This match stars two teams residing in the carpet of the Superliga, Lanús holding 27th place and Vélez Sarsfield in 25th. A decent opportunity for one of the squads to better their position.
- Lanús have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Superliga
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.
Lanús form and stats
Lanús have played 3 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). When Lanús hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Central Cordoba SdE, Talleres Córdoba, Aldosivi, Lanús, Independiente, Defensa y Justicia, Barracas Central, Rosario Central and Estudiantes), they have won 3 of 5 matches!
The fans are hoping that Lanús will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Godoy Cruz (placed 1st). Defender Pérez got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.05/10. Pérez won 8 of 14 duels.
Erik lost again
There will be little rest for Lanús after this match as they are travelling to Gimnasia La Plata for a Superliga game in only four days.
Lanús are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. Lanús's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Vélez Sarsfield have produced an overall stat of 0-2-2 so far.
Vélez Sarsfield delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against River Plate (placed 16th) in their previous game. The draw against River Plate came from a losing position. The Vélez Sarsfield manager Reobasco brought on Osorio as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. The attacker Bou got a match rating of 8.03 in that game. Bou scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Prior to that match, the Sarsfield manager Reobasco faced defeat when travelling to Colon and losing 1-2.The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Vélez Sarsfield struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 6 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams get together this season, as the results database show this recent match: Vélez Sarsfield - Lanús 3-1. Lanús-Vélez Sarsfield H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Lanús three wins, Vélez Sarsfield six wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  L. Janson 8 goals |  J. López 4 goals |  L. Acosta 3 goals |
Lanús missing players
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
| Lanús | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 24 | 12 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| 31 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 22 |
| 91% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 82% |
| 73% | 60% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 64% |
| 50% | 30% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 18% | 27% |
| 23% | 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 9% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 64% | 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 45% | 45% |
| 23% | 40% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 27% |
| 23% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 55% | 45% |
| 5.1 | 6 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.3 | 11.7 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 10.8 | 11.4 |
| 3.9 | 5 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 28% | 24% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 15% | 23% |
| 11.8 | 9.4 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9.5 | 10.3 |
| 4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
- Lanús have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Superliga
- Lanús have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Superliga
- Lanús have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | Godoy Cruz | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Newell's Old Boys | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Atletico Tucuman | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Argentinos Juniors | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Gimnasia La Plata | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Huracán | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Racing Club | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | Platense | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | Unión Santa Fe | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Banfield | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | Boca Juniors | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | San Lorenzo | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 13 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | Sarmiento | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 15 | Patronato | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 16 | River Plate | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 17 | Colon | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Tigre | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 | Barracas Central | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 9 |
| 20 | Central Cordoba SdE | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Estudiantes | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 22 | Independiente | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 23 | Rosario Central | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 24 | Defensa y Justicia | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 25 | Vélez Sarsfield | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 26 | Talleres Córdoba | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 27 | Lanús | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 5 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 4 |
