📏 Form Guide

Newell´s Old Boys

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Newell´s Old Boys head into this game after a 1-1 Torneo Apertura tied result against Estudiantes de La Plata.

In that match, Newell´s Old Boys managed 25% possession and 10 shots on goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Newell´s Old Boys was Luciano Herrera (45'). At the other end, Estudiantes de La Plata had 21 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Tiago Palacios (25') scored for Estudiantes de La Plata.

It has been a rare occasion in recent times that Newell´s Old Boys have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Newell´s Old Boys have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, leaking 7 goals along the way. That pattern won’t necessarily follow through into this next game, however.

Boca Juniors

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Boca Juniors come into this meeting after a 4-0 Torneo Apertura win with the eclipse of Defensa y Justicia in their previous outing.

In that game, Boca Juniors had 46% possession and 11 shots at goal with 5 on target. For Boca Juniors, goals were scored by Edinson Cavani (9'), Milton Giménez (32', 50') and Miguel Ángel Merentiel (81'). Defensa y Justicia had 9 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.

A series of hard-working displays from the Boca Juniors defensive unit has seen their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 1 from their last 6 clashes combined. In that time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 13.

🤜🤛 Head to head

An examination of their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 30/11/2021 shows that Newell´s Old Boys have won 1 of them & Boca Juniors 4, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.

In all, 11 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 4 of them for La Lepra and 7 belonging to Los Xeneizes. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.83.

The previous league game featuring the two was Primera División match day 26 on 09/12/2024 and the score finished Newell´s Old Boys 0-1 Boca Juniors.

In that game, Newell´s Old Boys managed 52% possession and 20 shots on goal with 2 on target.

On the other side, Boca Juniors had 9 shots on goal with 3 on target. Kevin Zenón (55') scored.

The referee was Leandro Rey Hilfer.

ℹ️ Team News: Newell´s Old Boys

The Newell´s Old Boys manager will be grateful to have no fitness concerns whatsoever before this clash with a fully injury-free group to pick from.

🗞️ Team News: Boca Juniors

Due to a completely healthy squad to pick from, the Boca Juniors manager has no fitness worries at all ahead of this clash.

✨ Prediction

Newell´s Old Boys will need to put in a solid display to score goals against this Boca Juniors outfit who we think will be able to grind out a win.

We’re therefore expecting a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 winning score for Boca Juniors when the referee blows for full-time.

Should be a close one.

Victor Martins, 22:01 30/03/2025