Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Aldosivi & Newell's Old Boys face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Argentina. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Aldosivi nor Newell's Old Boys 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.
Aldosivi form and stats
Last season their Copa Argentina adventure ended in the 1st round.It's back home for Aldosivi, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Lanus away with the result 1-0. Silva found the net in that victory. Some amazing scenes last match, when Silva scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time. The goalie Devecchi was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.4 out of ten. Devecchi topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match, Aldosivi lost 0-3 at home to River Plate.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Aldosivi, as the Superliga home game vs Huracan is only four days away.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
They also participated in Copa Argentina last season. This ended in the 16th finals.Two away games in a row for Newell's, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Atlético Tucumán. Midfield player Pérez was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.34/10. Pérez hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A loss against Defensa y Justicia was the result prior to that, in a Superliga home game.A new game in only four days for Newell's Old Boys, the Superliga home match versus Colon. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the former five meetings): Aldosivi won one game, one match ended in a draw and Newell's Old Boys have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / four
Top Goalscorers
  M. Cauteruccio Rodríguez 10 goals |  R. Sordo 6 goals | J. Garro 4 goals |
Aldosivi missing players
Newell's Old Boys missing players
| Aldosivi | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 24 | 9 | Scored | S | 12 | 29 | ||
| 36 | 12 | Conceded | C | 15 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 48% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 6.3 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.5 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.2 | 9.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 30% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 28% | ||
| 13.6 | 12.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 11 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.7 | ||
