San Lorenzo vs Rosario Central Prediction: Can San Lorenzo maintain their 3rd place?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, San Lorenzo will face Rosario Central at Estadio Pedro Bidegain in Buenos Aires. The home side head here after a win (4-1) in Copa Sudamericana against Estudiantes M., and a draw against Estudiantes (1-1) in the last round of the league. The visitors come from a draw (1-1) against Colon.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The San Lorenzo team comes to this game after a victory in the Copa Sudamericana and a draw in the last round of the league (1-1) against Estudiantes. The San Lorenzo team got off to a bad start, conceding a goal in the 21st minute of the 1st half. In a game with few opportunities, despite the Estudiantes team having more ball possession, it was the San Lorenzo team who created the best opportunities. In the 2nd half, San Lorenzo's team reached a tie in the 58th minute, which ended up being the final result. The San Lorenzo team did not take advantage of the Talleres Cordoba slip to reach 2nd place, still 1 point closer. The San Lorenzo team is not going through its best moment of the season. In the league, in the last 5 games they only registered 1 victory, 3 draws, and 1 defeat. Even so, it maintains the record of the best defense in the league, having so far conceded only 8 goals.

The Rosario Central team comes to this game after a draw (1-1) against Colon. Rosario Central's team was clearly superior in the 1st half, however, they showed a great lack of effectiveness. In the 2nd half, Colon's team would start better and reach the 1st goal of the match, at 49'. Rosario Central's team would soon reach the tie, at 56', but, despite the numerous opportunities, they would not score the winning goal. The team is in 6th place, but only 3 points away from 3rd place, being able to reach San Lorenzo in case of victory. In the last 5 games, they have 2 wins, 2 draws, and only 1 loss. In that same period, they scored 7 goals and conceded 5.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, San Lorenzo has won 1, Rosario Central has won 3, and there’s 1 draw. Goals were scored in all of those 5 matches, but with both teams scoring in just 2 of those games.

It is a hard match to predict, yet San Lorenzo is expected to at least get a draw. Goals are expected from both teams.