Lanus vs Ind. Medellin Prediction: Lanus are in better form

In the first match of the quarterfinals between Lanus and Ind. Medellin, the hosts have a big advantage because they are playing well at home this season, while the visitors are struggling in their away matches. Ind. Medellin are also much better at home, so in this match, their main goal is not to lose with a bigger margin or if possible, win this match and finish the job in Colombia.

Form: DDDWD

Lanus are on a good run of 6 matches without a defeat in all competitions. However, they drew the last 3 matches in the league, which makes them winless in 5 straight matches in the league. In Copa Sudamericana, they are performing better, they were first in group G and won two matches in the 1/8 finals against LDU Quito. In this match, they will be without some important players as Bruno Cabrera, Ezequiel Munoz, and Eduardo Salvio are out injured.

Form: DWLDW

Ind. Medellin are also on a good run as they have only a defeat in their last 6 matches in all competitions, but they have issues when playing away from home. In their last 7 away matches they have 7 draws and 2 defeats. In the previous round, they were better than Palestino as they won at home 4:0 and played a 2:2 draw in Chile. For this match, they have almost all players ready except for Joaquin Varela who has a light injury and will skip this match.

Another interesting clash between teams that haven’t played against each other so far. Both of them are playing well, but the home stadium, and the terrible away form of Ind. Medellin puts Lanus as favorite. The hosts showed strength and confidence in this stadium in Copa Sudamericana and I think that they will use it and the energy of the fans to get a positive result before the second match in Colombia.