Banfield have rested after their 4-1-fixture against Independiente and are ready to meet Newell's Old Boys. Here's all the knowledge!
- Banfield have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Superliga
This has all the signs of an absorbing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both sides are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
The story so far in the Superliga for Newell's Old Boys at their home stadium (Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa) is 6 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. When Newell's Old Boys hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Central Cordoba SdE, San Lorenzo, Sarmiento, Aldosivi, Arsenal de Sarandi, Newell's Old Boys, Atletico Tucuman and Patronato), they have won 2 of 5 matches! Newell's are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Newell's are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
An away draw last time out for Newell's, facing Boca Juniors in a game that ended 0-0. Midfielder Pablo Pérez was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.63 (out of ten) in that game. Pérez hit two key passes.
Before that, Newell's had a home game versus Central Cordoba SdE which ended with a victory 1-0.The Newell's fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 12 matches. Newell's's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches. Newell's has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.
Banfield form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Superliga, are W2-D8-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Superliga.
The supporters enjoyed Banfield's previous game versus Independiente (placed 9th), a Superliga 4-1 win played at home. Midfielder Giuliano Galoppo was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.03. Galoppo scored one goal and hit four key passes.
Before that, Banfield travelled to Sarmiento and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Banfield as they have only managed to score 7 times from 12 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Banfield as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the former six meetings): Newell's won zero games, four matches ended with a draw and Banfield have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / sixTop Goalscorers
  J. Cruz 8 goals |  I. Scocco 7 goals |  G. Galoppo 7 goals |
Newell's Old Boys missing players
Banfield missing players
| Newell's Old Boys | Banfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 7 | 18 | 36 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | 15 |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 36 | 21 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| 50 | 20 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 37 |
| 89% | 89% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 78% | 83% |
| 64% | 56% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 61% | 64% |
| 47% | 39% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 11% | 25% |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | 14% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 50% | 50% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 50% | 44% |
| 25% | 39% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 44% | 39% |
| 36% | 22% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 28% | 33% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9.8 | 11 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 |
| 4 | 4.3 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 25% | 27% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 24% | 23% |
| 10.1 | 8.8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 11.5 | 10.7 |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
- Banfield have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Superliga
- Banfield have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) 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 | River Plate | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 35 | 53 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 43 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 41 |
| 4 | Velez Sarsfield | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| 5 | Estudiantes | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 38 |
| 6 | Boca Juniors | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 7 | Lanus | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | Colon | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 36 |
| 9 | Independiente | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 34 |
| 10 | Gimnasia La Plata | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 34 |
| 11 | Huracan | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 32 |
| 12 | Rosario Central | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Union Santa Fe | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 31 |
| 14 | Godoy Cruz | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 15 | Racing Club | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
| 16 | Argentinos Juniors | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 17 | Platense | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -1 | 27 |
| 18 | Newell's Old Boys | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 27 |
| 19 | Aldosivi | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 27 |
| 20 | Banfield | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 25 |
| 21 | Sarmiento | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 24 |
| 22 | Central Cordoba SdE | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 23 | San Lorenzo | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -11 | 23 |
| 24 | Patronato | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 23 |
| 25 | Atletico Tucuman | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -21 | 21 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 24 | -22 | 19 |