The hosts, Lanús, should be odds-on favourites in this match, but Newell's Old Boys have revealed both know-how and courage. Learn more about the match!
- Lanús have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Superliga
- Newell's Old Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Lanús form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez as Lanús have scored 11 goals to get 16 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Superliga are 5-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). There’s a good atmosphere here at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez after three straight home wins.
The supporters are hoping that Lanús will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Gimnasia La Plata (placed 15th). The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going undefeated through five league matches. Heartbreak for Lanús in their last match as Gimnasia La Plata's Comba scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Lema was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.72 out of 10. The defender Lema hit two key passes and won 13 of 17 duels.
A home victory ahead of that match, as predicted. The team were solid favourites against Sol de Mayo and won 3-1. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Lanús have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2.
A decent goal production from Lanús in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. Lanús have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Newell's Old Boys so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-4 (win-draw-lose).
Newell's Old Boys won their last game, 2-0 versus Arsenal de Sarandi played at home. Those three points felt good as this side had gone four league rounds without winning. The attacker Sordo got a match rating of 9.15 in that game. Sordo scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
A 2-2 draw at Tigre's stadium before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Newell's Old Boys in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Newell's Old Boys, 3 draws and 11 defeats.
Low on goals? 9 of this side's last 11 league rounds have seen two or less goals.
The schedule is very tough for Newell's now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Copa Sudamericana game at Blooming is waiting in only four days.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Newell's Old Boys have conceded 13 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The 5 most recent fixtures involving these opponents have all ended as Newell's Old Boys wins. Surely both teams are aware of this.The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Díaz 8 goals | F. Orozco 3 goals | F. Troyansky 3 goals |
Lanús missing players
Newell's Old Boys missing players
| Lanús | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 14 |
| 87% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 73% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 62% | 44% |
| 53% | 57% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 25% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 19% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 47% | 29% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 40% | 57% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 50% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 38% | 38% |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 5.3 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 2.7 | 3.4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.1 | 11.1 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 12 | 11.2 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
| 36% | 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 12.6 | 12.4 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 10.9 | 9.4 |
| 3.3 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
- 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 (14) in Superliga
- Newell's Old Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Newell's Old Boys haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 37 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Talleres Cordoba | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Defensa y Justicia | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 29 |
| 5 | Estudiantes | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Rosario Central | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Belgrano | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 | Lanús | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 25 |
| 9 | Argentinos Juniors | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 10 | Godoy Cruz | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 | Newell's Old Boys | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | Sarmiento | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| 13 | Boca Juniors | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 14 | Tigre | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 21 |
| 15 | Gimnasia La Plata | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 21 |
| 16 | Platense | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 17 | Instituto | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 18 | Central Cordoba SdE | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 19 |
| 19 | Barracas Central | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 18 |
| 20 | Racing Club | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 21 | Vélez Sarsfield | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 22 | Independiente | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 17 |
| 23 | Colón | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 17 |
| 24 | Huracán | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 25 | Banfield | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 15 |
| 26 | Atletico Tucuman | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 27 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 28 | Unión Santa Fe | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -14 | 9 |
