General Díaz and Sportivo San Lorenzo meet at Estadio General Adrián Jara, in a match for the 9 th round of the Professional Division. The head-to-head record at this stadium is favorable to the away team, which in the last 4 games has won 1 and tied 3. but the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 22‑11‑2019, for the Division Professional, who ended in a draw by (1‑1). The goals of the match were scored by E. Giménez (90 ‘), for General Díaz, and D. Mereles (13′), by Sportivo San Lorenzo. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 12th and 9th in the league table, it is actually a confrontation between the 12th ranked in home matches and the thirtieth away.
General Diaz :
The home team is currently in 12th position, with 4 points won, after 1 win, 1 draw and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Cerro Porteño by (0‑1). In the last match, they lost in an away match to Libertad, by (5‑1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 1 point, against only in their away games. In the last 10 games played at home for all competitions, General Díaz has won 2, tied 3 and lost 5. His defense has not been very strong, since he suffered goals in 7 of the last 8 games, but his attack has marked regularly as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually feels very difficult to score first. In fact, he only opened the scoring once in the last 8 games for the Professional Division. In 8 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 7 times and never got the comeback. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 19 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
The moment experienced by General Díaz goes from bad to worse and remains in the last position in the championship. In the last round, he ended up being thrashed and this made it clear that he has serious defensive problems. Many things need to be changed, because higher technical quality football needs to exist. He comes for this game in need of victory, but he has to show an evolution for this to be a reality. The best available players will play in this match.
San Lorenzo :
After 1 victory, 4 draws and 3 losses, the visiting team is currently in 9th position, with 7 points won. In their last match, they tied in a home match against Guaireña by (1‑1), after in the previous match they lost out, in a match against Sol de América, by (2‑1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 6 points, against only in their away games. For the championship, Sportivo San Lorenzo conquered 1 point in 12 possible, after 1 draw and 3 defeats in the last 4 games that he played as a visitor.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 4 away matches. His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 6 of the last 8 matches for this competition.
There are already six games without winning and that makes San Lorenzo closer to the bottom of the table. You need to be more consistent in your actions, because this way you will have more possibilities of obtaining favorable results. There is a good chance to score in the current round and you must run after that. So, from early on he will have to prevail to try to resist the local team. He certainly does not intend to leave the field with a loss. The best available players will play in this match.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,54
