San Lorenzo 0-2 Platense: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Profesional Argentina Matchday 16 · Friday 6 November 2026 · Estadio Pedro Bidegaín, Buenos Aires · referee F. Viola · full time
Full time: San Lorenzo 0-2 Platense
San Lorenzo 0-2 Platense: Platense took the points in Liga Profesional Argentina Matchday 16 on Friday 6 November 2026 at Estadio Pedro Bidegaín. The goals: Victor Cuesta 22', Nicolás Retamar 52'. It went against Moneyball's pre-match estimate.
How Platense won it
Victor Cuesta put Platense ahead in the 22nd minute, set up by Juan Carlos Gauto. Nicolás Retamar made it 0-2 to Platense in the 52nd minute, set up by Juan Carlos Gauto.
It was 0-1 at half-time.
Guzmán Corujo of San Lorenzo was sent off in the 73rd minute for a second yellow card. The referee, F. Viola, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to San Lorenzo and 2 to Platense.
San Lorenzo: R. Insúa, 3-4-2-1 · Platense: M. Palermo, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
A miss for the model: 38% for a San Lorenzo win, 30% for a Platense win, and football chose the second.
On goals the estimate was close: about 2.0 expected, 2 scored.
Over 2.5 goals had been put at 32%; with 2 goals the under came in, as the estimate leaned.
Both teams to score was 40%; they did not both score, in line with the estimate.
Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-05, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.67 for San Lorenzo and 1.08 for Platense.
San Lorenzo scored about 1.7 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
San Lorenzo had 4 shots on target, Platense 5.
Platense had 58% of the ball and turned it into the win.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
San Lorenzo came into it with 33 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 0.8 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 0.89 expected goals for and 1.31 against, and had won 30% of their matches.
Platense came into it with 32 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 0.9 and conceding 1.1 a match, with 1.15 expected goals for and 1.24 against, and had won 25% of their matches.
San Lorenzo vs Platense: the match in numbers
| San Lorenzo | Match statistics | Platense |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Ball possession | 58% |
| 1.67 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.08 |
| 13 | Total shots | 7 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 0 | Big chances | 3 |
| 250 | Total passes | 344 |
| 55% | Pass accuracy | 73% |
| 3 | Corners | 3 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 16 | Tackles | 12 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Juan Carlos Gauto (Platense), rated 8.1 by Sportmonks, with 2 assists.
San Lorenzo
- Facundo Farías 7.5
- Agustín Ladstatter 7.1
- Danilo Arboleda 7.0
- Mathías De Ritis 7.0
- Franco Lorenzon 6.8
Platense
- Juan Carlos Gauto 8.1 2 assists
- Victor Cuesta 8.0 1 goal
- Nicolás Retamar 7.7 1 goal
- Agustín Lagos 7.5
- Juan Pablo Cozzani 7.5
The lowest-rated starter was Guzmán Corujo at 5.8. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
Questions about San Lorenzo vs Platense
What was the score in San Lorenzo vs Platense?
San Lorenzo 0-2 Platense (half-time 0-1), Liga Profesional Argentina, Friday 6 November 2026.
Who scored in San Lorenzo vs Platense?
Victor Cuesta 22', Nicolás Retamar 52'.
Did Moneyball predict San Lorenzo vs Platense correctly?
A miss for the model: 38% for a San Lorenzo win, 30% for a Platense win, and football chose the second.
Who was man of the match in San Lorenzo vs Platense?
Juan Carlos Gauto, rated 8.1 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed San Lorenzo vs Platense?
F. Viola.
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