Delightful dogfight as daring Newell's Old Boys duel with determined Patronato

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sat 16.April
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa (38095 seats)

Superliga: What this fixture might miss in style it should compensate in tempo and enthusiasm. Bring on Newell's Old Boys - Patronato!

Insights:
  • Newell's Old Boys have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Patronato have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Superliga

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

L W W D W

Newell's Old Boys form and stats

3-0-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Newell's Old Boys so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Newell's Old Boys after consecutive victories at their own ground.

No payout for Newell's in their previous match, an away game at Union Santa Fe that ended in defeat 0-1. Luciano, defender, was given a rating of 7.35/10 in that game, top of the team. Luciano won 12 of 16 duels.

Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Platense.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Newell's Old Boys handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are nine wins, four draws and three defeats.

Newell's Old Boys have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

L W L W L

Patronato form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Superliga travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

The manager Sava was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella. Patronato suffered a 0-1 loss to Banfield (placed 6th). Midfield player Castro was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.03/10. Castro hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 25 successful passes (of 28 total).

Before that, Patronato secured a home win against Union Santa Fe with the score 2-1.

Patronato are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, five draws and ten defeats. From a total of 16 matches.

The Patronato manager Sava has some worries about the defense as 9 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Data for the former eight meetings featuring these two contenders are: three wins for Newell's, five draws and zero wins for Patronato. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Newell's Old BoysN. Castro
N. Castro
3 goals
PatronatoL. Barrios Cáceres
L. Barrios Cáceres
3 goals
Newell's Old BoysJ. Garro
J. Garro
2 goals

Newell's Old Boys missing players

Patronato missing players

Newell's Old Boys Patronato
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 4 2 Played P 0 4 9
5 3 2 Won W 0 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
3 1 0 Lost L 0 3 6
13 8 7 Scored S 0 4 6
10 3 1 Conceded C 0 9 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 89%
67% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 44%
56% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 75% 44%
33% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 11%
33% 25% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 75% 44%
33% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
33% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 56%
 
3.7 3.8 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.5 5.9
3.6 3.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6.5 5.8
3.6 3.2 4.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.8 12.2 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.5 11.4
4 5.2 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.2 4.2
36% 38% 58% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 44% 16%
 
11.4 11.5 12 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10.5 8.3
4.4 3.2 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5.5 3.9
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Newell's Old Boys have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Newell's Old Boys have scored more than double the goals of Patronato.
  • Newell's Old Boys haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Patronato have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Patronato have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Patronato have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Patronato have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Superliga
  • Patronato have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Patronato haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Racing Club 9 6 3 0 19 6 4 3 1 0 8 1 5 3 2 0 11 5 13 21
2 River Plate 9 6 1 2 19 8 5 3 1 1 14 6 4 3 0 1 5 2 11 19
3 Defensa y Justicia 9 5 2 2 20 14 4 1 2 1 7 7 5 4 0 1 13 7 6 17
4 Union Santa Fe 9 5 2 2 8 5 5 5 0 0 6 1 4 0 2 2 2 4 3 17
5 Newell's Old Boys 9 5 1 3 13 10 4 3 0 1 8 3 5 2 1 2 5 7 3 16
6 Banfield 9 4 2 3 12 9 4 1 1 2 6 5 5 3 1 1 6 4 3 14
7 Argentinos Juniors 9 4 2 3 12 11 4 2 1 1 5 2 5 2 1 2 7 9 1 14
8 Sarmiento 9 4 2 3 12 14 5 3 2 0 9 6 4 1 0 3 3 8 -2 14
9 Gimnasia La Plata 9 3 3 3 10 16 4 2 2 0 6 4 5 1 1 3 4 12 -6 12
10 San Lorenzo 9 1 4 4 7 10 4 0 2 2 4 6 5 1 2 2 3 4 -3 7
11 Platense 9 2 1 6 7 14 5 2 0 3 4 4 4 0 1 3 3 10 -7 7
12 Patronato 9 2 1 6 6 13 5 1 1 3 2 4 4 1 0 3 4 9 -7 7
13 Talleres Cordoba 9 1 2 6 5 13 5 1 1 3 4 9 4 0 1 3 1 4 -8 5
14 Atletico Tucuman 9 1 2 6 5 16 5 1 1 3 4 9 4 0 1 3 1 7 -11 5

Read more about Superliga

The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.