Evenly matched teams: Colón vs Newell's Old Boys match preview

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Tue 14.March
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López (40000 seats)

Both Colón and Newell's Old Boys are desperate for points in this fixture, in spite of the away team holding a 7 point edge so far.

Insights:
  • Colón have yet to win a game.
  • Newell's Old Boys have yet to win a game away.

This has all the signs of an action-packed game with lots of fun and excitement as both participants are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!

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Colón form and stats

Colón have played three Superliga home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

Colón shared the glory with Gimnasia La Plata in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Chicco, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.81 out of 10 in that game. Chicco topped it up with a clean sheet.

In the match before that, Colón hosted Huracan and drew the game 1-1.

Sports betting people who enjoy looking for low-scoring matches might like knowing that this team have played 5 league fixtures in a row with two or less goals (under 2.5).

Colón have scored {2 league goals} here from 3 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.

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Newell's Old Boys form and stats

The Superliga season is young and Newell's Old Boys have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.

Newell's won their last game, 1-0 versus Barracas Central played at home. Mansilla, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.32. Mansilla scored one goal and won 5 of 8 duels.

Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Instituto's place.

Newell's Old Boys have the goal stats of 3-6 (for/against) from 3 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Previous seven meetings between these teams: Colón won three, Newell's Old Boys triumphed in two and we saw two draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

ColónJ. Benítez Guillén
J. Benítez Guillén
2 goals
ColónB. Perlaza Perlaza
B. Perlaza Perlaza
1 goals
Newell's Old BoysR. Sordo
R. Sordo
1 goals

Colón missing players

Newell's Old Boys missing players

Colón Newell's Old Boys
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 3 2 Played P 1 3 6
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 3
3 1 1 Drew D 1 1 1
3 2 1 Lost L 0 2 2
3 2 2 Scored S 2 3 7
7 5 3 Conceded C 2 6 6
83% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 50%
17% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 67% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 33%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
50% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 17%
 
4.7 7.3 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 6.3 5
5.2 3.3 4 Corners against (avg) C A 1 1.7 2.5
2.7 2.7 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13 15.7 10 Shots (avg) S ( 12 14.7 11.7
3.3 4.3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 9 6.5
15% 15% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 11% 18%
 
13.5 11.3 12 Shots against (avg) S A 10 9 8.2
3.3 4.3 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.7 2.8
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • All of Colón's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Colón have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Colón have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Colón have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Colón have yet to win a game.
  • Newell's Old Boys have scored more than double the goals of Colón.
  • Newell's Old Boys have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Newell's Old Boys have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Newell's Old Boys have yet to win a game away.
  • Newell's Old Boys haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Defensa y Justicia 6 4 1 1 10 4 3 2 0 1 6 4 3 2 1 0 4 0 6 13
2 San Lorenzo 6 4 1 1 6 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 13
3 Talleres Córdoba 6 4 0 2 11 6 4 2 0 2 5 4 2 2 0 0 6 2 5 12
4 Huracan 6 3 3 0 11 6 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 1 2 0 5 3 5 12
5 Lanús 6 4 0 2 10 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 3 2 0 1 5 3 4 12
6 River Plate 6 4 0 2 9 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 4 3 0 1 6 2 4 12
7 Boca Juniors 6 3 2 1 7 4 4 2 2 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 11
8 Newell's Old Boys 6 3 1 2 7 6 3 3 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 2 3 6 1 10
9 Belgrano 6 3 1 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 2 3 -2 10
10 Rosario Central 6 3 1 2 7 10 3 3 0 0 4 1 3 0 1 2 3 9 -3 10
11 Instituto 6 2 3 1 7 5 3 1 2 0 3 1 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 9
12 Argentinos Juniors 6 3 0 3 6 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 1 0 3 2 4 2 9
13 Godoy Cruz 6 3 0 3 4 3 3 2 0 1 3 1 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 9
14 Sarmiento 6 2 2 2 10 8 3 1 0 2 7 7 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 8
15 Tigre 6 2 2 2 8 7 3 0 1 2 2 4 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 8
16 Racing Club 6 2 2 2 7 6 3 1 2 0 4 3 3 1 0 2 3 3 1 8
17 Vélez Sarsfield 6 2 2 2 7 6 3 1 1 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 8
18 Barracas Central 6 2 1 3 7 8 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 7
19 Unión Santa Fe 6 1 3 2 4 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 6
20 Independiente 6 1 3 2 4 6 3 0 1 2 3 6 3 1 2 0 1 0 -2 6
21 Platense 6 1 3 2 9 12 4 0 3 1 6 8 2 1 0 1 3 4 -3 6
22 Gimnasia La Plata 6 1 2 3 3 6 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 5
23 Estudiantes 6 1 2 3 4 8 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 1 1 1 2 3 -4 5
24 Central Cordoba SdE 6 1 2 3 2 6 3 1 0 2 1 3 3 0 2 1 1 3 -4 5
25 Atlético Tucumán 6 1 2 3 3 8 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 1 5 -5 5
26 Arsenal de Sarandi 6 1 1 4 4 9 3 0 1 2 1 5 3 1 0 2 3 4 -5 4
27 Colón 6 0 3 3 3 7 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 0 2 1 1 2 -4 3
28 Banfield 6 0 3 3 2 6 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 6 -4 3

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.