This is shaping up to be another absorbing run-in at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa in the Superliga. Newell's Old Boys is in 9th place and welcome Atlético Tucumán in 10th place. Learn more about the match here!
Atlético Tucumán have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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!
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Newell's Old Boys's two home games in the Superliga so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa.
Happy days for Newell's in their previous game, a fixture away at Talleres Córdoba (placed 13th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Defender Lema got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.13/10. Lema scored one goal and won 3 of 7 duels.
Preceding that match was a defeat to River Plate (0-2).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Newell's Old Boys handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, four draws and three defeats.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Newell's Old Boys at home in the league. 1 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Atlético Tucumán form and stats
It's not happening yet for Atlético Tucumán on their Superliga travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? With two straight losses from their last two away games, Atlético Tucumán are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Andrada scored in Atlético's previous match, the home game against Patronato that ended 1-0. Bianchi was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.62. The defender Bianchi hit one key pass and won 6 of 8 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Union Santa Fe's place.We have checked recent matches where Atlético Tucumán have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were four victories, three draws and four defeats.
0 goals so far away for Atlético Tucumán, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the previous seven meetings): Newell's won one game, four matches ended with a tie and Atlético Tucumán got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / twoTop Goalscorers
  C. Lema 1 goals | N. Castro 1 goals | F. González 1 goals |
Newell's Old Boys missing players
Atlético Tucumán missing players
| Newell's Old Boys | Atlético Tucumán | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 4.2 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 9 | 6.2 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 12 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 18% | 11% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 11 | 11 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.8 |
| 4.5 | 2.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 |
| Newell's Old Boys | Last season | Atlético Tucumán | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 11 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 13 | 22 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 91% | ||
| 55% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 55% | ||
| 45% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 45% | ||
| 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 27% | ||
| 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 64% | ||
| 18% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 18% | ||
| 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 6.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.4 | 7.4 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9.5 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 35% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 59% | 54% | ||
| 9 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 9.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Banfield | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | River Plate | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Platense | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Defensa y Justicia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Argentinos Juniors | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Union Santa Fe | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Sarmiento | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Racing Club | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Newell's Old Boys | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 10 | Atlético Tucumán | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Gimnasia La Plata | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 12 | San Lorenzo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 13 | Talleres Córdoba | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 14 | Patronato | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
