Newell's Old Boys fights Huracán in Superliga battle

Competition: Argentina Superliga
Date: Fri 29.March
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Superliga table so far. Here's the Newell's Old Boys - Huracán latest:

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Newell's Old Boys form and stats

5 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Newell's Old Boys has to build on here at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa. Newell's Old Boys has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager H. Bidoglio and the players.

The fans are hoping that Newell's Old Boys will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Superliga game against Gimnasia La Plata (placed 18th). Preceding that match was the home game against Talleres Cordoba that was lost 1-2.

Newell's Old Boys are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 15 goals in 11 matches. Newell's Old Boys have only conceded 7 in these games.

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Huracán form and stats

Playing away, Huracán have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats so far this season.

Huracán failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Estudiantes (placed 16th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Before that, Huracán travelled to Emelec and returned home with a draw after the Copa Libertadores game finished 0-0.

Huracán find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 11 away fixtures. 12 goals have been conceded by Huracán in these games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Newell's Old Boys, 0 draws and 1 win for Huracán.

Top Goalscorers

L. Gamba
6 goals / 4 assists
A. Roa
4 goals
A. Rodríguez
3 goals / 2 assists

Newell's Old Boys missing players

Huracán missing players

Newell's Old Boys Huracán
Total Home Statistic Away Total
23 11 Played 12 23
83% 82% Over 0.5 75% 78%
57% 73% Over 1.5 67% 61%
30% 36% Over 2.5 50% 48%
9% 9% Over 3.5 25% 26%
4% 0% Over 4.5 8% 4%
30% 36% Both teams to score 58% 52%
43% 64% Clean Sheet 33% 39%
43% 18% Failed To Score 33% 30%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Racing Club 23 17 4 2 41 14 12 10 2 0 19 4 11 7 2 2 22 10 27 55
2 Defensa y Justicia 23 15 6 2 31 16 11 7 3 1 19 10 12 8 3 1 12 6 15 51
3 Boca Juniors 23 14 5 4 39 17 11 8 1 2 20 7 12 6 4 2 19 10 22 47
4 River Plate 23 12 6 5 38 18 12 7 2 3 21 11 11 5 4 2 17 7 20 42
5 Atlético Tucumán 23 11 6 6 35 27 11 5 4 2 19 11 12 6 2 4 16 16 8 39
6 Vélez Sarsfield 23 10 7 6 29 23 12 7 3 2 15 6 11 3 4 4 14 17 6 37
7 Unión Santa Fe 23 9 7 7 28 23 12 5 3 4 14 13 11 4 4 3 14 10 5 34
8 Talleres Córdoba 23 9 6 8 24 20 11 4 4 3 12 9 12 5 2 5 12 11 4 33
9 Independiente 23 8 8 7 31 26 11 6 2 3 18 9 12 2 6 4 13 17 5 32
10 Huracán 23 8 8 7 25 25 12 4 5 3 14 13 11 4 3 4 11 12 0 32
11 Aldosivi 23 9 5 9 20 22 12 6 2 4 15 13 11 3 3 5 5 9 -2 32
12 Tigre 23 8 8 7 35 39 11 3 6 2 19 20 12 5 2 5 16 19 -4 32
13 Lanús 23 8 7 8 24 27 12 6 2 4 15 13 11 2 5 4 9 14 -3 31
14 Godoy Cruz 23 8 5 10 21 28 12 6 2 4 11 13 11 2 3 6 10 15 -7 29
15 Banfield 23 6 10 7 26 28 11 3 5 3 10 10 12 3 5 4 16 18 -2 28
16 Estudiantes 23 7 6 10 20 24 11 5 3 3 11 9 12 2 3 7 9 15 -4 27
17 Newell's Old Boys 23 6 7 10 22 21 11 5 4 2 15 7 12 1 3 8 7 14 1 25
18 Gimnasia La Plata 23 7 4 12 17 29 12 6 2 4 12 13 11 1 2 8 5 16 -12 25
19 Patronato 23 6 5 12 26 34 12 5 4 3 17 15 11 1 1 9 9 19 -8 23
20 Rosario Central 23 5 8 10 13 24 12 4 4 4 8 11 11 1 4 6 5 13 -11 23
21 Argentinos Juniors 23 5 7 11 14 24 11 2 3 6 5 11 12 3 4 5 9 13 -10 22
22 Belgrano 23 3 12 8 14 20 12 3 6 3 11 9 11 0 6 5 3 11 -6 21
23 Colón 22 4 9 9 18 29 10 4 5 1 12 7 12 0 4 8 6 22 -11 21
24 San Martín San Juan 23 5 6 12 22 33 11 4 2 5 14 15 12 1 4 7 8 18 -11 21
25 San Martín Tucumán 23 4 9 10 24 37 12 2 6 4 10 15 11 2 3 6 14 22 -13 21
26 San Lorenzo 22 3 11 8 19 28 11 2 6 3 12 14 11 1 5 5 7 14 -9 20

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