Liga Profesional Argentina · Clausura - 13 
Estudiantes vs San Lorenzo: level on points, split by goal difference
Ninth and tenth in the Clausura table on the same 14 points, Estudiantes and San Lorenzo meet in La Plata with a real edge up for grabs.
📍 Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| Scored | Conceded | |
|---|---|---|
| Estudiantes L.P. | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| San Lorenzo | 0.7 | 1.0 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estudiantes L.P. | 16 | +12 | 31 |
| 7 | San Lorenzo | 16 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Estudiantes L.P. | 12 | +2 | 14 |
| 10 | San Lorenzo | 12 | -6 | 14 |
Last meetings
- 2026San Lorenzo1-0Estudiantes L.P.
- 2024San Lorenzo1-1Estudiantes L.P.
- 2024San Lorenzo1-1Estudiantes L.P.
- 2023Estudiantes L.P.0-0San Lorenzo
- 2023Estudiantes L.P.1-1San Lorenzo
Estudiantes have won two of their last five, drawn one and lost two, scoring eight goals while conceding six. That is enough to keep them in the mix, but not enough to settle who belongs at the top of the Clausura table.
Separated by goal difference alone
In the Clausura group, Estudiantes sit ninth with 14 points and a goal difference of +2. San Lorenzo are tenth on the same total, but their -6 goal difference shows where they have struggled. Points alone barely separate the two sides, so a win here would open a gap that matters in the group race. Estudiantes also led the Apertura table with 31 points, a reminder of what they can reach when their form holds.
Home strength against an away struggle
Estudiantes have been far more convincing at the Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi this season, winning nine of 15 home games and scoring 23 goals there, with eight conceded. San Lorenzo have travelled poorly, collecting just two wins from 15 away matches and scoring seven times on the road. Estudiantes are also a side that tends to finish games strongly: more than a third of their goals this season have come between the 76th and 90th minutes. San Lorenzo, meanwhile, have shipped a third of their goals against in the 31-45 minute window, so the first half’s closing stages could be decisive.
A rivalry of stalemates
The last five meetings have been tight. The most recent was a 1-0 San Lorenzo win in April, and the four before it all ended level: 1-1 in the league in November 2024, 1-1 in the cup in February 2024, 0-0 in the cup in September 2023 and 1-1 in the league in June 2023. Estudiantes have not beaten San Lorenzo in that run, which makes a home win feel like the edge both sides are chasing.
Our prediction
Estudiantes 2-0 San Lorenzo. The hosts’ home record and their habit of scoring late should give them the decisive moment, while San Lorenzo’s away attack has looked short of goals. If the visitors can stay tight until the closing stages, however, this could still end level, as so many of these meetings have.