Racing Club vs Lanus Prediction: Can Lanus keep their winning streak?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Racing Club will face Lanus at the Estadio Juan Domingo Perón in Avellaneda. The home side head here after a win (3-1) against San Martin Formosa in the Cup, and a win (0-3) against Arsenal Sarandi in round 4 of Argentina Primera División. The visitors come from a win (3-0) against Rosario.

Going into this matchup, Racing Club comes from a win (3-1) against San Martin Formosa for the Cup. Also, in the league Racing club comes from a win, yet they are showing inconsistency in their results, especially since they are one of the title contenders. With a record of 1 victory, 2 draws, and a loss, Racing Club sits 13th with 5 points in 4 matches.

Despite their good start to the season with a win against Boca Juniors in the International Super Cup Final, Racing Club just grabbed their first league victory in the last round, against Arsenal Sarandi.

Racing Club's first 2 rounds were slow, with no goals scored. Yet, in the last 2 matches they scored 5 goals, 2 against Tigres and 3 against Arsenal Sarandi. Can Fernando Gago's offensive machine start to get back on track?

Going into this matchup, Lanus came from a win (3-0) against Rosario. With a record of 4 victories in 4 games, Lanus sits 1st with 12 points, being the only team with 4 victories in 4 matches.

Their solid performances week in and week out are making them a real threat to any team.

Offensively, Lanus has the most scored goals (tied in 1st with Huracan), with 9 goals in just 4 matches, averaging 2.3 goals scored per match. They are not one of the teams with the most shots per game (just 9.5 average shots per game), yet they are surely one of the most effective. Also, they have the best defense in the league, with just 2 goals conceded in 4 matches, keeping 2 clean sheets in the last 2 matches, which means an average of just 0.5 goals conceded per match.

Can Lanus keep their outstanding performances and go for their 5th straight win?

This is one of the most anticipated matches of round 5. In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Racing Club has a clear advantage, with 4 matches won, with just 1 victory for Lanus. In all of the matches, at least 1 goal was scored, with an average of 2.2 goals per match.

This is one of the most unpredictable matches, with Lanus on a winning streak, yet with Racing Club with the best winning history in this matchup.

Due to both side's great offensive performances, goals are expected in this match.