Superliga preview: Can San Lorenzo edge out victory against Gimnasia La Plata?

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Pedro Bidegaín

Neutral parties would believe there's a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with San Lorenzo in front of Gimnasia La Plata by 8 points.

Insights:
  • San Lorenzo have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Superliga
  • Gimnasia La Plata have yet to win a game away.

Both teams have had a decent time to rest since their previous game. Let's agree to expect an energetic game!

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San Lorenzo form and stats

Perfect Superliga season at home so far for San Lorenzo 3 wins from 3 appearances.

Lorenzo drew their last game, 1-1 away at Huracan (placed 4th). Midfielder Elias was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.5 (out of ten) in that game. Elias scored one goal.

Before that, San Lorenzo had a home game versus Union Santa Fe which ended with a victory 1-0.

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 Lorenzo have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 2 and lost 1.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Copa Argentina game versus Sarmiento Resistencia in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Pedro Bidegaín.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the San Lorenzo at home in the league. 3 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 3 matches.

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Gimnasia La Plata form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Superliga for Gimnasia La Plata with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.

Gimnasia La Plata aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 215 league minutes without a goal. Ramírez was the last player to find the net.

Gimnasia played 0-0 against Colon in their previous match. Melluso, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.73. Melluso hit one key pass and won 10 of 17 duels.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Barracas Central wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Gimnasia La Plata have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 1 victory, 6 draws and 3 defeats.

A bet on few goals? 5 league fixtures in a row with this side have had zero, one or two goals.

Goals are few and far between in Gimnasia La Plata's away league games. Only {1 goals} from 3 travels. Gimnasia have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (San Lorenzo wins - draws - Gimnasia La Plata wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

San LorenzoA. Vombergar
A. Vombergar
2 goals
San LorenzoF. Gattoni
F. Gattoni
1 goals
LorenzoJ. Elías
J. Elías
1 goals

San Lorenzo missing players

Gimnasia La Plata missing players

San Lorenzo Gimnasia La Plata
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 3 2 Played P 0 3 6
4 3 2 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 2 3
6 3 2 Scored S 0 1 3
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 4 6
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 50%
17% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 17%
67% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 67%
 
4.7 4 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6 5.7
4 4 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6.3 5.2
2 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.3 2.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.2 12.3 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11.7 12.8
3.7 3.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.3 3.7
27% 27% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 10% 14%
 
9.3 8 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 12.7 11.7
3.3 1.7 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5.3 3.8
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Gimnasia La Plata have yet to win a game away.
  • San Lorenzo have scored in all their matches so far.
  • San Lorenzo have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Superliga
  • San Lorenzo have won all their matches at home so far.
  • San Lorenzo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

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

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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.