It's game one of two in the Copa Sudamericana as Independiente del Valle host Lanús. This is a Round of 16 fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 5600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
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.
Independiente del Valle form and stats
Independiente del Valle participated in Copa Sudamericana the last season, where they reached the 8th finals and lost against Bragantino.Independiente drew their last game, 1-1 away at 9 de Octubre.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Independiente del Valle's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 6 games, won 4 matches, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Lanús form and stats
Lanús's mission in Copa Sudamericana last season failed in the group stage.Lanús play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to River Plate. Midfield player Belmonte was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.35/10. Belmonte served one assist and hit three key passes.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Colón.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Lanús playing away, we found 5 games. Results were 1 away win, 2 draws and 2 home wins.
The schedule is very tough for Lanús now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Superliga game at Union Santa Fe is waiting in only three days.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Bauman 5 goals |  J. López 4 goals |  L. Acosta 3 goals |
Independiente del Valle missing players
Lanús missing players
| Independiente del Valle | Lanús | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 7 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Scored | S | 13 | 33 | ||
| 24 | 9 | Conceded | C | 17 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 6.3 | 8.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 7 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8.2 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 34% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | ||
| 5.6 | 3.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 10.6 | ||
| 3 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.5 | ||
