Boca Juniors are ready for Newell's Old Boys with faith in picking up all three points. Will they? Check our in-depth preview!
- Boca Juniors have the most points from losing position (16) in Superliga
- Newell's Old Boys 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.
Boca Juniors form and stats
5-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Boca Juniors so far this season.
No payout for Juniors in their previous match, an away game at Independiente that ended in defeat 0-1. Carlos Izquierdoz was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.35 out of 10. The defender Izquierdoz hit two key passes and won 9 of 14 duels.
Ahead of that match, Boca Juniors won a home game hosting Sarmiento (2-0).Juniors are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found six matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won three, drew three and lost zero.
There will be little rest for Juniors after this match as they are travelling to Arsenal de Sarandi for a Superliga game in only four days.
Boca Juniors has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Juniors 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
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Newell's Old Boys so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-6 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Newell's Old Boys are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Maxi Rodríguez scored in Newell's Old Boys's previous match, the home game against Central Cordoba SdE that ended 1-0. Maxi Rodríguez came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Central Cordoba SdE last time out, making the manager A. Taffarel feel like a tactical genius. Facundo Mansilla got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, top player of the team.
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Arsenal de Sarandi's place.The attacking power of Newell's when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 10 league matches away. In the opposite end, Newell's have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date logged scoreline between these participants is the Newell's Old Boys - Boca Juniors 0-1 played not long ago this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Juniors victories, four draws and zero Newell's Old Boys wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Scocco 7 goals |  L. Vásquez 6 goals | S. Villa Cano 5 goals |
Boca Juniors missing players
Newell's Old Boys missing players
| Boca Juniors | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 49 | 23 | 7 | Scored | S | 8 | 15 | 36 |
| 30 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 12 | 30 | 50 |
| 86% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 91% |
| 62% | 67% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 76% | 66% |
| 35% | 33% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 59% | 49% |
| 14% | 17% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 35% | 29% |
| 5% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 46% | 56% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 53% | 51% |
| 35% | 33% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 23% |
| 32% | 22% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 47% | 34% |
| 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 10.4 | 11.3 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.6 | 9.8 |
| 4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 33% | 29% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 11 | 9.9 |
| 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
- Boca Juniors have the most points from losing position (16) 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 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 35 | 53 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 43 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 41 |
| 4 | Velez Sarsfield | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| 5 | Estudiantes | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 38 |
| 6 | Boca Juniors | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
| 7 | Lanus | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 8 | Colon | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 36 |
| 9 | Independiente | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Gimnasia La Plata | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 34 |
| 11 | Huracan | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 32 |
| 12 | Rosario Central | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Godoy Cruz | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 14 | Argentinos Juniors | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 15 | Union Santa Fe | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 28 |
| 16 | Aldosivi | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 27 |
| 17 | Racing Club | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 18 | Newell's Old Boys | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 26 |
| 19 | Platense | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 24 |
| 20 | Sarmiento | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 24 |
| 21 | Patronato | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 23 |
| 22 | Banfield | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 22 |
| 23 | Atletico Tucuman | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -18 | 21 |
| 24 | Central Cordoba SdE | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 20 |
| 25 | San Lorenzo | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -12 | 20 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | -17 | 19 |