Estudiantes scrimmages with Newell's Old Boys in Superliga face-off

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Fri 31.March
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata (35000 seats)

The visiting Newell's Old Boys side are thought to be favourites at Estudiantes, as the away team have a 6 point lead from their eight league games this season.

Insights:
  • Estudiantes have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Superliga
  • Newell's Old Boys have yet to win a game away.

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.

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Estudiantes form and stats

Estudiantes have collected 4 points from their Superliga home games so far after 1-1-2.

In their previous game, the manager Domínguez led his Estudiantes to a defeat away at Gimnasia La Plata. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata. The striker Boselli was announced as "man of the match" for Estudiantes with a rating of 7.61/10. Boselli scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match, Estudiantes won a home game hosting Huracan (2-1).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Estudiantes have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3.

Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.

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Newell's Old Boys form and stats

0 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Newell's Old Boys playing as the away team in the Superliga this season.

Newell's Old Boys won their last game, 1-0 versus San Lorenzo played at home. Mansilla, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.6. Mansilla won 5 of 8 duels.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Colon.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Newell's playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were 2 Newell's Old Boys wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats.

Newell's Old Boys struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 7 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Newell's Old Boys have put together a streak of 4 consecutive matches without losing (3-1-0) when playing Estudiantes.

Top Goalscorers

EstudiantesM. Boselli
M. Boselli
3 goals
EstudiantesS. Ascacíbar
S. Ascacíbar
2 goals
Newell's Old BoysJ. Recalde Ramírez
J. Recalde Ramírez
2 goals

Estudiantes missing players

Newell's Old Boys missing players

Estudiantes Newell's Old Boys
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 1 4 8
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 4
2 1 0 Drew D 1 2 2
4 2 1 Lost L 0 2 2
7 4 0 Scored S 1 4 9
11 6 2 Conceded C 1 7 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 50%
38% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
62% 75% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 38%
12% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
25% 25% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 12%
 
6.4 7.8 10 Corners for (avg) C F 3 5.5 5.2
5.1 3.8 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5 2.5 2.5
2.2 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14.9 17 20 Shots (avg) S ( 12 14 11.8
4.4 4.2 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 8.5 6
20% 24% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 12% 19%
 
10.9 9.8 7 Shots against (avg) S A 16 10.8 8.9
3.6 3 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.8 2.8
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • All of Estudiantes's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Estudiantes have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Estudiantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Estudiantes have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Superliga
  • Estudiantes have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Estudiantes have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Estudiantes haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Newell's Old Boys have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Newell's Old Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Newell's Old Boys have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • 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 River Plate 8 6 0 2 14 5 3 2 0 1 6 3 5 4 0 1 8 2 9 18
2 San Lorenzo 8 5 1 2 10 4 4 4 0 0 7 0 4 1 1 2 3 4 6 16
3 Defensa y Justicia 8 4 2 2 11 6 4 2 1 1 7 5 4 2 1 1 4 1 5 14
4 Racing Club 8 4 2 2 11 7 4 2 2 0 5 3 4 2 0 2 6 4 4 14
5 Lanus 8 4 2 2 10 6 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 14
6 Newell's Old Boys 8 4 2 2 9 7 4 4 0 0 5 0 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 14
7 Rosario Central 8 4 2 2 10 11 4 3 1 0 5 2 4 1 1 2 5 9 -1 14
8 Talleres Cordoba 8 4 1 3 12 8 5 2 0 3 5 5 3 2 1 0 7 3 4 13
9 Instituto 8 3 4 1 11 8 4 1 3 0 4 2 4 2 1 1 7 6 3 13
10 Velez Sarsfield 8 3 3 2 12 7 5 2 2 1 9 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 5 12
11 Huracan 8 3 3 2 12 10 4 2 1 1 6 5 4 1 2 1 6 5 2 12
12 Godoy Cruz 8 4 0 4 7 7 4 3 0 1 6 2 4 1 0 3 1 5 0 12
13 Argentinos Juniors 8 3 2 3 7 5 3 2 1 0 5 1 5 1 1 3 2 4 2 11
14 Boca Juniors 8 3 2 3 9 8 5 2 2 1 6 4 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 11
15 Belgrano 8 3 2 3 5 9 3 1 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 2 3 6 -4 11
16 Platense 8 2 4 2 11 13 5 1 3 1 7 8 3 1 1 1 4 5 -2 10
17 Barracas Central 8 2 3 3 9 10 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 1 1 2 6 7 -1 9
18 Banfield 8 2 3 3 4 6 4 1 3 0 1 0 4 1 0 3 3 6 -2 9
19 Sarmiento 8 2 2 4 10 11 4 1 0 3 7 9 4 1 2 1 3 2 -1 8
20 Independiente 8 1 5 2 7 9 4 0 2 2 5 8 4 1 3 0 2 1 -2 8
21 Tigre 8 2 2 4 8 11 3 0 1 2 2 4 5 2 1 2 6 7 -3 8
22 Arsenal de Sarandi 8 2 2 4 7 10 4 1 1 2 3 5 4 1 1 2 4 5 -3 8
23 Estudiantes 8 2 2 4 7 11 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 1 1 2 3 5 -4 8
24 Gimnasia La Plata 8 2 2 4 5 11 4 2 1 1 4 3 4 0 1 3 1 8 -6 8
25 Central Cordoba SdE 8 2 2 4 4 10 4 2 0 2 3 3 4 0 2 2 1 7 -6 8
26 Union Santa Fe 8 1 4 3 6 9 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 0 3 1 2 3 -3 7
27 Atletico Tucuman 8 1 4 3 5 10 4 1 2 1 3 4 4 0 2 2 2 6 -5 7
28 Colon 8 0 5 3 6 10 4 0 2 2 3 6 4 0 3 1 3 4 -4 5

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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.