San Lorenzo vs River Plate Prediction: Is San Lorenzo aiming for the 1st place?

San Lorenzo will take on River Plate for a spot in the top 3 of the Torneo Betano 2025 and will aim to help establish themselves as serious contenders of this season’s league.

San Lorenzo (WW)

This is how San Lorenzo will enter the game, with the All Whites equalling with 2-0 beaten over Gimnasia second round. Though out-possessed (42% possession), they capitalized on their chances, as Adam Bareiro and Nahuel Barrios were the men on the end of the goals. However they were not concerned about defending, defending well with just one shot on target from Gimnasia out of nine attempted. The team's compact defensive setup and clinical finishing proved pivotal. But it would please San Lorenzo, who will be hosting River Plate in hope of continuing the good defensive form and capitalizing on counter attack to find pockets in River's high defensive line.

River Plate (WD)

River Plate too has a win to carry into this fixture after coolly cruising to a 1-0 win over Instituto. They controlled play with 70%, 13 shots, five on target, but couldn’t find the answer until late. This epitomized the reason why it took until stoppage time to stretch their lead, as Gonzalo Montiel’s goal was all too typical of a second-half revival. River, though they had failed to turn many opportunities into goals on the early part of the match, has a history of finally resorting to goal to pinch games and against a furtive San Lorenzo side that could be of concern. To keep their winning streak going, they will have to be sharper in front of goal and to thwart San Lorenzo’s counter-attacks effectively.

Expert Betting Tips

River Plate and San Lorenzo have a history of competitive encounters. This chapter of the contest will be another exciting one as River’s superior possession and attacking ploys against their opponents' ability to possess the ball may be cancelled out by weight of men on home soil in the shape of River's rivals, San Lorenzo. This match is likely to be a close encounter. Rather, River Plate’s possession and creativity in the final third put them in pole position, but San Lorenzo have shown that their defensive organisation, as well as ability to hit on the counter, could cause an upset. Looking at the styles of both teams, it appears to be both teams to score or a draw as a possible outcome.