Both Union and Lanus will be looking to return to winning ways when they face off at Estadio 15 de Abril in their Argentine Primera Division Matchday six on Sunday night.
Both suffered setbacks in their respective midweek Copa Sudamericana endeavors, with Union suffering a 2-0 defeat to Nacional at away, while Lanus succumbed to a 2-1 away defeat to Ind. del Valle.
The defeats extend both sides inconsistent runs across all competitions as Union have now won two, drawn one and lost three of their last six matches, while Lanus have only won one of their last six, picking up two draws and suffering three defeats.
The two are separated by two points in the second phase of the Primera Division, with Union sitting 18th on seven points from five games, while Lanus sit 19th on five points from five games. Therefore both will be under pressure to win the game, with the hosts looking to avoid being overtaken, while the visitors looking to avoid the gap being increase to five points.
Union vs Lanus head to head
Both sides have met in 15 encounters since 2003 with both claiming five victories and there have also been five draws.
- Lanus 1-1 Union 31/07/21
- Union 3-2 Lanus 02/03/21
- Union 2-0 Lanus 30/12/20
- Union 1-2 Union 25/08/19
- Union 3-0 Lanus 16/03/19
Home
- Nacional 2-0 Union
- Boca Juniors 1-2 Union
- Union 1-5 River Plate
- Barracas 1-2 Union
- Colon 2-2 Union
Away
- del Valle 2-1 Lanus
- River Plate 2-1 Lanus
- Lanus 1-0 Colon
- Atletico Tucuman 2-1 Lanus
- Lanus 1-1 Defensa Justicia
Union team news
Union will be without Troyansky due to suspension.
Lanus team news
Lanus have no injury or suspension concerns ahead of the fixture, although they will miss Alexandro Bernabei who is leaving the club for Celtic in Scotland.
Prediction and odds
- Double chance (1, X)
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5
