A home team triumph, the away team with a heroic away win or an exciting draw? Everything is possible when the mid-table teams Newell's Old Boys and Platense clash at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa.
- Newell's Old Boys haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Platense have yet to win a game away.
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!
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
Newell's Old Boys have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Superliga. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
A good away victory last time out for Newell's Old Boys, who won 1-0 against Rosario Central. Méndez was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.43 out of 10. The defender Méndez hit one key pass and won 4 of 8 duels.
A 2-2 draw away before that, with Sarmiento the opponent.The match schedule is unforgiving for Newell's Old Boys as they have a new game in only three days, a Copa Argentina match thankfully also at home. Ituzaingo are visiting.
The Newell's fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. Newell's Old Boys have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Platense form and stats
The Superliga season is young and Platense have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far. With the Platense losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Platense, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-4 versus Tigre. Midfield player Schor was the top player of the team with a match rating of 6.74/10. Schor hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.
A loss against Patronato was the result prior to that, in a home game.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Platense as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. For Platense, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. Castro 2 goals | J. García 2 goals |  I. Gómez 2 goals |
Newell's Old Boys missing players
Platense missing players
| Newell's Old Boys | Platense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 3.1 | 3.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.3 | 5 |
| 3.7 | 3.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.3 | 5.6 |
| 3.6 | 3.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.3 | 12.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.3 | 9.3 |
| 4.1 | 5.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 34% | 31% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 32% |
| 11.3 | 11 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 13.7 | 12.1 |
| 4.9 | 3.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.7 | 4.1 |
- Newell's Old Boys haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Platense have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Platense have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Platense have yet to win a game away.
- Platense haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 | Defensa y Justicia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Unión Santa Fe | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | River Plate | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | Newell's Old Boys | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Banfield | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | Argentinos Juniors | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Sarmiento | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Platense | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | San Lorenzo | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Gimnasia La Plata | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -8 | 6 |
| 12 | Talleres Córdoba | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 13 | Patronato | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 4 |
| 14 | Atlético Tucumán | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -10 | 4 |
