Lanús vs Newell´s Old Boys Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Lanús

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Lanús won’t want a repeat of their last result here following a 1-0 Superliga losing effort in their last game against Gimna ' Plata.

In that match, Lanús had 53% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. On the other side, Gimnasia y Esgrima had 9 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Maximiliano Comba (92') was the scorer for Gimna ' Plata.

Frank Kudelka's Lanús have celebrated scoring a sum total of 11 times over their past 6 outings. Conversely, the number of goals that have been scored against them in those fixtures amounts to 7.

A look at their previous results shows us that Lanús:

• have not won against Newell´s Old Boys in their previous 4 league matches.
• are unbeaten in their last 4 home league matches.

Newell´s Old Boys

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Newell´s Old Boys head into the encounter following on from a 2-0 Superliga win to beat Arsenal de Sarandí in their most recent fixture.

In that game, Newell´s Old Boys managed 66% possession and 16 shots on goal with 7 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Newell´s Old Boys was Ramiro Sordo (33', 89'). Arsenal de Sarandí had 4 shots on goal with 3 on target.

A sequence of outstanding displays from the Newell´s Old Boys defensive players has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 3 from their previous 6 clashes overall. In that period, their own forwards have managed to score 8. That kind of trend might not follow through into this match, however.

Their past results show that Newell´s Old Boys:

• are undefeated by Lanús when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A study of past results between these clubs stretching back to 16/02/2020 reveals that these encounters have not been happy ones for Lanús. They’ve not managed to register any wins whatsoever whereas Newell´s Old Boys have just been stronger than them, running out winners in 83 per cent of those ties.

In all, 21 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 6 of them for Granate and 15 for La Lepra. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.5.

The last league clash between these sides was Superliga match day 14 on 17/08/2022 which ended up with the score at Newell´s Old Boys 2-0 Lanús.

On that occasion, Newell´s Old Boys had 38% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The scorer was Guillermo Balzi (44').

On the other side, Lanús had 8 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Franco Ortellado (26' Own goal) scored.

The referee was Fernando Espinoza.

🗞️ Team News: Lanús

Almost everyone can be considered, as there’s just a single fitness concern for the Lanús gaffer Frank Kudelka to contend with thanks to an almost full-strength set of players. Pedro de la Vega (Virus Infection) is out of contention.

📰 Team News: Newell´s Old Boys

Due to a fully injury-free group ready to go, the Newell´s Old Boys boss Gabriel Heinze does not have any fitness concerns to speak of coming into this match.

🧠 Prediction

We feel that in this game, Newell´s Old Boys have the capability to get a goal against this Lanús team, however it might not quite be enough to avoid a loss.

Our tip is for a very close game with a 2-1 victory for Lanús at the end of this one. Let’s see what eventuates.

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

Peter Guest, 01:00 17/05/2023