San Lorenzo vs Platense

San Lorenzo meet Platense in Liga Profesional Argentina on Friday, 6 November 2026 at Estadio Pedro Bidegaín in Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, with the hosts missing top scorer Rodrigo Auzmendi through suspension.

San Lorenzo miss five regulars including top scorer Auzmendi

The home side enter Clausura Matchweek 16 without their primary attacking threat. Rodrigo Auzmendi, who leads San Lorenzo with 7 goals in all competitions this season, serves a suspension. San Lorenzo are also without Cristian Nahuel Barrios, Ezequiel Cerutti, Gastón Hernández, and Gonzalo Abrego through injury.

Those absences test an attack that has scored 9 goals in 15 league matches in Clausura - Group A, sitting 9th with 19 points and a goal difference of -5. San Lorenzo are unbeaten in their last four matches, drawing 2-2 away at Velez Sarsfield on 31 October 2026, drawing 0-0 against Newells Old Boys on 24 October 2026, winning 2-1 at Estudiantes L.P. on 18 October 2026, and beating Deportivo Riestra 1-0 on 11 October 2026. Across their seven league games at Estadio Pedro Bidegaín, they have won 4, drawn 1, and lost 2, scoring 4 goals and conceding 4.

Platense carry eight injuries despite two straight wins

Platense sit 11th in Clausura - Group A with 17 points from 15 games, holding a goal difference of -4 after scoring 16 goals and conceding 20. They travel with eight players ruled out by injury: Gonzalo Goñi, Héctor Bobadilla, Luciano Giménez, Martín Barrios, Nicolás López, Nicolás Sumavil, Santiago Quirós, and Tomás Nasif.

Despite those selection issues, Platense have won their last two league matches, defeating Central Cordoba de Santiago 2-0 at home on 2 November 2026 and Gimnasia M. 2-1 away on 23 October 2026. Top scorer Franco Zapiola leads them with 4 goals this season. Over their last five matches with chance data, Platense have created 1.86 expected goals per game while allowing 1.07, compared to San Lorenzo's 0.90 created and 1.47 allowed. On the road in this competition, Platense have won 3, drawn 1, and lost 3 from 7 matches, scoring 9 and conceding 9.

Our model leans narrowly towards a San Lorenzo win

Our forecasting model leans narrowly towards a San Lorenzo win. The home side have lost just twice in seven matches at Estadio Pedro Bidegaín this competition and won the most recent meeting 1-0 against Platense on 25 April 2026. However, Auzmendi's suspension and Platense's superior underlying metrics, creating nearly a full expected goal more per game than San Lorenzo over their last five matches, narrow the distinction between the two sides.