About Match
On paper the standings are lopsided — Lanús 6th with 24 points, Banfield 12th with 8, 16 apart. Banfield have been under-performing their position — 46th on five-round form against 12th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.56 for Banfield and 1.13/0.94 for Lanús (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.06.
6 games without a win frame Banfield's arrival, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 18 games: 7 Banfield wins, 5 for Lanús, 6 draws, at 1.89 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Only 28% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Estadio Florencio Solá in Buenos Aires, capacity 34,901, hosts the game.