Mid-table outfits San Lorenzo and Boca Juniors meet this Saturday at the Estadio Pedro Bidegain as they both try to regain some traction in the Argentine Primera Division.
The hosts are languishing in 15th position having won just once in their six league matches this season while the visitors, who are in 11th position have also struggled in recent weeks, failing to win any of their last 4 competitive games, including a penalty shootout loss at in Copa Libertadores to Brazilian side Corinthians last time out.
We expect a tight match here. For this preview, our betting tips today will be from Melbet and Saharagames
SAN LORENZO
San Lorenzo have struggled to begin this season. They are currently 15th in the Argentine Primera Division after 6 rounds of matches, their 7 points tying them with clubs as low as 20th on the log. They will be looking to unshackle themselves from this and climb up the table at this early juncture before things get thick real quick.
Although they have only 1 win, they have actually been a hard nut to crack with most of their matches ending in stalemates. Their first loss of the season actually came last Sunday when they travelled to Barracas Central and came up trumps as they lost 2-1 with all the action happening in the opening half of the game.
San Lorenzo are yet to register a home win this season with all three of their home games thus far ending in draws. Coach Insua will be hoping his charges can come up with the goods this time around.
BOCA JUNIORS
The visitors had a relatively better start to the season after winning 3 of their opening 4 league games. Back-to-back losses away at Union Santa Fe and at home to high-flying Banfield have burst their bubble and brought them back to earth. This has seen them drop off the top 10 as they are now 11th on the log.
They did not have better fortunes in the regional Copa Libertadores last time out. They were held to a goalless draw by Brazilian outfit Corinthians who proceeded to knock them out in the post-match penalties.
Concern is certainly growing within the fanbase over this wretched run of form and it is incumbent on coach Sebastian Battaglia to turn their fortunes around quickly before the wheels come off their bandwagon.
POSSIBLE LINEUPS
SAN LORENZO
- Batalla
- James
- Melli
- Gattoni
- Fernandez
- Rosane
- Elias
- Giay
- Barrios
- Leguizamon
- Bareiro
- COACH: Ruben Dario Insua
- MISSING PLAYERS: Blandi (Knock), Cerutti (Knock), Ortigoza (Knock)
BOCA JUNIORS
- Rossi
- Advincula
- Izquierdoz
- Rojo
- Fabra
- Fernandez
- Varela
- Romero
- Zeballos
- Villa
- Benedotto
- COACH: Sebastian Battaglia
- MISSING PLAYERS: Almendra (Knock), Briasco, (Knock), Gonzalez (Knock)
SAN LORENZO VS BOCA JUNIORS PREDICTIONS
Boca Juniors have struggled to get results in recent weeks but this fixture might be what the doctor ordered for them. San Lorenzo will offer a stiff test for them, but as they have shown so far, they are not that prolific in their backyard. They have failed to win any of their three home games thus far and have in fact conceded the opening goal in the last two straight games here. We fancy Boca to come out of the gate firing and we are backing them to break the ice with the opening goal @ 1.78 at Melbet betting app.
This fixture has not exactly lit up the place in recent years. In their last nine encounters across all competitions, only 3 had both teams scoring. In fact, their last 4 straight meetings have had either team winning while keeping a clean sheet. We have seen both teams struggle to find the back of the bet in recent weeks and we feel that may hold up here. As a result, we are predicting BTTS No @ 1.58 with Saharabet Welcome Bonus as our final call for this clash.
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