📊 Form Guide
San Martín LDLDDW
San Martín, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 0-1 Torneo Clausura success over San Lorenzo.
In that match, San Martín had 38% possession and 6 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for San Martín was Diego González (77'). San Lorenzo had 19 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target.
San Martín have been quite ineffective in attack of late. Their sum of goals equals just 4 versus opponents over their previous 6 matches. In those meetings, San Martín have also seen the number of goals that have gone against them come to 6. Such a pattern might not be sustained into this next game, of course.
Independiente DLDDDL 📉
Following on from a loss in their previous game against Lanús in Torneo Clausura competition, Independiente and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, Independiente had 67% possession and 22 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. On the other side, Lanus had 8 shots on goal with 3 on target. Walter Bou (26') and Rodrigo Castillo (89') scored for Lanús.
In 6 of the past six clashes featuring Independiente, a notably low volume of goals have gone in between them and opposing sides. The overall average goals scored per game in that period works out to a meagre 1.17, with the average goals for El Diablo Rojo being 0.33.
👥 Head to head
A look at their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 19/05/2013 shows that San Martín have won 0 of these games & Independiente 3, with the tally of draws standing at 3.
A combined sum of 14 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 3 for Verdinegros and 11 for El Diablo Rojo. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.33.
The last league game between these clubs was Torneo Apertura match day 13 on 13/04/2025 when it ended Independiente 2-0 San Martín.
That day, Independiente managed 69% possession and 15 shots on goal with 4 on target. Their only player to score was Gabriel Ávalos (69', 82').
San Martín got 7 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Nicolás Lamolina.
📋 Team News: San Martín
The San Martín boss has a full complement, with no fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this match with a completely injury-free group ready to go.
📰 Team News: Independiente
Owing to a fully healthy group available for selection, the Independiente boss has no fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this game.
💡 Prediction
In our opinion, San Martín might well have a job on their hands to break down this Independiente side who we think will likely score at least once to gain the upper hand.
We therefore fancy a very competitive encounter with a 0-1 winning margin for Independiente at the end of this one.
Looking forward to this.
Renata Leite, 10:18 19/10/2025