Newell's Old Boys vs Platense betting preview

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sat 07.August
Match begins: 00:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa (38095 seats)

Platense have traveled here for an interesting fight against the hosts Newell's Old Boys. Prepare for the match with this Superliga preview!

Insights:
  • Newell's Old Boys have the most points (6) at home in Superliga
  • Newell's Old Boys have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Platense have scored away.

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Superliga. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Patronato.

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Newell's Old Boys form and stats

Perfect Superliga season at home so far for Newell's Old Boys, who have the most points (6) at home in Superliga, 2 wins from 2 appearances. Two home wins in a row for Newell's bring valid hopes of a third.

Newell's drew their last game, 0-0 away at Patronato (placed 7th). Franco Negri was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.81 out of 10. The defender Negri hit two key passes and won 10 of 19 duels.

Ahead of that match, Newell's won a home game hosting Estudiantes (4-2).

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Newell's Old Boys at home in the league. 7 on target and 4 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Platense form and stats

The Superliga season is young and Platense have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.

Platense's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Independiente that finished 1-1. Defender Augusto Schott was the best team player with a rating of 7.81. Schott scored one goal and won 6 of 11 duels.

A 0-1 defeat away at Sarmiento before that.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Platense has managed 2 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Newell's Old BoysJ. Cacciabue
J. Cacciabue
3 goals
Newell'sI. Scocco
I. Scocco
3 goals
Newell's Old BoysN. Castro
N. Castro
2 goals

Newell's Old Boys missing players

Platense missing players

Newell's Old Boys Platense
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 4 Played P 0 8 17
4 3 1 Won W 0 3 4
6 3 2 Drew D 0 2 4
7 2 1 Lost L 0 3 9
21 13 4 Scored S 0 6 15
26 10 4 Conceded C 0 8 24
88% 88% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 88% 94%
71% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 38% 59%
59% 50% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 29%
41% 38% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 29%
12% 25% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
53% 62% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 41%
18% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 24%
41% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 41%
 
3.5 4 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.9 4.9
5.1 4.5 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.2 5.4
2.8 2.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 2.4
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
7.7 8.1 6.2 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.6 9.1
3.5 3.8 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.5 2.9
36% 43% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 30% 30%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Newell's Old Boys have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Platense have scored away.
  • Newell's Old Boys have the most points (6) at home in Superliga
  • Newell's Old Boys have the most scored goals (7) at home in Superliga
  • Platense have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 San Lorenzo 4 2 2 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 8
2 Independiente 4 2 2 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 8
3 Racing Club 4 2 2 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 8
4 River Plate 4 2 1 1 9 3 3 1 1 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 6 7
5 Lanus 4 2 1 1 9 7 3 1 1 1 5 6 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 7
6 Newell's Old Boys 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 7 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 7
7 Patronato 4 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 7
8 Atletico Tucuman 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 4 5 0 7
9 Colon 4 2 1 1 5 6 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 -1 7
10 Estudiantes 4 2 0 2 9 5 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 5 4 4 6
11 Banfield 4 1 3 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 6
12 Godoy Cruz 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 6
13 Aldosivi 4 2 0 2 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 -2 6
14 Gimnasia La Plata 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 5
15 Central Cordoba SdE 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
16 Huracan 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
17 Argentinos Juniors 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
18 Talleres Cordoba 4 1 1 2 5 5 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 3 5 0 4
19 Defensa y Justicia 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4
20 Arsenal de Sarandi 4 1 1 2 2 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 6 -5 4
21 Velez Sarsfield 4 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 3
22 Rosario Central 4 1 0 3 3 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 3
23 Boca Juniors 4 0 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 1 -2 3
24 Sarmiento 4 1 0 3 1 6 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 -5 3
25 Platense 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 -2 2
26 Union Santa Fe 4 0 2 2 2 7 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 5 -5 2

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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.