Match Report
Barracas Central (6th, 23 pts) visited Newell's Old Boys (9th, 19 pts) with 4 points between them. The last five rounds placed Newell's Old Boys no better than 44th for form, against 9th in the standings. Against a league average of 0.98 goals per team per game, Newell's Old Boys ran at 0.75 scored and 0.94 conceded, Barracas Central at 1.19 and 1.06.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 2 for Newell's Old Boys, 1 for Barracas Central and 1 drawn, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 0% of the meetings went over two goals.
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, capacity 40,268, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Newell's Old Boys: Carlos González (20') · Barracas Central: Iván Tapia (58'), Facundo Bruera (45')
Key stats
Possession: Newell's Old Boys 52% · Barracas Central 48% · Total shots: 10-11 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 2-3