Soccer betting preview: Newell's Old Boys Res. welcomes Huracán Res. in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Argentina Reserve League
Competition: Fri 02.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)

Struggling Newell's Old Boys Res. will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Huracán Res. in the upcoming league round. It’s 11th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Newell's Old Boys Res. have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Huracán Res. is in the best form (2-1-0)

It's no vacation for neither Newell's Old Boys Res. nor Huracán Res. as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Newell's Old Boys Res. form and stats

Newell's Old Boys Res. have played three Reserve League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. Two home wins in a row for Newell's bring valid hopes of a third.

A nice win for Newell's Old Boys Res. last time playing, versus Huracán Res.. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0. In the game before, an away victory match versus Atlético Tucumán Res. with a 1-0 scoreline.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Newell's Old Boys Res. have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won two, drawn one and lost zero.

Newell's have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 5 goals in 3 league matches. Newell's have conceded 6 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Huracán Res. form and stats

1-3-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Huracán Res., who have the most clean sheets (2) in Reserve League, in their Reserve League matches away.

Huracán lost away at Newell's Old Boys Res. (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Gimnasia Esgrima Res..

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Huracán Res. in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Huracán Res., zero draws and four defeats.

Huracán has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 7 goals from 4 games. As for defending, Huracán rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 6 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Newell's zero wins, two draws and Huracán Res. zero victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Newell's Old Boys Res. missing players

Huracán Res. missing players

Newell's Old Boys Res. Huracán Res.
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
8 4 2 Played P 2 5 8
3 2 0 Won W 0 1 3
1 0 0 Drew D 2 3 4
4 2 2 Lost L 0 1 1
11 7 2 Scored S 3 7 14
13 6 5 Conceded C 3 8 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 80% 88%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 88%
75% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 62%
38% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 25%
62% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 62%
25% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 25%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.5 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.5 9.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 13 10.5 8.5
4.8 5.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1 2.2
37% 45% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 56%
Key stats in Reserve League this season:
  • All of Newell's Old Boys Res.'s home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Huracán Res. have the most clean sheets (2) in Reserve League
  • Huracán Res. is in the best form (2-1-0)
  • Newell's Old Boys Res. have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Newell's Old Boys Res. haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Independiente Res. 7 4 2 1 15 9 4 2 2 0 10 5 3 2 0 1 5 4 6 14
2 Huracán Res. 7 3 4 0 14 10 3 2 1 0 7 4 4 1 3 0 7 6 4 13
3 Boca Juniors Res. 7 3 3 1 12 7 4 1 2 1 6 5 3 2 1 0 6 2 5 12
4 Sarmiento Res. 6 3 1 2 13 12 3 2 0 1 7 6 3 1 1 1 6 6 1 10
5 Unión Santa Fe Res. 7 3 1 3 12 12 4 2 0 2 5 7 3 1 1 1 7 5 0 10
6 Vélez Sársfield Res. 7 2 3 2 10 8 3 2 0 1 5 2 4 0 3 1 5 6 2 9
7 Atlético Tucumán Res. 7 2 2 3 9 9 4 1 1 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 8
8 Gimnasia Esgrima Res. 7 2 2 3 9 9 3 2 1 0 5 0 4 0 1 3 4 9 0 8
9 Lanús Res. 7 2 2 3 11 12 3 1 1 1 7 6 4 1 1 2 4 6 -1 8
10 Defensa y Justicia Res. 7 1 4 2 9 12 4 1 3 0 6 5 3 0 1 2 3 7 -3 7
11 Newell's Old Boys Res. 7 2 1 4 9 13 3 1 0 2 5 6 4 1 1 2 4 7 -4 7
12 Talleres Córdoba Res. 7 1 3 3 9 13 4 0 2 2 4 7 3 1 1 1 5 6 -4 6
13 Patronato Res. 7 1 3 3 6 13 3 0 1 2 1 7 4 1 2 1 5 6 -7 6

Read more about Reserve League

The Argentina Reserve League is a reserve team league that feature reserve lineups from many of the biggest football clubs in Argentina. It currently has 26 teams who play each other once for a total of 25 fixtures per team. The final league table is complete in April.