There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 meeting between Lanús and Independiente del Valle. Game on!
It's quite the trip for Independiente del Valle when visiting Lanús as the cities are 5600 kilometers apart.
The hosts Lanús saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Superliga. That game was an away game at Union Santa Fe, so at least Lanús are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Lanús form and stats
Last season, Lanús's Copa Sudamericana journey ended in the group stage.In their previous game, the manager Quintana led his Lanús to a defeat away at Union Santa Fe. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez. Rodríguez (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.05/10. Rodríguez hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 17 successful passes (of 21 total).
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 10 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Lanús, as the Superliga home game vs Huracan is only three days away.
Independiente del Valle form and stats
Independiente was sent out of Copa Sudamericana in the 8th finals last season, when Bragantino turned out to be too strong.The followers enjoyed Independiente del Valle's previous fixture versus Lanús, a Copa Sudamericana win (2-1) played at home.
A 1-1 draw at 9 de Octubre's stadium before that.After this away game Independiente del Valle return home for a Liga Pro game against Cumbaya. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Head 2 Head
Independiente del Valle - Lanús 2-1 was the output when this pair of teams previously played each other, some time ago this season.Top Goalscorers
  J. Bauman 5 goals |  J. López 4 goals |  L. Acosta 3 goals |
Lanús missing players
Independiente del Valle missing players
| Lanús | Independiente del Valle | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Scored | S | 16 | 32 | ||
| 29 | 9 | Conceded | C | 15 | 23 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 5 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 6.4 | ||
| 4.3 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 7 | 7 | ||
| 10.2 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 8.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.1 | ||
| 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 31% | ||
| 10.9 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 5.7 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.1 | ||
