River Plate vs San Lorenzo Tips & Preview - Hosts to maintain winning start

By Tolu Shotade

26 Jul 2025

Tolu Shotade 26 Jul 2025

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River Plate seeking to extend winning start in Liga Profesional Argentina.
Hosts have dominated recent matches, boasting a strong home record.
San Lorenzo remain unbeaten but struggles with goal-scoring recently.

River Plate vs San Lorenzo

River Plate are looking to maintain their winning start to the second phase of the Liga Profesional Argentina when they host San Lorenzo.

The hosts have looked almost unstoppable lately and are particularly impressive on home soil. They should have the upper hand over the visitors, who are a bit unconvincing on their travels.

River Plate News

River Plate have made a fine start to the second phase of the season, winning their opening two matches. They began with a 3-1 home victory over Platense before easing to a 4-0 triumph over Instituto last time out.

Although it is still early days in the second phase, River Plate are already laying down an ominous marker for the rest of the league. Marcelo Gallardo's team are two points clear at the top of the table and have won four of their last five home matches in the league.

River Plate like to settle quickly into games and have won the first half in their last two league matches. Facundo Colidio has stood out for the hosts lately, scoring four times in the last six matches across all competitions.

San Lorenzo News

While not as imperious as the hosts, San Lorenzo are also unbeaten in the second phase of the season. They claimed a 2-1 victory at Talleres Cordoba in their opening fixture before being held to a 0-0 home draw by Gimnasia last time out.

Sitting two points behind the hosts, San Lorenzo will take plenty of positives from their opening two matches. They will be particularly pleased with the result at Talleres Cordoba, having failed to win five of their previous six away matches in the league.

While San Lorenzo have looked solid enough, there have been a few issues lately. Damien Ayude’s team have been a bit unconvincing going forward, failing to score in three of their last four matches across all competitions.

Head to Head

River Plate often come out on top in this fixture and are unbeaten in the last six matches against San Lorenzo. The hosts have picked up three wins on this run while the last three meetings have ended in draws, including a 0-0 scoreline in the reverse fixture in January.

Verdict

River Plate v San Lorenzo

River Plate have been shoulders above everyone in the early stages of the second phase, and that run is expected to continue. Having won their two matches and given their record in this fixture, they should be too strong for San Lorenzo.

Having won the first half in their last two matches, River Plate should maintain that trend in this fixture. Colidio is also likely to find the net once again, having scored in four of the last six matches across all competitions.

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