Enjoying a 9 point lead in the league table, Newell's Old Boys supporters hope to see their gladiators win maximum points from this match against Arsenal de Sarandi.
- Newell's Old Boys have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Superliga
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
When playing at home in the Superliga, Newell's Old Boys have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games.
Newell's are returning here after visiting Unión Santa Fe and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. García scored the goal(s). García, a forward, was the top performer for the side in that fixture, receiving a rating of 7.7 (out of 10). García scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Heartbreak before that as Newell's Old Boys lost 0-1 at Independiente's place.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 Newell's Old Boys have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 2 and lost 6.
It should be taken into account that a peek at the 12 latest league fixtures reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Newell's here at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 10 games). From these home matches, Newell's Old Boys have conceded only 7 goals.
Arsenal de Sarandi form and stats
There's been little loot from Arsenal de Sarandi's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 11 away games in the Superliga. Arsenal de Sarandi only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 5 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Arsenal de Sarandi, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Arsenal aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 206 league minutes without a goal. Kruspzky was the last player to find the net.
Home advantage was not enough for Arsenal de Sarandi in their previous game as they lost hosting Independiente, 0-1. Chimino was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.82. The defender Chimino hit three key passes and won 3 of 7 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sarmiento wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Arsenal de Sarandi playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 2 Arsenal de Sarandi wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Lacking goals? 8 of this side's latest 10 league fixtures have seen two goals or less.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Arsenal manager Madelón as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Unión Santa Fe.
The attacking power of Arsenal de Sarandi when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Arsenal de Sarandi in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Newell's victories, one draw and two Arsenal de Sarandi wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Lomónaco 10 goals | F. Kruspzky 8 goals |  J. García 7 goals |
Newell's Old Boys missing players
Arsenal de Sarandi missing players
| Newell's Old Boys | Arsenal de Sarandi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 17 | 3 | Played | P | 7 | 18 | 36 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 37 | 20 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 18 | 41 |
| 34 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 10 | 25 | 44 |
| 89% | 82% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 89% | 86% |
| 53% | 53% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 67% | 69% |
| 36% | 35% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 33% | 39% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 22% | 22% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 17% | 11% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 56% | 56% |
| 44% | 59% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 17% | 22% |
| 33% | 29% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 39% | 36% |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 4.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11.5 | 13.1 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 9.4 | 10.6 |
| 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 25% | 24% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 30% | 32% |
| 12 | 10.1 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
- Newell's Old Boys have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Superliga
- Newell's Old Boys have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Superliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Tucuman | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
| 2 | Racing Club | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 40 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 39 |
| 4 | Huracan | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
| 5 | Gimnasia La Plata | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Tigre | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 33 |
| 7 | Argentinos Juniors | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| 8 | Godoy Cruz | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 33 |
| 9 | River Plate | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 32 |
| 11 | Platense | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 31 |
| 12 | San Lorenzo | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 30 |
| 13 | Independiente | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 30 |
| 14 | Sarmiento | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 29 |
| 15 | Defensa y Justicia | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 29 |
| 16 | Patronato | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 28 |
| 17 | Central Cordoba SdE | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 18 | Barracas Central | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 28 |
| 19 | Estudiantes | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 20 | Banfield | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 26 |
| 21 | Unión Santa Fe | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -5 | 26 |
| 22 | Talleres Cordoba | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
| 23 | Rosario Central | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 25 |
| 24 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 25 | Colon | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 22 |
| 26 | Lanus | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 17 |
| 27 | Velez Sarsfield | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 16 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 23 | -27 | 13 |
