Both the home- and away side have had problems getting enough points so far, but a win in this very important match would definitely provide a boost. Let's hear it for Arsenal de Sarandi - Newell's Old Boys!
- Arsenal de Sarandi have the fewest scored goals (8) in Superliga
- Newell's Old Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This has all the signs of an engaging fixture with lots of spark and excitement as both contenders are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!
Arsenal de Sarandi form and stats
3-5-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Arsenal de Sarandi so far this season.
Arsenal lost their last game at Independiente (placed 8th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Emiliano Méndez was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.04 out of 10. The defender Méndez hit one key pass and won 8 of 13 duels.
Ahead of that match, Arsenal won a home game hosting Sarmiento (1-0).Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Superliga game versus Unión Santa Fe in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Arsenal de Sarandi here at Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 10 games). Arsenal have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
Newell's Old Boys have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 1-3-5 (9 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Newell's Old Boys have lost on their last two travels.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Newell's Old Boys goalkeeper Ramiro Jesus Macagno is eager to challenge this, with his 202 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Newell's go into this game after a win, the home game against Unión Santa Fe that ended 1-0. Defender Cristian Lema was the best team player with a rating of 7.72. Lema hit two key passes and won 4 of 8 duels.
Before that, Newell's Old Boys secured a home win against Independiente with the score 1-0.A quick return to home after this game, as Newell's are hosting Central Cordoba SdE in the Superliga only three days away.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 12 goals have been conceded by Newell's Old Boys in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous four meetings between these squads: Arsenal de Sarandi won one, Newell's Old Boys triumphed in two and we saw one draw. two games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  I. Scocco 6 goals | N. Castro 5 goals |  B. Sepúlveda 4 goals |
Arsenal de Sarandi missing players
Newell's Old Boys missing players
| Arsenal de Sarandi | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 16 | 33 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 17 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 19 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| 49 | 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 27 | 47 |
| 79% | 69% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 94% | 91% |
| 58% | 44% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 67% |
| 42% | 25% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 48% |
| 18% | 12% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 31% | 27% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 30% | 25% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 52% |
| 33% | 50% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 6% | 21% |
| 58% | 56% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 36% |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8.7 | 9 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.1 | 9.6 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 18% | 17% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 26% | 27% |
| 13.2 | 12.6 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 11 | 9.9 |
| 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
- Arsenal de Sarandi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Arsenal de Sarandi have the fewest scored goals (8) in Superliga
- Arsenal de Sarandi have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Superliga
- Arsenal de Sarandi have the the worst goal difference (-18) in Superliga
- Newell's Old Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 30 | 46 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 39 |
| 3 | Lanus | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 35 |
| 4 | Velez Sarsfield | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 34 |
| 5 | Defensa y Justicia | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 |
| 6 | Boca Juniors | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 33 |
| 7 | Colon | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -3 | 32 |
| 8 | Independiente | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Estudiantes | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 29 |
| 10 | Huracán | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 29 |
| 11 | Gimnasia La Plata | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 28 |
| 12 | Racing Club | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 13 | Godoy Cruz | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 14 | Argentinos Juniors | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 15 | Unión Santa Fe | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 25 |
| 16 | Rosario Central | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -4 | 24 |
| 17 | Platense | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 23 |
| 18 | Sarmiento | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 23 |
| 19 | Newell's Old Boys | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 23 |
| 20 | Banfield | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 21 |
| 21 | Atletico Tucuman | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -12 | 21 |
| 22 | Aldosivi | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -14 | 21 |
| 23 | Patronato | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -9 | 20 |
| 24 | San Lorenzo | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 20 |
| 25 | Central Cordoba SdE | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 17 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | -18 | 16 |