Gimnasia de Mendoza – Lanus
Gimnasia Mendoza are breathing a different kind of air following the arrival of head coach Darío Franco. Last weekend, they picked up a valuable point in their visit to Platense, drawing 1-1 thanks to a goal from Facundo Lencioni. Although they have won just one of their last nine league matches —with four draws and four defeats— they have collected four points from the last six available under their new manager, reaching 13 in the Torneo Apertura and opening a gap over the relegation zone. At home, El Lobo Pituco have recorded two wins, one draw and three defeats so far this season, reflecting an inconsistent but competitive profile. Before their next league fixture, Gimnasia lost on penalties after a scoreless draw against Gimnasia y Tiro in the first round of the Copa Argentina on Wednesday, April 15. Looking ahead to Monday’s match, all regular starters are available.
Lanús claimed a highly emotional derby win on Monday night, defeating arch-rivals Banfield 1-0 thanks to a dramatic 88th-minute header from Yoshan Valois. With that result, El Granate climbed to third place in Group A of the Torneo Apertura with 22 points, having won four of their last six league matches —along with one draw and one defeat— continuing their strong push near the top of the standings. On the road in league play, the side led by Mauricio Pellegrino have collected 11 points from a possible 21 —three wins, two draws and two defeats— showing a relatively solid level of consistency away from home. Before their next domestic fixture, they won 1-0 at home over Always Ready on Thursday, April 16, in the second round of the Copa Libertadores group stage. Looking ahead to Monday’s match, Carlos Izquierdoz is suspended after reaching the yellow card limit, representing a key absence among the projected starters.
Gimnasias has conceded at. least once in 8 of their last 9 league games and I can’t see how they will avoid doing it against this very good Lanus team, who will have an important missing in defense due to Izquierdoz suspension so I’ll take the OVER here.
BET: OVER 1.75 @ 1.81