Lanus vs Union Santa Fe Prediction: Another unbeaten game for Lanus?

In the upcoming fixture of Primera Division Argentina, Lanus will face Union Santa Fe at Stadium Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez in Lanus. The home side head here after a draw (0-0) against Sarmiento Junin. The visitors come into this game also after a draw (0-0) against Deportivo Riestra.

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Sarmiento Junín and Lanús played to a draw with a score of 0-0, although Lanús dominated the game both in terms of ball possessions and the number of goal-scoring opportunities. Lanús dominated in this aspect as they had a higher possession of the ball at 62% and had 19 attempts on the goal, of which 4 were shots on target. Still, they failed to capitalize on these chances, especially in the form of goals scored. Lanús in the first half started with a clear advantage and had 61% of ball possession and parity in attempts at goal with their rivals. The team was also able to produce eight opportunities to score goals and two of these possibilities featured attempts towards the goal. Sarmiento Junín’s defense performed a splendid job when they saved their team 2 shots and this made it hard for Lanús to penetrate past the defense to score some goals, thus making it half-time without a goal. In the second half the difference between the teams was even bigger, Lanús remained a dominant team during the match in terms of both possession (63%) and number of created chances. However, eight of the shots went wide and the defending prowess of Sarmiento Junín where they were to deny Lanús a total of six shots efficiency in attacking attacks. With this draw, Lanús has missed many goal-scoring chances, particularly in the second half of the match, where they seem to dominate and create goal-scoring opportunities, while the Sarmiento team offered good defensive strategies. Thus, the team of Lanús is in the 13th position in the table with 18 points. The team, in the last five league matches, has won one match, drawn three matches and lost one match, and has scored 17 goals while conceding 18 goals. In the games across all the competitions, the team has not lost in the last five.

Union Santa Fe arrived at this game after the match ended with a 0-0 draw against Deportivo Riestra. This first half of the game was evidently going to be in favor of Union Santa Fe because Deportivo Riestra spent most of the half time defending itself. At some point, Deportivo Riestra withstood considerable pressure from their rivals that controlled the ball possessions and other attempts at getting to the rival’s goal zone. In the first half Union Santa Fe dominated and had 77% ball possession and 11 shots. But it nonetheless turned into a very tough match for Deportivo Riestra which only allowed four shots on target. The team demonstrated good fighting spirit, in a match where they created few attacks, the team successfully ensured that their opponents did not get a goal. In the second half the same picture was observed where Union Santa Fe was dominating with 77% of ball possession and they were constantly on the hunt for a goal. As for Deportivo Riestra the team was able to build up four attempts on goal, but only one of them was an accurate attempt. Riestra’s goalkeeper and defense performed magnificently especially in efforts where they were able to make six saves during the course of the game and denying their counterparts several goal attempts. As a consequence, Union Santa Fe is 6th in the league with 23 points to their name. In their previous 5 league matches they have played and won 1, drawn 3 and lost 1 match, in which they have scored 14 goals and have conceded 10 goals.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Union Santa Fe has won 3, and they drew another 4. Goals were scored in 4 of those 5 games, and with both teams scoring in 3 of those matches.

It’s hard to predict a winner in this match, but a draw is a likely result.