San Lorenzo vs Gimnasia La Plata Prediction: A battle for the 1st place

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, San Lorenzo will face Gimnasia La Plata at Pedro Bidegain in Buenos Aires. The home side head here after a draw (1-1) against Huracan. The visitors come from a draw (0-0) against Colon.

San Lorenzo heads to this match after an away draw against Huracan. This draw allowed San Lorenzo to keep 2nd place, with 13 points, the same as Defensa y Justicia.

Huracan started strong, with a goal in the first 20 minutes, but San Lorenzo took control of the game and was able to equalize on the last shot of the first half with an amazing goal by Elias. The second half was totally dominated by Huracan, with San Lorenzo playing more on the counter, but the result didn't change. After 3 straight clean sheets, San Lorenzo conceded a goal again, yet it was by penalty. They will be looking to keep their good defensive performances and get another clean sheet, the 5th in the season. San Lorenzo needs a win in this match to keep fighting for first place while hoping for a loss by Defensa y Justicia.

Gimnasia La Plata comes from a draw against struggling Colon (0-0). Despite not being the most wanted result, the draw allowed Gimnasia to add one more point, at a moment when they are facing an injury crisis. Gimnasia La Plata sits 22nd on the table, with 5 points.

Gimnasia kept a clean sheet and it's showing lots of defensive improvements. In the last 5 games, they have just conceded 2 goals.

On the other side, the offense is struggling a lot. In the last 5 matches played they have just scored 3 goals.

Gimnasia will need an outstanding defensive performance against San Lorenzo to snatch any points, and an improvement in efficiency if they wanna win.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, San Lorenzo has won 2 of them, and Gimnasia La Plata has won 3, with no draws. Goals were scored in all matches, but in just 1 of the matches was scored more than 1 goal, with an average of 1.4 goals per match.

Gimnasia La Plata is showing a good defensive cohesion, yet San Lorenzo is in great form and fighting for the first place, so San Lorenzo is expected to win this match.