Big-shot Talleres Córdoba land at Newell's Old Boys after their 2-2-result vs Gimnasia La Plata. Get out our thorough match preview!
- Newell's Old Boys have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Talleres Córdoba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
6-5-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Newell's Old Boys so far this season. Three draws in a row here at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa for Newell's, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
No payout for Newell's Old Boys in their previous match, an away game at Boca Juniors that ended in defeat 1-2. The forward Recalde was announced as "man of the match" for Newell's Old Boys with a rating of 7.13/10. Recalde scored one goal.
Before that, Newell's drew at home versus Atlético Tucumán.Low-scoring affair? In this team's last 17 league games, 14 have contained zero, one or two goals.
The manager Heinze will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Corinthians in only three days.
Defensively Newell's Old Boys have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Talleres Córdoba form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses in the Superliga. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Talleres Córdoba are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Talleres's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Gimnasia La Plata that finished 2-2. It looked so good for Talleres Córdoba vs Gimnasia La Plata, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Benavídez, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 9.02. Benavídez scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and won 6 of 10 duels.
Before that, the Copa Argentina win away at River Plate.
Talleres Córdoba has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 23 goals from 12 games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Newell's four wins, two draws and Talleres Córdoba four victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 9 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Santos Rosadilla 13 goals |  N. Bustos 7 goals |   J. Recalde Ramírez 6 goals |
Newell's Old Boys missing players
Talleres Córdoba missing players
| Newell's Old Boys | Talleres Córdoba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 26 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 12 | 23 | 41 |
| 23 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 85% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 54% | 42% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 75% | 65% |
| 23% | 8% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 50% | 46% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 33% | 23% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 17% | 8% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 58% | 50% |
| 46% | 75% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 33% | 38% |
| 38% | 33% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12.3 | 13.7 |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 22% | 27% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 43% | 35% |
| 10 | 8.8 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.4 | 12.4 | 11.3 |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4 |
- Newell's Old Boys have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Talleres Córdoba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Talleres Córdoba haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 29 | 58 |
| 2 | Talleres Córdoba | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 19 | 49 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 46 |
| 4 | Defensa y Justicia | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 44 |
| 5 | Lanus | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 42 |
| 6 | Estudiantes | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 42 |
| 7 | Rosario Central | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 41 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 40 |
| 9 | Boca Juniors | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 38 |
| 10 | Godoy Cruz | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 38 |
| 11 | Racing Club | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 36 |
| 12 | Belgrano | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 35 |
| 13 | Newell's Old Boys | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 34 |
| 14 | Barracas Central | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 34 |
| 15 | Atlético Tucumán | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 34 |
| 16 | Platense | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 33 |
| 17 | Sarmiento | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 18 | Central Cordoba SdE | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 29 |
| 19 | Instituto | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -10 | 29 |
| 20 | Banfield | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -11 | 29 |
| 21 | Gimnasia La Plata | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -14 | 29 |
| 22 | Tigre | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 28 |
| 23 | Independiente | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 28 |
| 24 | Vélez Sarsfield | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 27 |
| 25 | Unión Santa Fe | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 27 |
| 26 | Colon | 25 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 25 |
| 27 | Huracán | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 22 |
| 28 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 25 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 17 | -18 | 18 |
