Catching up with the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table teams fight it out. Both will be targeting to strenghten their league status, Newell's Old Boys in 11th and Gimnasia La Plata in 16th place.
- Newell's Old Boys have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Gimnasia La Plata have the the worst goal difference (-13) away in Superliga
There have been little to rest for the hosting team, as they were involved in a Copa Sudamericana match only four days earlier. Thankfully the previous game, versus Audax Italiano, was also a home game here at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa. The away team is better rested.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
21 points is a decent return from 10 Superliga games here at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa for Newell's Old Boys. The data says 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Newell's.
The home fans saw a 1-1 draw vs Audax Italiano in the Copa Sudamericana last time out and are hoping for a victory here.
1-1 away at Huracan before that.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Newell's Old Boys have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 6 and lost 2.
It should be noted that a peek at the 14 most recent league games reveals that 11 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Newell's Old Boys are traveling soon after this match as the Superliga match at Central Cordoba SdE awaits in four days.
Defensively Newell's have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 10 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Gimnasia La Plata form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gimnasia La Plata so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-7 (win-draw-lose).
198 minutes! That's how long the Gimnasia La Plata goalkeeper Tomas Durso and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two away games in a row for Gimnasia La Plata, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 vs Universitario in the Copa Sudamericana.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Central Cordoba SdE.Gimnasia are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 6 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.
Low on goals? 9 of this club's most recent 10 league matches have had two or less goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Independiente in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Gimnasia La Plata as they have only managed to score 7 times from 11 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Gimnasia's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between these teams: Newell's Old Boys won three, Gimnasia La Plata triumphed in seven and we saw zero draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Recalde Ramírez 5 goals |   C. Tarragona 4 goals | R. Sordo 3 goals |
Newell's Old Boys missing players
Gimnasia La Plata missing players
| Newell's Old Boys | Gimnasia La Plata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| 17 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 20 | 27 |
| 86% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 82% | 81% |
| 48% | 40% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 62% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 45% | 33% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 24% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 29% | 10% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 27% | 29% |
| 48% | 80% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 38% |
| 38% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 64% | 52% |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5 | 5.7 |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.5 | 10 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 11.7 | 12.7 |
| 3.9 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 22% | 30% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 9.8 | 8.2 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.5 | 15.5 | 13.1 |
| 3.2 | 2.5 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
- Gimnasia La Plata have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Gimnasia La Plata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gimnasia La Plata have the the worst goal difference (-13) away in Superliga
- Newell's Old Boys have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | River Plate | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 26 | 50 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 40 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 38 |
| 4 | Lanus | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
| 5 | Estudiantes | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | Rosario Central | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Belgrano | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 34 |
| 8 | Defensa y Justicia | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
| 9 | Argentinos Juniors | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 32 |
| 10 | Godoy Cruz | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 32 |
| 11 | Newell's Old Boys | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Platense | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 29 |
| 13 | Sarmiento | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 |
| 14 | Boca Juniors | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 15 | Racing Club | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 27 |
| 16 | Gimnasia La Plata | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -10 | 26 |
| 17 | Tigre | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 25 |
| 18 | Central Cordoba SdE | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 25 |
| 19 | Colon | 21 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 24 |
| 20 | Barracas Central | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 21 | Union Santa Fe | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 23 |
| 22 | Instituto | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -12 | 22 |
| 23 | Independiente | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 24 | Atletico Tucuman | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 21 |
| 25 | Huracan | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 19 |
| 26 | Velez Sarsfield | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 18 |
| 27 | Banfield | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 18 |
| 28 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 16 | -14 | 17 |
