📊 Form Guide

Lanús

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Lanús will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 2-1 Copa Sudamericana success vs Deportivo Garcilaso.

For Lanús, the goals were scored by Felipe Peña (26') and Walter Bou (63').

It has been seldom in recent times that Lanús haven’t conceded. It will be a concern for them that Lanús have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 8 goals along the way. Regardless, we’ll just have to find out if that pattern might be maintained in this next game.

Estudiantes de La Plata

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Estudiantes de La Plata will go into this clash following on from a 1-0 Copa de la Liga Profesional win over Boca Juniors in their most recent fixture.

In that game, Estudiantes de La Plata managed 45% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 1 on target. The only player to score for Estudiantes de La Plata was Javier Correa (67'). For their opponents, Boca Juniors got 5 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.

The stats tell the story, and Estudiantes de La Plata have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 8 goals in total. Defensively, Estudiantes de La Plata have been far from perfect.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 01/03/2020 shows us that Lanús have won 1 of them and Estudiantes de La Plata 2, with the tally of drawn results being 3.

A sum of 15 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 7 from Granate and 8 coming from Los Pincharratas. That is an average goals per game value of 2.5.

The previous league fixture featuring these sides was Copa de la Liga Profesional match day 14 on 27/11/2023 when it finished Estudiantes de La Plata 1-1 Lanús.

In that game, Estudiantes de La Plata had 60% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player to score was Mauro Boselli (26').

Lanús had 16 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Jonatán Torres (43') scored.

The referee was Fernando Echenique.

🗞️ Team News: Lanús

Ezequiel Muñoz (Muscle injury), Nicolás Morgantini (Ankle injury) and Lautaro Acosta (Knee problems) will not be taking part for Lanús manager Ricardo Zielinski.

📋 Team News: Estudiantes de La Plata

Estudiantes de La Plata manager Eduardo Domínguez has some current player fitness concerns. Javier Altamirano (Cerebral hemorrhage) and Eric Meza (strain) miss out here.

⚡ Prediction

We’re of the view that Estudiantes de La Plata will need to put in a solid display to register a score against this Lanús lineup who we think might well emerge victorious.

We’re therefore predicting a very even contest with a 1-0 advantage for Lanús when the full-time whistle blows.

Let’s see what happens.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 22:01 16/04/2024