Most would pick Newell's Old Boys in this fixture versus Arsenal de Sarandi, but the guests will resist to the end. Here's our complete match guide!
- Newell's Old Boys have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Arsenal de Sarandi have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Superliga
Both participants have had time to rest since their last match. Let's have faith in that this will be an active match!
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
Newell's Old Boys are steadily winning Superliga games and points here at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa. 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games.
Newell's Old Boys drew their last game, 2-2 away at Tigre (placed 10th). The hometeam coach Heinze made a successful contribution in the game against Tigre, bringing on Ferreira who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw. Midfielder Sforza was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.63 (out of ten) in that game. Sforza served one assist, hit two key passes and had 82 successful passes (of 91 total).
Ahead of that game, a home victory hosting Santos in the Copa Sudamericana.
It should be noted that a peek at the 10 most recent league matches reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Newell's have scored {5 league goals} here from 7 matches, not a lot. Newell's Old Boys have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {1 goals}.
Arsenal de Sarandi form and stats
Arsenal de Sarandi have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 1-1-6 (8 played). A depressing four defeats in a row for Arsenal de Sarandi in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Argentinos Juniors.
Arsenal de Sarandi might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Gimnasia La Plata proved too strong as Arsenal de Sarandi slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona. Guzmán got a match rating of 7.7 in that game, top player of the team. Guzmán hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Ahead of that, 1-1 at home against Villa Mitre (after extra-time, 6-7 on penalties) in the Copa Argentina.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Arsenal as they have only managed to score 5 times from 8 away games in the league. Arsenal de Sarandi's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the previous six meetings): Newell's Old Boys won two games, two matches ended with a draw and Arsenal de Sarandi managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / three.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Toloza 4 goals | L. Leal dos Anjos 3 goals |  V. Velázquez Ramos 2 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 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 12 | 5 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 22 |
| 87% | 71% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 14% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 62% | 67% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 47% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 47% |
| 47% | 86% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 40% | 43% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 47% |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.9 | 9.7 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
| 4.1 | 2.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 19% | 25% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 22% | 27% |
| 9.7 | 8.4 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 16.2 | 16.7 |
| 3.2 | 2.7 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 6 | 5.8 |
- Arsenal de Sarandi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Arsenal de Sarandi have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Arsenal de Sarandi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Arsenal de Sarandi have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Superliga
- Arsenal de Sarandi have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Superliga
- Arsenal de Sarandi have the most conceded goals in the first half (14) in Superliga
- Arsenal de Sarandi have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Superliga
- Arsenal de Sarandi have the most points from losing position (7) in Superliga
- Arsenal de Sarandi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Newell's Old Boys have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at 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 | River Plate | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 37 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 28 |
| 4 | Talleres Cordoba | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 27 |
| 5 | Estudiantes | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | Belgrano | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Rosario Central | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Lanus | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Tigre | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Sarmiento | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| 14 | Boca Juniors | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 15 | Racing Club | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | Central Cordoba SdE | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 18 |
| 17 | Gimnasia La Plata | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Colon | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 17 |
| 19 | Barracas Central | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 20 | Platense | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 21 | Instituto | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 22 | Velez Sarsfield | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 23 | Huracan | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 24 | Banfield | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
| 25 | Independiente | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 14 |
| 26 | Atletico Tucuman | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 14 |
| 27 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 11 |
| 28 | Union Santa Fe | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -12 | 9 |
