About Match
The points column shows no gap: 16 apiece, Newell's Old Boys 8th and Central Cordoba SdE 12th. Central Cordoba SdE's recent output lags their position: 54th on form over five rounds while 12th in the table. Per game in the league, Newell's Old Boys score 1.1 and conceding 0.8, Central Cordoba SdE 0.69 and 1.31, against a competition average of 1.07 goals per team per game. Three points here take Central Cordoba SdE to 19, overtaking Newell's Old Boys, assuming other results stand.
Newell's Old Boys carry a 6-game unbeaten run into this. A win has eluded Central Cordoba SdE for 6 matches. Over the last five, Newell's Old Boys have taken 9 of 15 points to Central Cordoba SdE's 2.
12 meetings are on record — 7 won by Newell's Old Boys, 3 by Central Cordoba SdE, 2 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa in Rosario, capacity 32,700, hosts the game.