After the first game it's Newell's Old Boys - Boca Juniors 0-1 in points. Who will triumph in this second Superliga game of the season?
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
Newell's are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Velez Sarsfield. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Racing Club (1-3).
Last season, Newell's Old Boys's league statistics were 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, resulting in a 2nd position in the Superliga. Over these five matches they scored 8 goals and conceded 5. Playing at home last season Newell's Old Boys managed 2-0-1 (win-draw-lost) with 4 goals and 2 conceded.
Boca Juniors form and stats
Juniors's last game was the home draw against Gimnasia La Plata (2-2). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Banfield (after extra-time, 3-5 on penalties) that ended 1-1.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: zero - four - five (Newell's Old Boys wins - draws - Boca Juniors wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Izquierdoz 1 goals | E. Cardona Bedoya 1 goals |
Newell's Old Boys missing players
Boca Juniors missing players
| Newell's Old Boys | Boca Juniors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Newell's Old Boys | Last season | Boca Juniors | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 11 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 9 | 18 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 83% | ||
| 55% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 45% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 17% | ||
| 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 58% | ||
| 18% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | ||
| 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 17% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 9.5 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | ||
| 35% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Defensa y Justicia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Velez Sarsfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Atletico Tucuman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Gimnasia La Plata | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Unión Santa Fe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Huracán | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Patronato | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Velez Sarsfield | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Newell's Old Boys | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Racing Club | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Central Cordoba SdE | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 5 | Estudiantes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 6 | Godoy Cruz | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 4 |