San Lorenzo managed a valuable point on their visit to Godoy Cruz last Tuesday, when they focused on keeping a clean sheet and secured a scoreless draw. However, the team celebrated a single victory in their last eight league games (five draws and two defeats), which means El Ciclon are now on 31 points after 23 rounds in the Liga Profesional (almost out of the fight for the continental tickets with four games to go). San Lorenzo succumbed to a single defeat in their last 13 matches at Estadio Pedro Bidegain, having won three and drawn nine.

Velez Sarsfield are showing improvements in the context of a terrible campaign. Last Tuesday, the team secured a highly celebrated 1-0 home success over Banfield thanks to a strike from Lucas Janson in the second half. Alexander Medina’s men won two of their last three league games, only losing at title candidates Boca Juniors 1-0 in that time. With one game in hand, El Fortin are now on 19 points in the Liga Profesional. On a sorry note, Velez Sarsfield have been winless in their last 12 domestic games on the road, having drawn six and lost six.

San Lorenzo won the derby and then took a good point at Godoy Cruz, so I’m going to trust them not to lose against a tired Velez that will have some missings.