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San Lorenzo 0-2 Platense: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

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 LorenzoMatch statisticsPlatense
42%Ball possession58%
1.67Expected goals (xG)1.08
13Total shots7
4Shots on target5
0Big chances3
250Total passes344
55%Pass accuracy73%
3Corners3
15Fouls14
3Offsides2
16Tackles12
3Saves4
3Yellow cards2
1Red cards0

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

Platense

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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