Superliga: Two teams in fair shape get together for this fixture. Boca Juniors hold a wee upper hand with their 1st position in the league table?
- Newell's Old Boys have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11) in Superliga
It's no vacation for neither Newell's Old Boys nor Boca Juniors 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.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
Newell's Old Boys have played 12 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-5-4 (wins-draws-losses).
The Newell's regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa: A 0-2 defeat against Tigre (placed 6th). The first defeat after going unbeaten in three league fixtures. Midfield player Sforza got a match rating of 7.4 in that game, the max score being 10. Sforza hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 83 successful passes (of 94 total).
In the game before, an away victory match versus Central Cordoba SdE with a 3-0 scoreline.It should be noted that a peek at the 12 most recent league fixtures shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Newell's Old Boys here at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 12 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Newell's Old Boys have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Boca Juniors form and stats
6-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Boca Juniors in their Superliga matches away. In general it has been a productive period now for Boca Juniors as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.
It's the second away game in a row for Juniors, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Sarmiento (placed 17th) last time out. Goalkeeper Rossi was absolutely vital in the Boca Juniors victory against Sarmiento, making six saves. Rossi (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.25. Rossi topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Boca Juniors secured a home win against Aldosivi with the score 2-1.Few goals the story here? 9 of this club's last 12 league matches have contained two goals or less.
The schedule is very tough for Juniors now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Superliga game at Gimnasia La Plata is waiting in only three days.
The attacking power of Boca Juniors when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Boca Juniors as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Boca Juniors have won or drawn the last 11 matches (6-5-0) facing Newell's.Top Goalscorers
  D. Benedetto 12 goals |  S. Villa Cano 8 goals |  J. García 7 goals |
Newell's Old Boys missing players
Boca Juniors missing players
| Newell's Old Boys | Boca Juniors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 39 | 19 | 8 | Played | P | 7 | 18 | 41 |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 40 | 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | 54 |
| 36 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| 87% | 79% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 88% |
| 54% | 53% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 43% | 50% | 61% |
| 36% | 32% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 39% | 44% |
| 15% | 16% | 12% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| 31% | 26% | 12% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 33% | 44% |
| 46% | 58% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 50% | 44% |
| 36% | 37% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 28% | 24% |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11.9 | 13.4 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 25% | 22% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | 28% |
| 11.6 | 9.7 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.6 | 11.7 | 10.4 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
- Newell's Old Boys have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11) in Superliga
- Newell's Old Boys have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Superliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
| 2 | Racing Club | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 47 |
| 3 | Atletico Tucuman | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 45 |
| 4 | River Plate | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 21 | 44 |
| 5 | Huracan | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 44 |
| 6 | Tigre | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Gimnasia La Plata | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| 9 | San Lorenzo | 25 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 37 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 36 |
| 11 | Godoy Cruz | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Patronato | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | Defensa y Justicia | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 34 |
| 14 | Platense | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 31 |
| 15 | Independiente | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -1 | 31 |
| 16 | Central Cordoba SdE | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -3 | 31 |
| 17 | Sarmiento | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 31 |
| 18 | Union Santa Fe | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 30 |
| 19 | Barracas Central | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -7 | 30 |
| 20 | Estudiantes | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -10 | 30 |
| 21 | Banfield | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 29 |
| 22 | Talleres Cordoba | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 28 |
| 23 | Rosario Central | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 28 |
| 24 | Colon | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -11 | 28 |
| 25 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 25 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 27 |
| 26 | Velez Sarsfield | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -7 | 22 |
| 27 | Lanus | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -17 | 20 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 25 | -27 | 16 |
