Soccer game preview: Home ticketholders with high optimism before Newell's Old Boys - Barracas Central

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sun 05.March
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa (38095 seats)

Newell's Old Boys fight Barracas Central for acclaim and sporting success.

Insights:
  • Newell's Old Boys have won all their matches at home so far.
  • All of Barracas Central's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.

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!

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Newell's Old Boys form and stats

Perfect Superliga season at home so far for Newell's Old Boys 2 wins from 2 appearances.

Newell's Old Boys lost their last game at Instituto (placed 11th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Midfield player Sforza got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, the max score being 10. Sforza hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 68 successful passes (of 73 total).

Before that fixture, a disappointing home defeat against Claypole in the Copa Argentina.

At Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa, Newell's Old Boys has the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Barracas Central form and stats

Barracas Central are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Superliga, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

Barracas Central go into this game after a win, the home game against Gimnasia La Plata that ended 1-0. Midfield player Arce was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.53/10. Arce scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Prior to that match, the Barracas Central manager Paoli faced defeat when travelling to Huracan and losing 0-2.

A new game in only three days for Barracas, the Copa Argentina home match versus Estudiantes Caseros. Busy days.

It's early days yet, but Barracas Central has scored 5 and conceded 5 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Barracas CentralB. Sepúlveda
B. Sepúlveda
4 goals
Newell's Old BoysR. Sordo
R. Sordo
1 goals
Newell's Old BoysJ. Sforza
J. Sforza
1 goals

Newell's Old Boys missing players

Barracas Central missing players

Newell's Old Boys Barracas Central
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 2 1 Played P 1 2 5
2 2 1 Won W 1 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
6 3 1 Scored S 5 5 7
6 0 0 Conceded C 3 5 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 60%
40% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 20%
40% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 20%
40% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 40%
40% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 20%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 40%
 
4.2 1 1 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.5 3.4
2 2.5 2 Corners against (avg) C A 4 6.5 6.6
1.8 2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.6 4.5 3 Shots (avg) S ( 20 12.5 9.4
6.4 2.5 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 9 5 3
19% 60% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 50% 47%
 
8.8 7.5 2 Shots against (avg) S A 9 10.5 14
3.4 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5 3.8
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • All of Barracas Central's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Barracas Central haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Newell's Old Boys have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Newell's Old Boys have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Newell's Old Boys have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Newell's Old Boys haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Newell's Old Boys Last season Barracas Central
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
3 2   Played P   19 38
1 1   Won W   6 16
0 0   Drew D   7 15
2 1   Lost L   6 7
4 3   Scored S   18 46
5 2   Conceded C   19 36
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   79% 82%
67% 50%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 63%
67% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 42%
67% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 21%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 8%
67% 50%   BTTS BTTS   42% 53%
0% 0%   Clean Sheets C S   37% 37%
33% 50%   Failed to Score F T   42% 29%
 
5 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 5.3
5.3 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   3.5 3.8
1.7 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.7
0 0   Red cards R C   2 2
 
12 13.5   Shots (avg) S (   7.4 7.2
5.3 7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.8 3.1
25% 21%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 40%
 
8.3 7   Shots against (avg) S A   9.3 9
4.7 2.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 3.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lanús 5 4 0 1 10 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 2 0 1 5 3 6 12
2 Defensa y Justicia 5 4 0 1 10 4 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 6 12
3 Talleres Cordoba 5 4 0 1 10 4 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 6 2 6 12
4 San Lorenzo 5 4 0 1 5 2 3 3 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 12
5 Huracan 5 3 2 0 10 5 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 1 2 0 5 3 5 11
6 Boca Juniors 5 3 1 1 7 4 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 10
7 Rosario Central 5 3 1 1 6 6 3 3 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 5 0 10
8 River Plate 5 3 0 2 7 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 9
9 Racing Club 5 2 2 1 7 4 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 3 1 3 8
10 Tigre 5 2 2 1 8 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 6 3 2 8
11 Instituto 5 2 2 1 5 3 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 8
12 Barracas Central 5 2 1 2 7 7 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 7
13 Newell's Old Boys 5 2 1 2 6 6 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 2 3 6 0 7
14 Belgrano 5 2 1 2 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 -3 7
15 Argentinos Juniors 5 2 0 3 5 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 3 1 4 1 6
16 Godoy Cruz 5 2 0 3 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 2 -1 6
17 Velez Sarsfield 5 1 2 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
18 Sarmiento 5 1 2 2 6 7 2 0 0 2 3 6 3 1 2 0 3 1 -1 5
19 Estudiantes 5 1 2 2 4 6 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 5
20 Independiente 5 1 2 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 3 1 2 0 1 0 -2 5
21 Platense 5 1 2 2 8 11 3 0 2 1 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 -3 5
22 Gimnasia La Plata 5 1 1 3 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 4
23 Arsenal de Sarandi 5 1 1 3 4 8 2 0 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 2 3 4 -4 4
24 Central Cordoba SdE 5 1 1 3 1 5 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 -4 4
25 Banfield 5 0 3 2 2 5 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 3
26 Union Santa Fe 5 0 3 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 0 2 1 1 2 -3 3
27 Colón 5 0 2 3 3 7 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 -4 2
28 Atletico Tucuman 5 0 2 3 2 8 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 0 1 2 1 5 -6 2

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.