Lanús journey to Boca Juniors and Estadio Alberto José Armando loaded with confidence, but the hosts is not a walk in the park. More info on the fixture here!
- Boca Juniors have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Lanús have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Superliga
The hosts Boca Juniors saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Copa Libertadores. This match was also played here at Estadio Alberto José Armando. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Lanús have had more rest.
Boca Juniors form and stats
Boca Juniors have played 10 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Juniors, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Boca Juniors's previous match was a Copa Libertadores game also played at their own stadium, ending 1-0 versus Colo-Colo. The home side are looking to continue in that form. Midfield player Fernández got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, the max score being 10. Fernández hit three key passes and had 47 successful passes (of 53 total).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Arsenal de Sarandi (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 Juniors have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 20 games) they have won 14 times, drawn 4 and lost 2.
One fact: This club have played 5 league games in a row with only one (or none) team scoring.
Boca Juniors has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Boca Juniors are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Alberto José Armando in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 10 matches.
Lanús form and stats
As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Lanús have produced an overall stat of 2-4-3 so far.
Lanús go into this game after a win, the home game against Atletico Tucuman that ended 2-1. Attacker la Vega got a player rating of 8.85 in the game. "Man of the match" Vega scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 11 times.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Independiente that ended 1-1.Lanús are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Lanús have scored 12 goals in 9 league games away. 12 goals have been conceded by Lanús in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Boca Juniors have avoided defeat in the last 4 matches (3-1-0) versus Lanús.Top Goalscorers
  L. Díaz 9 goals |  M. Merentiel Serrano 5 goals | M. Payero 4 goals |
Boca Juniors missing players
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| Boca Juniors | Lanús | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 89% | 80% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 47% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 72% |
| 42% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 44% | 50% |
| 21% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 37% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 37% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 39% |
| 37% | 30% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 4.7 | 5.6 | 8.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5 | 5.1 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 12.8 | 15.3 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 12.2 | 12.8 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 31% | 32% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 36% | 35% |
| 10.9 | 9.7 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 12.9 | 12.4 |
| 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
- Boca Juniors have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Lanús have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Superliga
- Lanús have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| 2 | Talleres Córdoba | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | Estudiantes | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 35 |
| 5 | Rosario Central | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | Lanús | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 32 |
| 7 | Belgrano | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Defensa y Justicia | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 30 |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 29 |
| 10 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 27 |
| 11 | Newell's Old Boys | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 27 |
| 12 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 26 |
| 13 | Sarmiento | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 |
| 14 | Platense | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 15 | Central Cordoba SdE | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 23 |
| 16 | Tigre | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 17 | Racing Club | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 18 | Barracas Central | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 22 |
| 19 | Gimnasia La Plata | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -11 | 22 |
| 20 | Instituto | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 21 |
| 21 | Colon | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 20 |
| 22 | Velez Sarsfield | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 23 | Independiente | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 18 |
| 24 | Atletico Tucuman | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 18 |
| 25 | Huracán | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 26 | Union Santa Fe | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -10 | 18 |
| 27 | Banfield | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -10 | 18 |
| 28 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 17 |
