Boca Juniors make preparations for another match after their 2-1 result versus Barracas Central, a match they learned a lot from. What will happen against Newell's Old Boys?
- Boca Juniors have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Newell's Old Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There have been little to rest for the home side, as they were involved in a Copa Argentina game only four days back. That game was an away game at Barracas Central, so at least Juniors are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Boca Juniors form and stats
7 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Boca Juniors have to build on here at Estadio Alberto José Armando in the Superliga. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Boca Juniors after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Juniors are returning here after guesting Barracas Central in a Copa Argentina fixture and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
In the game before, an away victory in the Superliga match versus Gimnasia La Plata with a 3-1 scoreline.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Boca Juniors handle that role? We have found 20 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 14 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
It should be noted that a peek at the 11 most recent league fixtures reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
The Juniors fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. Boca Juniors are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Alberto José Armando in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 13 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
Newell's Old Boys have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 2-5-6 (13 played).
185 minutes! That's how long the Newell's Old Boys goalkeeper Lucas Adrian Hoyos and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Newell's delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Atletico Tucuman (placed 16th) in their previous fixture. Martino, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.01. Martino hit one key pass and won 8 of 8 duels.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Independiente at their stadium, the result 2-0.Newell's Old Boys are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 6 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats. From a total of 17 matches.
Low on goals? 9 of this club's last 10 league rounds have had zero, one or two goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Newell's Old Boys as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Newell's Old Boys have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the former ten meetings between these two participants are: six wins for Juniors, three draws and one win for Newell's Old Boys. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Merentiel Serrano 7 goals |   J. Recalde Ramírez 5 goals | M. Payero 4 goals |
Boca Juniors missing players
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| Boca Juniors | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 6 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 11 | 7 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 29 | 17 | 11 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 22 |
| 23 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 21 |
| 88% | 85% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 84% |
| 52% | 54% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 62% | 52% |
| 40% | 31% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 31% | 20% |
| 24% | 23% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 16% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 28% |
| 40% | 54% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 48% |
| 36% | 23% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 46% | 40% |
| 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 14.7 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11 | 10.9 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 31% | 29% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 22% |
| 11.4 | 9.3 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 11.3 | 10.1 |
| 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
- Boca Juniors have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 29 | 57 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 19 | 48 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 25 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 46 |
| 4 | Lanus | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 42 |
| 5 | Defensa y Justicia | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 41 |
| 6 | Rosario Central | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 40 |
| 7 | Estudiantes | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 39 |
| 8 | Boca Juniors | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 38 |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 38 |
| 10 | Argentinos Juniors | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 37 |
| 11 | Belgrano | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 35 |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 34 |
| 13 | Barracas Central | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 34 |
| 14 | Racing Club | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
| 15 | Platense | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 33 |
| 16 | Atletico Tucuman | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 31 |
| 17 | Sarmiento | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| 18 | Central Cordoba SdE | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 29 |
| 19 | Instituto | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -10 | 29 |
| 20 | Independiente | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 28 |
| 21 | Tigre | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 28 |
| 22 | Gimnasia La Plata | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -14 | 28 |
| 23 | Velez Sarsfield | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 26 |
| 24 | Union Santa Fe | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 26 |
| 25 | Banfield | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -13 | 26 |
| 26 | Colon | 25 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 25 |
| 27 | Huracan | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 19 |
| 28 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 25 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 17 | -18 | 18 |
