Match Report
Newell's Old Boys (7th, 13 pts) visited Rosario Central (3rd, 25 pts) with 12 points between them. On recent form Newell's Old Boys sat only 30th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Per game in the league, Rosario Central were scoring 1.29 and conceding 1.07, Newell's Old Boys 1.11 and 0.89, against a competition average of 1.06 goals per team per game.
19 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Rosario Central 12, draws 5, Newell's Old Boys 2, at 1.47 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 32% of those meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 21% saw more than two goals.
With 100 matches recorded and 2.9 yellow cards per game, Y. Falcón Pérez was the man in the middle. The venue was Estadio 15 de Abril, with room for 27,000 spectators. Rosario Central led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Rosario Central: Gastón Ávila (45') · Newell's Old Boys: Matías Cóccaro (90')
Key stats
Possession: Rosario Central 57% · Newell's Old Boys 43% · Total shots: 12-5 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 10-2