Sarmiento welcome Newell's Old Boys for another engaging Superliga game here at Estadio Eva Perón de Junín.
- Sarmiento have the most points from losing position (4) in Superliga
- All of Newell's Old Boys's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
Both squads have had sufficient rest since their previous match. Let's hope for an active match!
Sarmiento form and stats
Seven points from three Superliga home games is a great start for Sarmiento, who are hoping to build on that form here at Estadio Eva Perón de Junín.
Happy days for Sarmiento in their previous game, a fixture away at Patronato (placed 14th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Goalkeeper Ayala got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.24 out of ten. Ayala topped it up with a clean sheet.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Union Santa Fe in a game that was won 2-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Sarmiento perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sarmiento as a small favourite), we find eight games. Sarmiento has won three of these, drawn one and lost four.
Sarmiento have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Eva Perón de Junín with 5 goals in 3 league matches.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
Newell's Old Boys are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Superliga, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Funez, Garro, Sordo and Castro scored in Newell's Old Boys's previous match, the home game against Atletico Tucuman that ended 4-0. Macagno (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.45. Macagno topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Talleres Cordoba.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Newell's Old Boys in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Newell's, ten draws and six defeats.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Newell's Old Boys has managed 2 goals and let in 4 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: two - three - one (Sarmiento wins - draws - Newell's Old Boys wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Torres 2 goals |  N. Castro 2 goals |  J. Brea 1 goals |
Sarmiento missing players
Newell's Old Boys missing players
| Sarmiento | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 40% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 20% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 5.2 | 5.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 6 | 3.7 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 2.6 | 3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.4 | 12 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.5 | 11 |
| 5.2 | 6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 23% | 28% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 14.2 | 9.3 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 5.2 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.5 | 4.8 |
- All of Newell's Old Boys's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Newell's Old Boys haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sarmiento have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sarmiento have the most points from losing position (4) in Superliga
- Sarmiento haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Sarmiento | Last season | Newell's Old Boys | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 8 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 9 | 17 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 10 | 16 | ||
| 75% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 50% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | ||
| 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 55% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 45% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 9% | ||
| 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 55% | ||
| 50% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 18% | ||
| 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 27% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.6 | 5.8 | ||
| 6.1 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.6 | 6.2 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 14.3 | 18.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 9.5 | ||
| 5.9 | 7.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 20% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | ||
| 10.1 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 9 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Defensa y Justicia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Union Santa Fe | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Sarmiento | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Racing Club | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Newell's Old Boys | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Banfield | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Platense | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Gimnasia La Plata | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 11 | Atletico Tucuman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 12 | San Lorenzo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 13 | Talleres Cordoba | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 14 | Patronato | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
