Prediction Lanús vs Central Cordoba SdE 2025 – Betting Tips for the Copa Sudamericana on 22/08/2025

Match context and stakes

The return leg at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús promises to be a high-drama affair. After the first meeting in this Round of 16 tie ended 1-0 in favor of Central Cordoba SdE on August 15, Lanús arrive at home with everything to play for on August 22. The atmosphere in Lanús’ 46,619-capacity ground will be electric: the hosts must overturn a narrow deficit while Central Cordoba can lean on a slender but valuable away goal and a resilient defensive output reported in recent fixtures. Referee Cristián Garay will oversee a clash where momentum, home pressure and tactical nous will decide who advances in the Copa Sudamericana.

Form, recent games and tactical tendencies

Lanús have shown a strong run in August, winning matches against Gimnasia La Plata and Talleres Córdoba and producing four clean sheets in the sample of home stats. Their recent run reads as a team capable of producing chances in waves — 95 total shots and 27 on target across the recorded sample underline an attacking edge at home, with an average of 13.57 shots per match. At home Lanús have scored six and conceded just two, suggesting their fortress is not impenetrable but generally solid. The club’s latest domestic win (2-1 at Gimnasia) indicates they can respond under pressure.

Central Cordoba arrive with an organized profile: a run of results that includes wins and draws, and a defensive compactness reflected in three clean sheets and zero recorded away goals conceded in the away stats snapshot. Their attacking numbers aren’t as eye-catching as Lanús’ — fewer total shots and a lower corners average — but they compensate with high overall activity in attack metrics and a dangerous-attacks average that actually tops the hosts’ figure. That suggests Central Cordoba are not content to sit deep; they can break forward and punish mistakes, as they already did in the first leg.

Key match narrative

This second leg will be a classic contrast between Lanús’ home intensity and Central Cordoba’s disciplined, efficient approach. Expect Lanús to push hard from the first whistle, creating chances and hunting an early goal to level the tie on aggregate. Central Cordoba’s ability to stay compact and launch dangerous counter-attacks makes them a threat on the break and ensures Lanús cannot relax even with home support.

Betting suggestion: 1X2 market — back Lanús to win. The hosts are priced attractively at 1.90 and carry the statistical edge in home attacking output, recent domestic victory momentum, and the imperative to chase the tie at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús.