- Home form: Atletico Lanus are unbeaten in their last 2 home games (W1, D1).
- Away form: Always Ready have had mixed results on the road in their previous 2 away games (D1, L1).
- Context: Both sides will be desperate to kick-start their Copa Libertadores campaign with a victory.
Lanus looking to exploit the gaps in Always Ready’s game
Atletico Lanus boss Mauricio Pellegrino likes to set his teams up with a structure-first approach to the game. The Lanus side he’s put together have shown their versatility across all competitions (W2, D1, L2), but they’re likely to focus on maintaining possession, keeping the tempo of the game slow and looking to control the middle of the park on Thursday.
Atletico’s style aims to exploit transitions as they’re a team who like to play with a measured build-up. Dylan Aquino has been their main weapon this season, scoring three of Lanus’ last seven goals, but he’ll need to be at his best against Always Ready.
Always Ready can run riot in this clash
Tactical approach
Julio Cesar Baldivieso has created an attack-minded side in Always Ready, who play at a high tempo and are almost exclusively direct. The visitors play with a real ‘throw the ball forward and see what happens’ mentality, which can work wonders when they’re able to get the ball in the final third and they outnumber their opponents.
- While Lanus are a solid team, Always Ready are a good bet to grab an away win in this Copa Libertadores Group G matchup at 9.0, which seems a bit generous.
- Both teams have started their Group stage campaigns with a loss, so this is a massive clash in terms of trying to build momentum towards a qualification finish.
Odds and predictions
There’s likely to be a lot of scoring action at both ends of the pitch in this one, so Over 2.5 goals at 1.7 and Both Teams to Score at 2.1 are solid odds.
