Newell's Old Boys have kept a clean sheet in 9 of their last 11 home matches (Liga Profesional). Lanus have lost their last 6 away matches (Liga Profesional). There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 9 of Newell's Old Boys's last 11 home games (Liga Profesional). Newell's Old Boys have won their last 4 matches against Lanus in all competitions. Newell's Old Boys have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 4 matches against Lanus in all competitions. There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Lanus's last 6 away games (Liga Profesional). Newell's Old Boys have scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 matches against Lanus in all competitions. Newell's Old Boys have failed to win their last 8 matches (Liga Profesional). Lanus have conceded at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 6 away matches (Liga Profesional).
Newell's Old Boys are in dire form with eight games without a win and performances aren't improving either. A 4-1 defeat to River Plate last time out showed Newell's defensive instability, conceding eight in their last four matches. Lanus are able to beat Newell's poor form record with 11 games without a win in all competitions. Similarly to their opponents, performances aren't improving for Lanus shown by the fact they got one point out of games against Sarmiento, Aldosivi and Independiente recently. 1:1
Pablo Perez returned from injury for the derby defeat against Rosario Central and will likely start again here. Julian Aude will return from suspension here.