San Lorenzo – Godoy Cruz Prediction & Picks (08.04.2018)

San Lorenzo and Godoy Cruz face at Estadio Pedro Bidegaín, in a match for the 22nd round of the First Division. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 1 win and 2 draws in the last 3 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 13-09-2014, in a game for the First Division that ended with the victory of San Lorenzo by (2-1). The goals of the match were scored by N. Ortigoza (55 ‘) and M. Cauteruccio (60’), for San Lorenzo, and L. Fernández (26 ‘), for Godoy Cruz. Despite being a match between 4th and 3rd of the table, it is actually a match between the 6th classified in home games and the 14th as a visitor.

San Lorenzo:

After 11 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses, the home team is currently in the 4 th position, with 39 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Lanús by (0-2), after in the previous match they have won (2-0) at home, against Olympus. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, usually conquer as many points at home as outside. In his last games he scored 12 goals and suffered 4 at home, against 13 scored and 7 suffered as a visitor. For the championship, San Lorenzo won 21 points out of 30 possible, after 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches.

For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 6 games ago. In their home matches there are a few frequent results at half-time: 0-0 (4 out of 11 matches) and 1-0 (4 out of 11 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 10 of the last 11 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 20 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback.

The San Lorenzo team is traditionally one of the strongest teams in Argentina. He has already won eleven titles in the Argentine championship, the last one in the 2013/14 season. Now, in this season of 2017/18 the team comes in the vice-leadership, just eight points behind the leader Boca Juniors. The San Lorenzo team has shown great strength in its defensive sector, mainly when acting at home. In the last six games in their stadium, the team won four and tied two, suffering goals in only one game, having the best defense of the competition, with only 11 goals in 21 games. The defensive sector of San Lorenzo stands out for protecting its great area well and minimizing the spaces of the adversaries, mainly in its defensive sector.

Godoy Cruz:

The away team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 40 points won, after 12 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Estudiantes, by (0-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Colón, by (2-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 13 points in away matches and 27 at their stadium, with 11 goals scored and 15 conceded at home, against 19 goals scored and 7 conceded at home. In the last 10 away league matches Godoy Cruz has a record of 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 13 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (4 out of 10 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 21 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback. There are 2 periods in the last 11 away matches for this competition: he scored 5 of his 11 goals between the minutes (61’-75 ‘) and 5 of his 11 between (0′-15’).

The team of Godoy Cruz does not have titles in the Argentine championship and although without much tradition, the team has been doing a good campaign in the current season of 2017/18. The team of Godoy Cruz currently occupies the fourth position of the qualifying table and has been oscillating enough in their games away from home, between victories, defeats and draws. In the last five games as a visitor he accumulated two draws, two victories and one defeat. Although the Godoy Cruz has a good offensive sector, it also has a lot of difficulty in maintaining possession of the ball in the offensive sector, generally losing the ball and suffering counterattacks. We believe that the Godoy Cruz will have a lot of difficulty before the defensive sector of San Lorenzo.