Club Atlético Lanús vs Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito Prediction: Lanus have the advantage heading into this game

On Thursday, the return leg of the elimination round matches in the Copa Sudamericana will continue with Club Lanus and LDU battling it out for a chance at the last 8 of the Prestigious Copa Sudamericana. LDU qualified for the last 16 after they defeated Always Ready with a 4-3 aggregate. Club Lanus on the other hand finished top of Group G. The first leg encounter ended in a 1-2 victory to Club Lanus and Club Lanus will be eager to finish off what they started. Please see the carefully prepared tips. 

Form in all competitions: DWLWL

Club Lanus have won two games from their last five games across all competitions. Their most recent league game against Central Cordoba ended in a 1-1 draw as both teams settled at a stalemate. Their overall league statistics are 4 wins, 4 draws, and 3 losses from a total of 11 games played in the league. Lanus continues to advance in the Copa Sudamericana after defeating LDU in their first-leg encounter, the amazing thing was that they came back from a goal down to win that game. Alex Arce got the first goal of the game for LDU in the 14th minute but Gonzalo Perez got an equalizer for Lanus just 9 minutes after Alex Arce’s goal. Marcelino Moreno then doubled Club Lanus’ lead and the game ended in a 1-2 victory for Lanus. 

Form in all competitions: WLWWW

LDU have only lost a game in their last 5 games across all competitions and that loss was against Club Lanus in the first leg. LDU qualified for the last 16 after they defeated Always Ready with a 4-3 aggregate in the round of 32. However, they faltered in the first-leg encounter against Lanus failing to keep their head in the game and maintain their lead. LDU scored first in that game but they were pegged and ultimately lost the game in their home ground with a 1-2 defeat. LDU is currently in second place in the Ecuador Liga Pro Serie A second stage with 3 wins from the 3 games played.

The teams have met thrice and they’ve both won a game each with one ending in a draw.

We witnessed a highly offensive play from both teams in their first-leg encounter and with everything still on the line to play for we also expect a highly offensive game here. Club Lanus has a very slim lead with a goal margin and they cannot afford to slip up, LDU on the other hand will be aiming for a comeback. We believe both teams will find the net again at 1.97 odds, a more conservative option is a minimum of two goals from either team at 1.76 odds. 

Their first-leg encounter produced over 11 corners due to the highly offensive nature of the game and a bet on a total of over 9.5 corners at 1.87 odds in this game seems like a good choice.