The league table in Superliga tells a story about these teams so far, with Newell's Old Boys leading Godoy Cruz by 20 points. Match preview to follow:
Godoy Cruz could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Superliga game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Vélez Sarsfield, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Godoy Cruz.
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
Newell's Old Boys, who have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Superliga, have performed here at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa this season with 7 wins from 11 Superliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.
Newell's Old Boys manager F. Kudelka and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Racing Club (placed 5th) in the Superliga. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Colón in a game that was won 4-0.
Newell's Old Boys have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa with 19 goals in 11 league matches. From these home matches, Newell's Old Boys have conceded only 8 goals.
Godoy Cruz form and stats
Godoy Cruz, who have the most conceded goals (46) in Superliga, have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 2-0-9 (11 played).
It's the second away game in a row for Godoy Cruz, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Vélez Sarsfield (placed 3rd) in the Superliga last time out. Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Unión Santa Fe.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Godoy Cruz played away with similar odds. This revealed seven games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, zero were draws and the home team won as expected six times.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Godoy Cruz manager M. Sciacqua has some worries about the defense as 22 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Newell's Old Boys one win, one draw and Godoy Cruz three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Rodríguez 6 goals | C. Lema 5 goals |  S. García Correa 5 goals |
Newell's Old Boys missing players
Godoy Cruz missing players
| Newell's Old Boys | Godoy Cruz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| 9 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 33 | 19 | 12 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 23 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | 46 |
| 91% | 82% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 73% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 73% | 77% |
| 36% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 45% | 55% |
| 36% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 27% | 32% |
| 14% | 18% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| 50% | 18% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 36% | 45% |
| 36% | 73% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 18% | 9% |
| 23% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 45% | 45% |
| 5.4 | 6.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 246 | 146 | 84 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 101 | 211 |
| 79 | 48 | 34 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 36 | 69 |
| 42% | 40% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 25% | 29% |
- Godoy Cruz has the most conceded goals (22) away
- Godoy Cruz has the most conceded goals (46)
- Godoy Cruz has the most conceded goals in the first half (23)
- Godoy Cruz has the most conceded goals in the second half (23)
- Godoy Cruz has the the worst goal difference (-26)
- Godoy Cruz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Godoy Cruz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Newell's Old Boys has the most clean sheets (8) at home
- Newell's Old Boys have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Newell's Old Boys have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Godoy Cruz have scored away.
- Newell's Old Boys have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 23 | 46 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 45 |
| 3 | Vélez Sarsfield | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Lanús | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Racing Club | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 36 |
| 6 | Argentinos Juniors | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 36 |
| 7 | Rosario Central | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | Newell's Old Boys | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 35 |
| 9 | Defensa y Justicia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 33 |
| 10 | San Lorenzo | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 33 |
| 11 | Talleres Córdoba | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 31 |
| 12 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Estudiantes | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 30 |
| 14 | Atlético Tucumán | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 28 |
| 15 | Unión Santa Fe | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 27 |
| 16 | Independiente | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 26 |
| 17 | Banfield | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 26 |
| 18 | Central Cordoba SdE | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 19 | Gimnasia La Plata | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 20 | Patronato | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 23 |
| 21 | Aldosivi | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 22 |
| 22 | Huracán | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 19 |
| 23 | Colón | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 20 | -20 | 18 |
| 24 | Godoy Cruz | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -26 | 15 |