Match week two of the Reserve League season and the contenders have learned from the first fixture. Here's the Vélez Sársfield Res. - Newell's Old Boys Res. pre-match guide:
This has all the signs of an interesting game with lots of spark and excitement as both contenders are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!
Vélez Sársfield Res. form and stats
In the previous season, Vélez Sársfield Res.'s league stats were 12 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses, resulting in 6th spot in the Reserve League. During these 23 matches they scored {38 goals} and let in 27. Appearing at home in the former season Vélez Sársfield Res. delivered 8-1-2 (win-draw-lost) with {23 goals} and 10 conceded.
The regulars are hoping that Vélez Sársfield Res. will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Gimnasia Esgrima Res. (placed 8th).
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Argentinos Juniors Res..Newell's Old Boys Res. form and stats
Let's have a look at how Newell's Old Boys Res. performed last season in the Reserve League: They landed a 18th position in the league table after playing out 5 victories, 11 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 30 and conceded {32 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 3 and lost 7 with 7/18 goals scored/conceded.
Newell's Old Boys Res. have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 202 minutes since they last conceded in Reserve League.
The regulars enjoyed Newell's Old Boys Res.'s previous match versus Platense Res. (placed 26th), a 2-0 win played at home. Which player has bagged at least one goal four games in a row for the away side? The answer is Mendoza and that is impressive stuff!
Before that, Newell's secured a home win against Barracas Central Res. with the score 3-0.Head 2 Head
Vélez Sársfield Res. have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (3-1-0) when playing Newell's Old Boys Res..Vélez Sársfield Res. missing players
Newell's Old Boys Res. missing players
| Vélez Sársfield Res. | Newell's Old Boys Res. | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Vélez Sársfield Res. | Last season | Newell's Old Boys Res. | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 10 | Played | P | 8 | 17 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 36 | 23 | Scored | S | 5 | 24 | ||
| 24 | 9 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 75% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 88% | ||
| 55% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 53% | ||
| 35% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 12% | 35% | ||
| 15% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | ||
| 25% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | ||
| 15% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 24% | ||
| 5.5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.2 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.4 | ||
| 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 38% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 30% | ||
| 7.3 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.9 | 11.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5 | ||
| 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 Res. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Lanus Res. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Argentinos Juniors Res. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Estudiantes La Plata Res | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Newell's Old Boys Res. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Talleres Cordoba Res. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Boca Juniors Res. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Gimnasia Esgrima Res. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Racing Club Res. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Banfield Res. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Unión Santa Fe Res. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Godoy Cruz Res. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Huracan Res. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Barracas Central Res. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Defensa y Justicia Res. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | San Lorenzo Res. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Sarmiento Res. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Arsenal Res. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Instituto Res. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Independiente Res. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 21 | Vélez Sársfield Res. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Belgrano Córdoba Res. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 | Atlético Tucumán Res. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Colon Res. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 25 | Rosario Central Res. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 26 | Platense Res. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 27 | Tigre Res. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 28 | Central Cordoba SdE Res. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lanus Res. | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 46 |
| 2 | Independiente Res. | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 41 |
| 3 | River Plate Res. | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 40 |
| 4 | Estudiantes La Plata Res | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | Boca Juniors Res. | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 39 |
| 6 | Vélez Sársfield Res. | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 39 |
| 7 | Arsenal Res. | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 35 |
| 8 | Gimnasia Esgrima Res. | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 35 |
| 9 | San Lorenzo Res. | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| 10 | Defensa y Justicia Res. | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Banfield Res. | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Gimnasia La Plata Res. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Argentinos Juniors Res. | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | -4 | 30 |
| 13 | Godoy Cruz Res. | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 29 |
| 14 | Patronato Res. | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 29 |
| 15 | Racing Club Res. | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 29 |
| 16 | Unión Santa Fe Res. | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -2 | 27 |
| 17 | Talleres Cordoba Res. | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -6 | 27 |
| 18 | Newell's Old Boys Res. | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -2 | 26 |
| 19 | Huracan Res. | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -4 | 26 |
| 20 | Rosario Central Res. | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -11 | 26 |
| 21 | Central Cordoba SdE Res. | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | -8 | 26 |
| 22 | Colon Res. | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16 | -2 | 25 |
| 23 | Atlético Tucumán Res. | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -14 | 17 |
| 24 | Aldosivi Res. | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 31 | -32 | 14 |