Godoy Cruz have layed the groundwork for this after their 4-1 result versus Independiente, a match that gave some clarity. How will this affect the battle against Newell's Old Boys?
- Godoy Cruz have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Superliga
- Newell's Old Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
It's quite the trip for Newell's Old Boys when visiting Godoy Cruz as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Godoy Cruz form and stats
The Superliga statistics at home this season for Godoy Cruz are 3-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
A good away victory last time out for Godoy Cruz, who won 4-1 against Independiente (placed 5th). Tomás Badaloni, a forward, was the top player for the team in that fixture, receiving a rating of 8.12 (out of 10). Badaloni scored one goal and hit one key pass.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Copa Argentina home game that ended 3-3 versus Racing Club (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties).A decent goal production from Godoy in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches. Godoy have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
Newell's Old Boys have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 1-2-3 (6 played).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Superliga home defeat versus Huracán with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Cristian Lema, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.4. Lema hit one key pass and won 7 of 11 duels.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Lanus with the score of 2-1.Newell's are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 6 away games. Newell's Old Boys have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Godoy four wins, one draw and Newell's Old Boys two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ojeda 11 goals |  E. Bullaude 8 goals |  I. Scocco 6 goals |
Godoy Cruz missing players
Newell's Old Boys missing players
| Godoy Cruz | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 41 | 19 | 7 | Scored | S | 7 | 11 | 28 |
| 42 | 21 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 22 | 40 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 85% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 77% | 73% |
| 65% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 54% | 50% |
| 38% | 31% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 31% | 31% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 69% | 69% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 46% | 54% |
| 8% | 15% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 23% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 54% | 38% |
| 5.6 | 6.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 10.9 | 11.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 7.5 | 9 |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 36% | 31% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 70% | 26% | 28% |
- Godoy Cruz have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Superliga
- Godoy Cruz have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Superliga
- Godoy Cruz have the most points from losing position (13) in Superliga
- Godoy Cruz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | Talleres Cordoba | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 |
| 2 | River Plate | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 27 |
| 3 | Estudiantes | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
| 4 | Lanus | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Independiente | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Boca Juniors | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Velez Sarsfield | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | Godoy Cruz | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 9 | Colon | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | Racing Club | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 12 | Gimnasia La Plata | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 | Huracán | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 14 | Rosario Central | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | San Lorenzo | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 16 |
| 16 | Defensa y Justicia | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 17 | Newell's Old Boys | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | Union Santa Fe | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 19 | Atletico Tucuman | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 15 |
| 20 | Patronato | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 21 | Banfield | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 13 |
| 22 | Sarmiento | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 13 |
| 23 | Aldosivi | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 13 |
| 24 | Platense | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 12 |
| 25 | Central Cordoba SdE | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 11 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -13 | 11 |