Match Report
11 points for Newell's Old Boys (5th), 15 for Banfield (12th): a 4-point gap. Newell's Old Boys ranked just 40th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Per game in the league, Newell's Old Boys were scoring 1.14 and conceding 0.86, Banfield 1 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.04 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 14 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Newell's Old Boys, 5 draws and 6 for Banfield, at 1.86 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 29% of the meetings went over two goals.
Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa, capacity 49,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Newell's Old Boys: Matías Cóccaro (51'), Matías Cóccaro (77') · Banfield: Bruno Sepúlveda (90')
Key stats
Possession: Newell's Old Boys 53% · Banfield 47% · Total shots: 14-14 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 3-3