Match preview Superliga: Lanús - River Plate at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Thu 29.July
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez (46619 seats)

Lanús battle against River Plate for glory and sporting success.

Insights:
  • Lanús have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Lanús form and stats

1 victory, 0 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Lanús have to build on here at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez in the Superliga. Two home wins in a row for Lanús bring valid hopes of a third.

A strong away win for Lanús against Colon the last match, as José López, Ángel González and José Sand (2) were on target. Attacking player José Sand bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 8.63 out of 10. Sand scored two goals and hit one key pass.

Before that game, the 4-2 home victory against Atlético Tucumán.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Superliga game versus Unión Santa Fe in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Lanús at home in the league. 4 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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River Plate form and stats

Impressive finishing from Nicolás De la Cruz, Matías Suárez, Paulo Díaz and Braian Romero secured the home win 4-0 against Unión Santa Fe in their previous game. Matías Suárez, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.61. Suárez scored one goal, signed up for two assists and hit three key passes. As mentioned above, River was the only team on the pitch versus Unión Santa Fe in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

Prior to that result River Plate won their away game at Argentinos Juniors in the Copa Libertadores. The scoreline was 2-0.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Huracan in just four days.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Lanús wins - draws - River Plate wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LanúsJ. Sand
J. Sand
10 goals
River PlateM. Suárez
M. Suárez
6 goals
River PlateG. Montiel
G. Montiel
3 goals

Lanús missing players

River Plate missing players

Lanús River Plate
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 2 8 16
8 5 1 Won W 1 3 7
1 0 0 Drew D 0 3 4
6 2 1 Lost L 1 2 5
26 15 5 Scored S 7 15 31
21 11 5 Conceded C 3 6 14
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 88%
67% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 69%
60% 86% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 38% 56%
40% 43% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 31%
33% 29% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 25% 25%
60% 86% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 50%
20% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 38%
27% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 25%
 
3.6 3.1 5 Corners for (avg) C F 8 6.1 7.6
3.7 4 5 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.6 3.9
2.6 2.4 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2.2
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8 7.6 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10 13.9 14.3
3.6 4.1 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 5.4 5.7
48% 52% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 35% 34%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Lanús have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lanús have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Lanús haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • River Plate have created more than twice as many corners as Lanús.
  • River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • River Plate 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 Lanús 2 2 0 0 8 3 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 5 6
2 Patronato 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
3 Godoy Cruz 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
4 San Lorenzo 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
5 Independiente 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
6 River Plate 2 1 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
7 Estudiantes 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 3
8 Newell's Old Boys 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Huracan 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
10 Rosario Central 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
11 Atlético Tucumán 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 -1 3
12 Aldosivi 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 3
13 Colon 2 1 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 -2 3
14 Gimnasia La Plata 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
15 Banfield 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
16 Boca Juniors 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
17 Racing Club 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
18 Arsenal de Sarandi 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
19 Argentinos Juniors 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
20 Platense 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 1
21 Central Cordoba SdE 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
22 Vélez Sarsfield 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
23 Unión Santa Fe 2 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 1
24 Talleres Cordoba 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
25 Defensa y Justicia 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
26 Sarmiento 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -5 0

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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.