About Match
On paper the standings are lopsided — Newell's Old Boys Res. 5th with 34 points, Rosario Central Res. 8th with 16, 18 apart. Newell's Old Boys Res.'s recent output lags their position: 59th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Newell's Old Boys Res. score 1.44 and conceding 0.89, Rosario Central Res. 1.44 and 1.22, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game. Three points here take Newell's Old Boys Res. to 37 and up to 2nd, assuming other results stand.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Newell's Old Boys Res. 2, draws 4, Rosario Central Res. 3, at 2.11 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.