On Sunday night, Lanus and Barracas Central go head-to-head at the Estadio Ciudad de Lanus in the Primera Division.
Lanus form guideThe home team are sixth-place in the Primera Division table. However, Frank Kudelka’s team goes into this clash on a four-game winless run in the Argentinian’s top flight. Last time out, Lanus suffered a 2-1 defeat at Instituto Cordoba. The game saw them concede at least two goals for the third straight game in the league.
Their poor defensive displays have contributed to four of their last six matches in the Primera Division, producing over 2.5 goals.
Lanus have a decent recent home record in the Primera Division, winning six of their last eight matches in the Argentinian top-flight. They have also scored at least two goals in five of their previous eight games in the Primera Division. However, they have picked up just one point from their last two home games in the league.
Barracas Central form guideThe visitors are in 14th place in the Primera Division, having enjoyed an inconsistent league campaign. Their recent form has been equally as inconsistent as they have won just once in their last four matches in all competitions.
However, Barracas Central are unbeaten in their previous seven matches in the Primera Division. Sergio Rondina’s team has also kept four straight clean sheets in the Argentinian top flight. The clean sheets have led to a low-scoring run of league games, with under 2.5 goals scored in six of their last seven matches.
Barracas Central has also been tough to beat on their travels in the Primera Liga, losing just once in their last seven away games while mounting a three-game unbeaten away run.
What am I backing?These two teams are difficult to separate in their current form. I can’t see this being a goal fest, though, so with that in mind, I am backing under 2.5 goals scored.
