It's been rough for Sarmiento so far, and the same description fits Newell's Old Boys. These weathered teams would trade their mothers for some much needed points here.
- Sarmiento have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Newell's Old Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sarmiento and Newell's Old Boys.
Sarmiento form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Sarmiento have to build on here at Estadio Eva Perón de Junín in the Superliga.
The home team returns to Estadio Eva Perón de Junín after being equal after 90 minutes with Independiente (placed 10th) on their last time out; the Superliga game ended 1-1. Midfielder Gabriel Alanis was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.81 (out of ten) in that game. Alanis hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Union Santa Fe (3-4).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sarmiento have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost three.
The Sarmiento fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sarmiento's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Newell's Old Boys so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-4 (win-draw-lose).
J. Garro was the last player to score for the away team. Newell's haven't scored a league goal in the last 180 minutes.
Newell's's last game was the home draw against Aldosivi (0-0). Nicolás Castro got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, top player of the team. Castro hit the woodwork two (!) times, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Prior to that match, the Newell's manager A. Taffarel faced defeat when travelling to Gimnasia La Plata and losing 0-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Newell's in our archives, and the results are: one win for Newell's Old Boys, ten draws and six defeats.
The attacking power of Newell's when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 10 goals have been conceded by Newell's in these games.
Head 2 Head
The participants have played each other already this season, with the match result Newell's Old Boys - Sarmiento 1-1 registered in the official records. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Sarmiento victory, three draws and one Newell's Old Boys win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Sarmiento missing players
Newell's Old Boys missing players
| Sarmiento | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 29 | 19 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 31 |
| 40 | 16 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 25 | 45 |
| 90% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 93% | 90% |
| 67% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 70% |
| 37% | 53% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 53% | 50% |
| 13% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 30% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 47% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 47% | 53% |
| 30% | 47% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 7% | 17% |
| 33% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 53% | 40% |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9.9 | 10.3 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.9 | 9.6 |
| 4 | 4.3 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 24% | 29% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 25% | 26% |
- Newell's Old Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sarmiento have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 39 |
| 2 | Talleres Córdoba | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 32 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Lanús | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 30 |
| 5 | Vélez Sarsfield | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 |
| 6 | Estudiantes | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Colón | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| 8 | Defensa y Justicia | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 9 | Huracan | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 |
| 10 | Independiente | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| 12 | Gimnasia La Plata | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | Godoy Cruz | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 23 |
| 14 | Racing Club | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 15 | Union Santa Fe | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 16 | Rosario Central | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| 17 | Platense | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 18 | Sarmiento | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 20 |
| 19 | Atletico Tucuman | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 20 | Newell's Old Boys | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 17 |
| 21 | San Lorenzo | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 17 |
| 22 | Aldosivi | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 17 |
| 23 | Patronato | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 16 |
| 24 | Banfield | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -7 | 15 |
| 25 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | -15 | 13 |
| 26 | Central Cordoba SdE | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 12 |