Superliga: Vélez Sarsfield are 8 points behind Newell's Old Boys, but are motivated to go all in. Get this show on the road!
- Newell's Old Boys have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Superliga
The hosts Vélez Sarsfield saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Copa Libertadores. Thankfully the previous game, versus Flamengo, was also a home game here at Estadio José Amalfitani. The away team is better rested.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
With 1 Superliga win, 4 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, Vélez Sarsfield are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Vélez Sarsfield's previous fixture was also a home event, the loss 0-4 against Flamengo (in Copa Libertadores). Midfield player Cáseres got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Cáseres hit two key passes and had 29 successful passes (of 32 total).
Preceding that game was the away draw at Independiente that finished 1-1.Goals from both teams! That has been the case in 7 league rounds in a row for this team. Could it happen again?
There will be little rest for Sarsfield after this match as they are travelling to Flamengo for a Copa Libertadores game in only four days.
Vélez Sarsfield has scored 7 goals so far and conceded 7 goals from 7 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Superliga travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Newell's Old Boys has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Newell's's previous game was their home loss versus Godoy Cruz (1-2). Defender Ditta was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Ditta won 4 of 7 duels.
Prior to that match, the Newell's Old Boys manager Sanguinetti faced defeat when travelling to Huracan and losing 0-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Newell's Old Boys in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Newell's, 7 draws and 6 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Copa Argentina trip to Talleres Cordoba.
The attacking power of Newell's Old Boys when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. 10 goals have been conceded by Newell's Old Boys in these games.
Head 2 Head
The 6 most recent games involving these sides have all ended as Sarsfield victories. Will history repeat itself?Top Goalscorers
  L. Janson 8 goals |  R. Sordo 6 goals | A. Osorio 4 goals |
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
Newell's Old Boys missing players
| Vélez Sarsfield | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 30 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 31 |
| 34 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 20 | 31 |
| 87% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 87% |
| 73% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 60% | 57% |
| 30% | 29% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 40% | 40% |
| 17% | 21% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 7% | 7% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 60% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 40% | 37% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 27% | 43% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 40% | 33% |
| 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11.7 | 12.9 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.1 | 11.2 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 25% | 27% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 25% | 26% |
| 10.7 | 11.4 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 12.9 | 11.4 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
- Newell's Old Boys have the fewest points from losing position (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 | Atlético Tucumán | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 32 |
| 2 | Gimnasia La Plata | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 |
| 3 | Huracan | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Godoy Cruz | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Argentinos Juniors | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | River Plate | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 26 |
| 7 | Boca Juniors | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Racing Club | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 9 | Platense | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | San Lorenzo | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 11 | Patronato | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
| 12 | Estudiantes | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Union Santa Fe | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 14 | Newell's Old Boys | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Barracas Central | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 | Tigre | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 19 |
| 17 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 19 |
| 18 | Sarmiento | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | Rosario Central | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 19 |
| 20 | Banfield | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 18 |
| 21 | Central Cordoba SdE | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 22 | Defensa y Justicia | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 23 | Colon | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 18 |
| 24 | Talleres Cordoba | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 15 |
| 25 | Independiente | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 15 |
| 26 | Aldosivi | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 13 |
| 27 | Vélez Sarsfield | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 12 |
| 28 | Lanus | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 11 |
