Arsenal Sarandi – Lanus Prediction & Picks (02.03.2018)

Arsenal and Lanús face at Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona, in a match for the 18th round of the First Division. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 2, drew 1 and lost 1. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 05-28-2017, ended with the Lanus victory by (0-2). the Lanus presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so that in this game the home factor may be decisive.

Arsenal:

After 1 win, 5 draws and 11 losses, the home team is currently in the 28 th position, with 8 points won. In their last match, they lost to Olimpo by (2-1), after in the previous match they tied for (1-1) at home, in a game against Huracán. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor; against 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. For the championship, Arsenal won 3 points out of 24 possible, after 3 draws and 5 losses in the last 8 home matches.

For this competition, he does not win in his stadium 8 games ago. In the matches they played in their stadium there are some results that have been repeated frequently: at halftime 0-0 (4 in 8 matches) and 0-1 (3 in 8 matches) and at the end of the match 0-1 (4 in 8 matches). In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 8 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: it only opened the scoring in 3 of its last 17 matches for the First Division, of these 3 reached the halftime advantage in 1 but never managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘ . In 17 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 10 times and only managed 1 comeback.

By playing in their stadium, Arsenal Sarandi aims to conquer the three points, since it is in a complicated situation in the competition and is, at this time, the last classified of the championship. The home team will try to go with everything on their opponent from the initial minutes, but without neglecting defensively, not to suffer goals. On the last day the home team was defeated by Olympus, away from home, by the result of 2-1. The technician must not have important absences for this day.

Lanús:

The away team is currently in the 21 st position of the league, with 19 points won, after 5 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Racing Club, by (3-1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Rosario Central, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium. In the last 9 away league matches Lanús has a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 27 possible.

For this competition, they have not won any of the last 6 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was 0-0 (5 out of 8 matches). Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 9 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 17 matches in this competition, they have only won 1 of their 9 matches since they conceded the first goal. In the last 20 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 8 of their 17 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).

So far, the Lanus is not making a good campaign, as it is near the bottom of the qualifying table, but knows that to climb some positions will have to have a regularity of good results, even when playing away from home. In the last day the Lanús team stayed for a draw at home against Rosario Central, for the result of 1-1. The coach of the visiting team must take what he has of the best game at his disposal.