Both these teams have had their share of problems so far, but three lovely points in this very important game would definitely provide a boost. Prepare for San Lorenzo - Newell's Old Boys!
- San Lorenzo have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Superliga
- Newell's Old Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
San Lorenzo form and stats
When playing at home in the Superliga, San Lorenzo have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 11 games. When San Lorenzo hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Central Cordoba SdE, San Lorenzo, Sarmiento, Arsenal de Sarandi, Platense, Atletico Tucuman, Banfield and Patronato), they have won 4 of 6 matches!
San Lorenzo drew their last game, 1-1 away at Independiente (placed 9th). Midfielder Nicolás Fernández was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.73 (out of ten) in that game. Fernández hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 42 successful passes (of 49 total).
Before that, Lorenzo had a home game versus Sarmiento which ended with a victory 1-0.Lorenzo has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. San Lorenzo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Pedro Bidegaín in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 11 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
Newell's Old Boys have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 1-4-6 (11 played).
Newell's aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 202 league minutes without a goal. M. Rodriguez was the last player to find the net. 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. Newell's Old Boys goalkeeper Alan Aguerre is eager to challenge this, with his 270 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Newell's played 0-0 against Banfield in their previous match. Mariano Bittolo, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.84. Bittolo hit one key pass and won 10 of 14 duels.
A 0-0 draw at Boca Juniors's stadium before that.The visitors have scored 7 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Newell's have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road. When Newell's Old Boys is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Central Cordoba SdE, Sarmiento, Arsenal de Sarandi, Newell's Old Boys, Platense, Atletico Tucuman, Banfield and Patronato.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the former five meetings between these two participants are: one win for San Lorenzo, three draws and one win for Newell's Old Boys. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  F. Di Santo 8 goals |  N. Fernández 7 goals |  I. Scocco 7 goals |
San Lorenzo missing players
Newell's Old Boys missing players
| San Lorenzo | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 18 | 37 |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 36 | 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 36 |
| 47 | 19 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 30 | 50 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 89% | 86% |
| 76% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | 62% |
| 35% | 39% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 56% | 46% |
| 14% | 11% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 27% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 46% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 49% |
| 27% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 11% | 27% |
| 32% | 17% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 50% | 38% |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8.7 | 9.9 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 8.6 | 9.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 29% | 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 23% | 25% |
| 10.2 | 9.2 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 11.4 | 10.1 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
- Newell's Old Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- San Lorenzo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- San Lorenzo have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Superliga
- San Lorenzo haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | River Plate | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 34 | 53 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 46 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 44 |
| 4 | Velez Sarsfield | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 39 |
| 5 | Estudiantes | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 39 |
| 6 | Colon | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 39 |
| 7 | Boca Juniors | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 38 |
| 8 | Lanus | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 37 |
| 9 | Independiente | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 35 |
| 10 | Huracan | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| 11 | Gimnasia La Plata | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Rosario Central | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 32 |
| 13 | Godoy Cruz | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| 14 | Union Santa Fe | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -3 | 31 |
| 15 | Aldosivi | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 30 |
| 16 | Racing Club | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| 17 | Argentinos Juniors | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 29 |
| 18 | Platense | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -1 | 28 |
| 19 | Newell's Old Boys | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 28 |
| 20 | Central Cordoba SdE | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 26 |
| 21 | Banfield | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 26 |
| 22 | Sarmiento | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 24 |
| 23 | San Lorenzo | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -11 | 24 |
| 24 | Patronato | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 24 |
| 25 | Atletico Tucuman | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -24 | 21 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 24 | -22 | 20 |