Match Report
Newell's Old Boys Res. went into the game 4th in the table on 28 points; Unión Santa Fe Res. sat 3rd on 31 — a 3-point gap. The last five rounds placed Unión Santa Fe Res. no better than 34th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Per game in the league, Newell's Old Boys Res. were scoring 1.33 and conceding 1, Unión Santa Fe Res. 1.94 and 1.31, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Newell's Old Boys Res. 5, draws 2, Unión Santa Fe Res. 0, at 2.71 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 71% of the meetings.