Match details. Primera LPF, Clausura - 12. Kick-off is Mon 12 Oct, 20:00 Lagos time. It is played at Estadio Ciudad de Lanus, Buenos Aires. The referee is Sebastian Nicolas Martinez.
What's at stake. CA Lanus are 5th on 17 points after 11 games, 4 points behind Velez Sarsfield, level on points with Newells Old Boys. Velez Sarsfield are 4th on 21 points after 11 games, level on points with Boca Juniors, 4 points clear of Lanus. A win would take them above Boca Juniors.
Form. CA Lanus have won four, drawn two and lost four of their last ten, 1.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W W W L. Velez Sarsfield have won three, drawn seven and lost none of their last ten, 1.6 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W D W D.
The numbers. CA Lanus score one and concede 1.2 a game in their last five at home, with one clean sheet. CA Lanus average 4.3 corners and 2.4 cards a game. Velez Sarsfield score 1.3 and concede one a game over their last ten, with three clean sheets. Velez Sarsfield average 4.2 corners and 2.1 cards a game.
The case against. Velez Sarsfield's record still gives them 37% to win.
The read. CA Lanus or the draw. A draw is live. A tight game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 38%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: CA Lanus 1-1 Velez Sarsfield (13% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).