In total; twelve fixtures are done and Newell's Old Boys are 2 points on top of Huracán. How will it turn out?
- Huracán have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Superliga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
The story so far in the Superliga for Newell's Old Boys at their home stadium (Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Newell's, their manager F. Gamboa and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
A good away victory last time out for Newell's, who won 2-1 against Lanús (placed 4th). Nicolás Castro (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.43/10. Castro scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Preceding that match was the home game against River Plate that was lost 1-4.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Newell's's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won six matches, drawn zero and lost zero.
Newell's have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa with 11 goals in 6 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.
Huracán form and stats
Playing away, Huracán have won 0 games, drawn 4 and suffered 1 defeat in the Superliga this season. We have seen quite the remarkable succession of draws for Huracán when the away team, as their last four away games have all ended as ties. Not since the Atlético Tucumán fixture has the points been all taken by one team.
Huracán aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 192 league minutes without a goal. C. Yacob was the last player to find the net.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Superliga home defeat versus Independiente with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Attacker Matías Cóccaro got a player rating of 7.72 in the game. "Man of the match" Cóccaro hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 0-0 draw at Sarmiento's stadium before that.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Huracán playing away, we found six games. Results were zero away wins, three draws and three home wins.
Goals are few and far between in Huracán's away league games. Only 2 goals from 5 travels. It's not easy to score on Huracán as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Newell's Old Boys and Huracán have faced each other before this season: Newell's Old Boys - Huracán 2-2. Data for the previous six meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Newell's, one draw and one win for Huracán. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  I. Scocco 6 goals | N. Castro 5 goals |  J. Cacciabue 3 goals |
Newell's Old Boys missing players
Huracán missing players
| Newell's Old Boys | Huracán | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 28 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 39 | 17 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 13 | 25 |
| 92% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 83% | 84% |
| 76% | 75% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 67% | 68% |
| 52% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 14% | 17% | 20% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 17% | 12% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 8% | 4% |
| 56% | 67% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 58% | 52% |
| 16% | 25% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 25% | 28% |
| 36% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 33% | 36% |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 5 | 4.4 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 6 | 4.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 8.9 | 10.3 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.4 | 5.4 | 7.5 |
| 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.7 |
| 29% | 31% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 40% | 31% |
- Huracán have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) 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 | Talleres Córdoba | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 2 | River Plate | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Estudiantes | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | Lanús | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Independiente | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Colon | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 19 |
| 7 | Racing Club | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 8 | Boca Juniors | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Velez Sarsfield | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | Godoy Cruz | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | Rosario Central | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 12 | Defensa y Justicia | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 13 | Argentinos Juniors | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 14 | Newell's Old Boys | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 | Atlético Tucumán | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 15 |
| 16 | Patronato | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 17 | Gimnasia La Plata | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Huracán | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 19 | Sarmiento | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 13 |
| 20 | San Lorenzo | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 13 |
| 21 | Aldosivi | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 13 |
| 22 | Union Santa Fe | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 23 | Platense | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 24 | Central Cordoba SdE | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 25 | Banfield | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 10 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -14 | 8 |