The Newell's Old Boys & River Plate head coaches Heinze and Demichelis are both fearful of and eagerly anticipating this crucial game in the upper part of the Superliga standings.
- Newell's Old Boys have not yet lost a game at home.
- River Plate have the most scored goals (21) in Superliga
It's no vacation for neither Newell's Old Boys nor River Plate as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
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 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Lucas Adrian Hoyos not having conceded a league goal in 224 minutes.
Newell's enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Racing Club's place. The match ended 1-0 with Velázquez scoring. Defender Velázquez got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.83/10. Velázquez scored one goal and won 8 of 12 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Rosario Central that ended 0-0.It should be considered that a glance at the 10 latest league games shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Blooming are coming to town in two days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Newell's Old Boys at home in the league. 5 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 5 matches.
River Plate form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of River Plate so far, with 5-0-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Superliga statistics. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus Newell's Old Boys.
River Plate have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Franco Armani. It's been 549 minutes since they last conceded in Superliga.
River Plate are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the fixture against Gimnasia La Plata (placed 22nd). Casco was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.24. The defender Casco served one assist, hit four key passes and won 7 of 8 duels.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Huracan at their stadium, the result 3-0.Some information for sports gamblers contemplating a bet on only one (or no) side scoring in this fixture: This club have played 6 consecutive league games with just one or no team finding the net.
A new game in only three days for River, the Copa Libertadores home match versus Sporting Cristal. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy River Plate's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 6 league matches away. River Plate are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only {2 goals} away.
Head 2 Head
River Plate have been victorious in all of the 5 most recent games against this opponent. Will the streak continue?Top Goalscorers
  L. Beltrán 5 goals |  E. Barco 3 goals |  I. Fernández 3 goals |
Newell's Old Boys missing players
River Plate missing players
| Newell's Old Boys | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 91% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 45% | 20% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 82% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 55% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 17% | 27% |
| 55% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 83% | 73% |
| 27% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.1 | 5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.6 | 9.2 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 16.7 | 17.2 |
| 4.5 | 2.8 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| 20% | 36% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 33% | 32% |
| 9.8 | 8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 10.8 | 10.1 |
| 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
- Newell's Old Boys have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
- Newell's Old Boys have not yet lost a game at home.
- Newell's Old Boys have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- River Plate have scored in all their matches so far.
- River Plate have scored more than double the goals of Newell's Old Boys.
- River Plate have the most clean sheets (5) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the most clean sheets (8) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most points (15) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (21) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+16) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+9) away in Superliga
- River Plate haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- River Plate is in the best form (6-0-0) 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 | River Plate | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 27 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Rosario Central | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | Talleres Cordoba | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | Defensa y Justicia | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | Lanus | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | Belgrano | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Newell's Old Boys | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Argentinos Juniors | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 10 | Racing Club | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | Platense | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Instituto | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | Godoy Cruz | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 14 | Estudiantes | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 15 | Tigre | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 15 |
| 16 | Central Cordoba SdE | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 17 | Velez Sarsfield | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 18 | Boca Juniors | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 19 | Sarmiento | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | Huracan | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 | Barracas Central | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 22 | Gimnasia La Plata | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -9 | 11 |
| 23 | Colon | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| 24 | Banfield | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 10 |
| 25 | Independiente | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 9 |
| 26 | Atletico Tucuman | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 9 |
| 27 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 8 |
| 28 | Union Santa Fe | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 7 |
