Home advantage could prove decisive in Lanús - Banfield battle

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sat 15.Jul
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez (46619 seats)

Superliga: High-level vs not good enough, at least based on the points won so far. Lanús - Banfield. Home win or a surprise result?

Insights:
  • Lanús have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Superliga
  • Banfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This promises to be an interesting match with lots of action and energy as both contenders are well rested since they last played a game. Bring it on!

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Lanús form and stats

25 points is a decent return from 11 Superliga games here at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez for Lanús. The data says 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

An away draw last time out for Lanús, facing Defensa y Justicia in a game that ended 2-2. Opportunity lost for Lanús in the Defensa y Justicia match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. Orozco (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.44/10. Orozco scored one goal, served one assist and hit four key passes.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Vélez Sarsfield (0-1).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Lanús have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 3 and lost 4.

The Lanús fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 11 matches. From these home matches, Lanús have conceded only 7 goals.

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Banfield form and stats

Banfield have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 2-2-7 (11 played).

Banfield's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Arsenal de Sarandi that finished 0-0. Defender Maciel was the best team player with a rating of 7.65. Maciel won 8 of 9 duels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Tigre at their stadium, the result 2-1.

We have checked recent matches where Banfield have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were 2 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Banfield as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league. Banfield have conceded 19 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head to head totals (for the last ten meetings): Lanús won two games, three matches ended in a draw and Banfield got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight. The games between these clubs have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 11 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

LanúsL. Díaz
L. Díaz
11 goals
BanfieldM. Giménez
M. Giménez
5 goals
LanúsF. Orozco
F. Orozco
4 goals

Lanús missing players

Banfield missing players

Lanús Banfield
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 11 4 Played P 3 11 24
11 8 3 Won W 1 2 6
8 1 0 Drew D 0 2 7
5 2 1 Lost L 2 7 11
33 16 6 Scored S 2 10 17
23 7 2 Conceded C 4 19 30
92% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 79%
71% 64% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 73% 54%
46% 55% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 36% 29%
8% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 27% 17%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 12%
54% 36% 25% BTTS BTTS 33% 45% 29%
33% 45% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 9% 42%
21% 27% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 45% 50%
 
4.6 5.5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 3.3 4.7
5 4.8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 4.9 4.2
2.7 3.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.7 3.5 2.7
8 5 0 Red cards R C 3 3 6
 
12.7 13.5 16.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 11.3 12.1
4.2 4.5 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.5 3.4
33% 32% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 26% 21%
 
12.3 11.8 12 Shots against (avg) S A 12 13.4 11.3
3.4 2.9 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 5.1 4
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Banfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Banfield have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Banfield haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Lanús have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lanús have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Lanús have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Superliga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 River Plate 24 17 3 4 42 15 11 10 0 1 21 5 13 7 3 3 21 10 27 54
2 Talleres Cordoba 23 13 5 5 38 20 12 7 2 3 16 8 11 6 3 2 22 12 18 44
3 San Lorenzo 24 11 10 3 22 9 13 8 5 0 12 0 11 3 5 3 10 9 13 43
4 Lanús 24 11 8 5 33 23 11 8 1 2 16 7 13 3 7 3 17 16 10 41
5 Defensa y Justicia 24 11 7 6 31 19 13 6 5 2 18 11 11 5 2 4 13 8 12 40
6 Estudiantes 24 10 9 5 27 19 13 6 5 2 18 10 11 4 4 3 9 9 8 39
7 Godoy Cruz 24 10 7 7 31 26 11 7 3 1 21 9 13 3 4 6 10 17 5 37
8 Rosario Central 23 9 9 5 30 25 12 8 4 0 22 8 11 1 5 5 8 17 5 36
9 Belgrano 23 10 4 9 20 21 11 6 3 2 12 7 12 4 1 7 8 14 -1 34
10 Argentinos Juniors 23 9 6 8 26 19 11 6 3 2 21 10 12 3 3 6 5 9 7 33
11 Boca Juniors 23 9 5 9 25 22 12 6 3 3 16 9 11 3 2 6 9 13 3 32
12 Racing Club 24 8 8 8 31 31 12 5 4 3 16 15 12 3 4 5 15 16 0 32
13 Platense 24 9 5 10 25 27 13 6 4 3 15 11 11 3 1 7 10 16 -2 32
14 Newell's Old Boys 23 7 9 7 20 21 11 6 4 1 12 4 12 1 5 6 8 17 -1 30
15 Barracas Central 23 7 9 7 24 28 12 5 4 3 12 11 11 2 5 4 12 17 -4 30
16 Central Cordoba SdE 23 7 8 8 19 22 12 5 2 5 9 8 11 2 6 3 10 14 -3 29
17 Sarmiento 24 7 7 10 22 22 11 4 3 4 15 12 13 3 4 6 7 10 0 28
18 Tigre 24 7 7 10 22 27 11 4 3 4 12 13 13 3 4 6 10 14 -5 28
19 Gimnasia La Plata 23 7 7 9 20 30 11 5 4 2 11 8 12 2 3 7 9 22 -10 28
20 Atletico Tucuman 23 6 9 8 20 27 11 4 4 3 12 13 12 2 5 5 8 14 -7 27
21 Instituto 24 6 8 10 18 30 13 4 6 3 9 10 11 2 2 7 9 20 -12 26
22 Vélez Sarsfield 24 5 10 9 23 25 13 3 8 2 16 11 11 2 2 7 7 14 -2 25
23 Independiente 23 5 10 8 22 27 11 4 4 3 15 13 12 1 6 5 7 14 -5 25
24 Banfield 24 6 7 11 17 30 13 4 5 4 7 11 11 2 2 7 10 19 -13 25
25 Colon 23 4 12 7 19 27 12 3 6 3 13 16 11 1 6 4 6 11 -8 24
26 Union Santa Fe 23 5 9 9 17 25 11 3 4 4 10 12 12 2 5 5 7 13 -8 24
27 Huracan 23 4 7 12 16 27 11 3 4 4 9 12 12 1 3 8 7 15 -11 19
28 Arsenal de Sarandi 24 5 3 16 16 32 11 4 1 6 11 15 13 1 2 10 5 17 -16 18

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.