This is a vital fight in the lower section of the Superliga, with both Newell's Old Boys and Central Cordoba SdE suffering more angst than pleasure. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the team playing at home positioned 21st and the away team in 24th position.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
The total Superliga results at home this season for Newell's Old Boys are 5-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). When Newell's Old Boys hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like San Lorenzo, Sarmiento, Arsenal de Sarandi, Newell's Old Boys, Platense, Atlético Tucumán, Banfield and Patronato), they have won 2 of 4 matches! Newell's Old Boys has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Newell's are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Arsenal de Sarandi. Pablo Pérez (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.65/10. Pérez hit two key passes and had 24 successful passes (of 29 total).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Union Santa Fe.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Newell's have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won one, drawn four and lost three.
Newell's are traveling soon after this match as the Superliga match at Boca Juniors awaits in four days.
Newell's are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 11 games. Newell's have conceded 14 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches. Newell's Old Boys has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Central Cordoba SdE form and stats
There's been little loot from Central Cordoba SdE's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 10 away games in the Superliga. Central Cordoba SdE only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 5 draws.
Central Cordoba SdE won their last game, 1-0 versus Independiente played at home. Defender Jonathan Bay was the best team player with a rating of 7.63. Bay hit one key pass and won 8 of 14 duels.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sarmiento at their stadium, the result 3-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Central in our archives, and the results are: seven wins for Central Cordoba SdE, three draws and five defeats.
The attacking power of Central when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Central have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last three meetings: three - zero - zero (Newell's wins - draws - Central Cordoba SdE wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Giménez 13 goals |  I. Scocco 7 goals | N. Castro 5 goals |
Newell's Old Boys missing players
Central Cordoba SdE missing players
| Newell's Old Boys | Central Cordoba SdE | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 17 | 34 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 35 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 10 | 19 | 36 |
| 50 | 20 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 44 |
| 91% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 88% |
| 68% | 59% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 59% | 68% |
| 50% | 41% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 41% | 47% |
| 29% | 24% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | 24% |
| 9% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 53% | 53% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 53% | 56% |
| 21% | 35% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | 24% |
| 35% | 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 41% | 32% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 5.1 | 4.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9.8 | 11.1 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 8.4 | 10.1 |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 26% | 27% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | 28% |
| 9.9 | 8.9 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.4 | 8.9 | 9.5 |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 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 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 31 | 49 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 40 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 37 |
| 4 | Boca Juniors | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Velez Sarsfield | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 |
| 6 | Lanus | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | Colon | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 35 |
| 8 | Estudiantes | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 32 |
| 9 | Independiente | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 31 |
| 10 | Gimnasia La Plata | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | Huracan | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Godoy Cruz | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 27 |
| 13 | Rosario Central | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -2 | 27 |
| 14 | Racing Club | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 15 | Argentinos Juniors | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 16 | Union Santa Fe | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 25 |
| 17 | Aldosivi | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -12 | 24 |
| 18 | Platense | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 19 | Sarmiento | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 23 |
| 20 | Patronato | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -8 | 23 |
| 21 | Newell's Old Boys | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 23 |
| 22 | Banfield | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 21 |
| 23 | Atlético Tucumán | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -14 | 21 |
| 24 | Central Cordoba SdE | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 20 |
| 25 | San Lorenzo | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | -16 | 19 |