The league table is allowed to rest as Independiente and Lanús battle for Copa Sudamericana honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
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.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Independiente form and stats
Last season, Independiente's Copa Sudamericana journey ended in the quarter-finals.4W-2D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Sudamericana for Independiente.
Independiente faced defeat in their previous match, away at Huracan (2-3). Preceding that game was the away draw at Lanús that finished 0-0.
Did Independiente get overconfident in their match against Huracan? We'll let you decide, but they did lose a 2-0 lead to end up with a 2-3 defeat.
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 Independiente have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won eight times, drawn two and lost three.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Superliga game versus Boca Juniors in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Libertadores de América.
Lanús form and stats
Lanús was sent out of Copa Sudamericana in the 2nd round last season, when Junior turned out to be too strong.Total Copa Sudamericana statistics for Lanús: 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
Two travels in a row for Lanús, whose manager L. Zubeldía could celebrate last time after the Superliga win against Aldosivi. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Independiente in the Copa Sudamericana.
Lanús are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, five draws and two defeats. From a total of eight matches.
A new game in only three days for Lanús, the Superliga home match versus Defensa y Justicia. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Lanús - Independiente 0-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Independiente won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Lanús has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / nineTop Goalscorers
  N. Orsini 3 goals | J. Sand 3 goals | F. Orozco 2 goals |
Independiente missing players
Lanús missing players
| Independiente | Lanús | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 28 | 17 | Scored | S | 16 | 37 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Conceded | C | 26 | 38 | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 80% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10.5 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 39% | ||