Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa: Blow the trumpet for a football festivity when Newell's Old Boys engage Rosario Central. Read up on the fixture at Tipsway!
- Newell's Old Boys have won all their matches at home so far.
- Rosario Central have the most points from losing position (5) in Superliga
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
This promises to be an engaging game with lots of action and excitement as both participants are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's start!
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
4-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Newell's Old Boys so far this season. Ever since the Velez Sarsfield game Newell's Old Boys has been unbeatable here at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa producing four straight wins.
Newell's Old Boys are returning here after guesting Audax Italiano in a Copa Sudamericana fixture and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
Prior to that, an away loss at Estudiantes in the Superliga.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Newell's have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 6 and lost 2.
The manager Heinze will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Racing Club in only three days.
Newell's Old Boys are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games.
Rosario Central form and stats
Playing away, Rosario Central have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Superliga this season.
Rosario Central are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the match against Gimnasia La Plata (placed 26th). Attacker Veliz got a player rating of 8.62 in the game. "Man of the match" Veliz scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Prior to that result Rosario won their away game at Huracan. The scoreline was 2-0.Rosario Central are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 8 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Central Norte in just two days.
Rosario find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. The Rosario Central manager Russo has some worries about the defense as 9 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Newell's Old Boys victories, three draws and five Rosario Central wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Véliz 4 goals |   J. Recalde Ramírez 2 goals |  J. Candia Hernández 2 goals |
Newell's Old Boys missing players
Rosario Central missing players
| Newell's Old Boys | Rosario Central | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 56% | 25% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 78% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 56% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 44% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 33% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 5.1 | 5 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.5 | 9.2 | 5.9 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.1 | 9.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10 | 13 |
| 5.3 | 3.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | 5.1 |
| 19% | 36% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 25% | 28% |
| 9 | 7 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 19.8 | 14.9 |
| 3.1 | 1.8 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 8.8 | 5.7 |
- All of Rosario Central's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Newell's Old Boys have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
- Newell's Old Boys have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Newell's Old Boys have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Newell's Old Boys have won all their matches at home so far.
- Newell's Old Boys have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Newell's Old Boys haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rosario Central have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Rosario Central have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rosario Central have the most points from losing position (5) in Superliga
- Rosario Central 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 | River Plate | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Racing Club | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Rosario Central | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | Talleres Cordoba | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Defensa y Justicia | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Argentinos Juniors | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 | Boca Juniors | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | Lanus | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Velez Sarsfield | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 12 | Platense | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 | Instituto | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Huracan | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 15 | Godoy Cruz | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Belgrano | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 17 | Estudiantes | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 18 | Tigre | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 19 | Central Cordoba SdE | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 20 | Sarmiento | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 21 | Independiente | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 9 |
| 22 | Barracas Central | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 23 | Banfield | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 24 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 25 | Atletico Tucuman | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 26 | Gimnasia La Plata | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -8 | 8 |
| 27 | Union Santa Fe | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 28 | Colon | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 6 |
