Platense vs Lanus Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form: two very different pictures

Lanus have won 8 of their last 20 matches across all competitions, losing 9 and drawing 3, with 18 goals scored and 23 conceded. That sample includes a decent run in the Libertadores earlier in the year, with wins over Always Ready, LDU de Quito and Mirassol, though their most recent outing was a 2-1 league defeat away at Estudiantes.

Platense: 20 completed matches; Lanus: 20 completed matches.

Platense

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

17

Conceded

25

Difference

-8

Lanus

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

18

Conceded

23

Difference

-5

Platense have managed just 4 wins from their last 20, with 8 draws and 8 losses, scoring 17 and shipping 25. They did beat Fluminense in the Libertadores during that stretch, but their domestic form has been patchy, including a 0-4 hammering by Talleres Cordoba and a 1-0 loss at Newell's in their most recent game.

Lanus look the more solid side across the recent sample, even allowing for a rough patch of their own.

Comparative Team Statistics: Platense vs Lanus

Head-to-head: closer than the form suggests

These two have met nine times since 2021 and draws have been common, including a 0-0 as recently as April this year. Looking specifically at games played at Platense's ground, the last four have split evenly: a win apiece and two draws.

So home advantage hasn't been a deciding factor between these two in the past, even in seasons where one side has clearly been stronger overall.

History points to this fixture being tighter than the current form gap might imply.

League position: a real gap on paper

As things stand, Lanus sit sixth with 24 points from 16 games, while Platense are down in twelfth with 16 points from the same number of matches. That's a genuine six-point gap and several places between them.

It's worth remembering this is a snapshot rather than a finished table, but it does back up the idea that Lanus have had the steadier campaign.

Team news: the picture we have is one-sided

The player data available here only covers Lanus. D. Aquino is their top scorer with 6 goals in 20 appearances, E. Salvio has chipped in 6 assists across 26 games, and R. Carrera has picked up 9 yellow cards without a red in 22 matches, so his discipline is worth keeping an eye on.

Lanus:

Best assist providers:

E. Salvio - 6

Penalty cards:

R. Carrera x 9

There's no equivalent information supplied for Platense's squad, so we can't make a fair comparison on personnel for this one.