godoy Cruz 15 6 4 5 18 18 7 3 3 1 11 7 8 3 1 4 7 11 0 22
10 Tigre 14 5 5 4 14 14 6 3 1 2 6 5 8 2 4 2 8 9 0 20
11 Argentinos Juniors 14 5 4 5 17 12 6 4 1 1 15 6 8 1 3 4 2 6 5 19
12 Newell's Old Boys 14 5 4 5 10 12 7 4 2 1 5 1 7 1 2 4 5 11 -2 19
13 Boca Juniors 14 5 3 6 18 15 8 3 2 3 10 8 6 2 1 3 8 7 3 18
14 Racing Club 14 5 3 6 17 19 7 3 2 2 8 8 7 2 1 4 9 11 -2 18
15 Central Cordoba SdE 14 5 3 6 10 15 7 3 1 3 5 6 7 2 2 3 5 9 -5 18
16 Platense 14 4 5 5 15 17 8 2 4 2 9 10 6 2 1 3 6 7 -2 17
17 Barracas Central 15 4 5 6 13 18 8 3 2 3 7 8 7 1 3 3 6 10 -5 17
18 Instituto 15 4 5 6 13 19 8 2 4 2 6 8 7 2 1 4 7 11 -6 17
19 Velez Sarsfield 14 3 7 4 16 13 8 2 5 1 12 7 6 1 2 3 4 6 3 16
20 Sarmiento 14 4 4 6 15 15 7 3 1 3 11 10 7 1 3 3 4 5 0 16
21 Huracan 14 4 4 6 15 19 7 3 2 2 8 9 7 1 2 4 7 10 -4 16
22 Banfield 14 3 6 5 9 15 8 2 4 2 2 5 6 1 2 3 7 10 -6 15
23 Gimnasia La Plata 14 4 3 7 14 23 7 3 2 2 8 7 7 1 1 5 6 16 -9 15
24 Colon 14 2 8 4 12 16 7 1 4 2 7 9 7 1 4 2 5 7 -4 14
25 Atletico Tucuman 14 2 8 4 12 17 7 1 4 2 7 10 7 1 4 2 5 7 -5 14
26 Independiente 14 2 7 5 11 15 7 1 3 3 9 11 7 1 4 2 2 4 -4 13
27 Arsenal de Sarandi 14 3 2 9 12 21 6 2 1 3 7 9 8 1 1 6 5 12 -9 11
28 Union Santa Fe 14 1 6 7 8 20 6 1 2 3 4 9 8 0 4 4 4 11 -12 9

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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.