Sarmiento take on Newell´s Old Boys in Sunday’s big Copa de la Liga Profesional clash.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Sarmiento v Newell´s Old Boys, scroll down - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
Sarmiento
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Sarmiento will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 1-0 Copa de la Liga Profesional loss in their previous game against San Lorenzo.
In that game, Sarmiento managed 47% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 4 on target. San Lorenzo had 18 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Cristian Ferreira (6') scored for San Lorenzo.
Over their preceding six fixtures, Israel Damonte's Sarmiento have managed to score a combined total of 6 times giving them an average number of goals scored per match of 1.
Newell´s Old Boys
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Previously, Newell´s Old Boys drew 0-0 in the Copa de la Liga Profesional tie with Platense.
In that game, Newell´s Old Boys managed 64% possession and 13 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. On the other side, Platense had 6 attempts on goal with 3 on target.
For 5 of the prior 6 games involving Newell´s Old Boys, a notably low volume of goals have been hit between them and their opponents. The overall average goals scored per game in that spell works out to a mere 1.67, with the number of goals averaged by La Lepra equalling 0.67.
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Head to head
A review of their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 10/05/2021 shows us that Sarmiento have won 3 of these games & Newell´s Old Boys 0, with the tally of drawn results being 3.
A total of 11 goals were produced between them in these games, with 7 for Verde and 4 created by La Lepra. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.83.
The previous league match featuring the two was Copa de la Liga Profesional match day 12 on 06/11/2023 when the final score was Newell´s Old Boys 0-1 Sarmiento.
In that game, Newell´s Old Boys managed 63% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.
At the other end, Sarmiento had 8 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. Juan Cruz Kaprof (67') scored.
The match was refereed by Hernán Mastrángelo.
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Team News: Sarmiento
Iván Morales (unknown injury) and Federico Paradela (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be able to play for Sarmiento boss Israel Damonte.
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Team News: Newell´s Old Boys
Owing to a completely injury-free squad ready to go, the Newell´s Old Boys boss Mauricio Larriera has zero fitness worries to report ahead of this clash.
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Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Sarmiento will have to work hard as a team to hit the back of the net against this Newell´s Old Boys lineup who will likely win and very possibly keep a clean sheet.
We’re therefore expecting a very competitive game with a 0-1 victory for Newell´s Old Boys after 90 minutes.
Looking forward to watching this one unfold.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
10:04 29/03/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Sarmiento
Formed: 1911
Stadium: The Estadio Eva Perón (23,156)
Captain: Lisandro López
Chairman: Fernando Chiófalo
Manager: Israel Damonte
Competitions: Copa de la Liga Profesional (Parent), Copa de la Liga Profesional (Group B)