We would expect a pronounced difference in quality between these sides based on the matches played so far, with Newell's Old Boys leading Defensa y Justicia by 6 points.
- Newell's Old Boys have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Superliga
- Defensa y Justicia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There have been limited time to rest for the home side, as they featured in a Superliga match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Rosario Central.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
1-3-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Newell's Old Boys so far this season. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Stress levels are on the rise for Newell's Old Boys's attacking players as they have now played 229 minutes without scoring in a league game. Ledesma (own goal) was their last goal scorer.
Newell's are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Rosario Central. Until that loss this club had gone eight consecutive league matches without being beaten. Velázquez was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The defender Velázquez hit one key pass and won 10 of 12 duels.
Before that, Newell's Old Boys drew at home versus Racing Club.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 8 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 2 and lost 3.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Newell's Old Boys here at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 4 games). Newell's Old Boys have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
The visitors are W0-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Superliga.
Justicia go into this game after a win, the home game against Independiente that ended 2-1. Colombo, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.8. Colombo won 5 of 5 duels.
A 0-2 defeat away at Sarmiento before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Defensa y Justicia in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Defensa y Justicia, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Goals are few and far between in Defensa y Justicia's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. Defensa y Justicia's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 6 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Newell's - Defensa y Justicia 1-0 was the score in these teams' latest head-to-head fixture, played this season. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - one - four (Newell's Old Boys wins - draws - Defensa y Justicia wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Merentiel Serrano 7 goals |  R. Sordo 6 goals | J. García 4 goals |
Newell's Old Boys missing players
Defensa y Justicia missing players
| Newell's Old Boys | Defensa y Justicia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 0 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 26 | 14 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 18 | 35 |
| 20 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 32 |
| 87% | 82% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 52% | 45% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 79% |
| 39% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| 22% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 21% |
| 35% | 27% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 71% |
| 48% | 64% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 8% | 12% |
| 30% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 21% |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 5 | 4.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.2 | 6 | 5.6 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10.7 | 12.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.1 | 12.1 |
| 4.1 | 4.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 27% | 26% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | 31% |
| 11.3 | 9.9 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.1 |
| 3.7 | 2.9 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
- Defensa y Justicia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Defensa y Justicia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Newell's Old Boys have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) 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 | Argentinos Juniors | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 2 | Atletico Tucuman | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Platense | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Godoy Cruz | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Newell's Old Boys | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Huracan | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Racing Club | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | Gimnasia La Plata | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Union Santa Fe | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | Patronato | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | San Lorenzo | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | River Plate | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Banfield | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 14 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 15 | Boca Juniors | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Sarmiento | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | Estudiantes | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 18 | Rosario Central | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 19 | Colon | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 20 | Defensa y Justicia | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 21 | Tigre | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 9 |
| 22 | Barracas Central | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 23 | Talleres Córdoba | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 24 | Central Cordoba SdE | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 25 | Independiente | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 26 | Velez Sarsfield | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 27 | Lanus | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 6 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 5 |
