Lanus vs Boca Juniors Prediction: None of the teams knows the taste of victory

In the upcoming fixture of Primera Division Argentina, Lanus will face Boca Juniors at Stadium Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez in Lanus. The home side head here after a loss (1-0) against Atl. Tucuman. The visitors come into this game after a draw (1-1) against Dep. Riestra.

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Lanús come into this game after a loss against Atlético Tucumán. Coronel scored the only goal of the match in the first half in the 26th minute to give his team an initial and final advantage. Lanús started the match stronger, as Tucumán created opportunities and pressed them, registering 11 attempts in the first half with three on goal. While Lanús registered just one attempt that went off target, Gross failed with just one. Lanús got on top in the second half, taking 11 more attempts on goal, but only a few of them went directly at goal. The home team had another 12 attempts, and one of them, in the 80th minute, Coronel missed a penalty that could have extended the advantage for the side. Physical play also marred the match, with Lanús committing 11 fouls to Tucumán's 14, with both sides clearly playing to the breaking point. In general, Tucumán had the better of the goal attempts (23 to Lanús' 12) and were denied by a solid Tucumán defense that blocked several attacks. The game was an even game of possession (50/50) but Tucumán knew how to exploit their chances and win the game. With this result, Lanus is in 26th place in the table with 20 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 1 draw and 4 losses, with a record of 19 goals scored and 27 goals conceded.

In a scrappy contest, Boca Juniors drew 1-1 with Deportivo Riestra. Deportivo Riestra, though, took the lead in the 16th minute with the away team receiving an assist from Nicolás Benegas to score from Benjamín Sánchez. Boca dominated play (76%) as they created several chances, 10 shots on target and 5 shots off target, but could not convert, meeting a well organized opponent defence. In the second half Boca upped the pace and dominated possession (79%) but Deportivo Riestra defended well, not least with 24% of the overall possession in the game. Marcelo Saracchi set up Edinson Cavani in the 79th for an equaliser, one of 15 on target in the second half, with Cavani converting one of them. In addition, later in injury time, Marcos Rojo was injured and Boca Juniors´ Facundo Fernández sent off. Boca Juniors had a clear possession (76%), goal attempts (25 to 6) stat wise, but Deportivo Riestra's solid defensive play saved them with 9 goalkeeper saves. It was a balanced draw and Deportivo Riestra's defensive efficiency was enough to see off Boca Juniors' attacking momentum. With this result, Boca Juniors are in 16th place in the table with 25 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats, with a record of 21 goals scored and 21 goals conceded.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Lanus has won 1, Boca Juniors has won 1, and they drew another 3. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, and with both teams scoring in 4 of those matches.

It’s hard to predict a winner in this match as both are facing a bad momentum. Still, Boca is not expected to lose.