Match Report
13 points for Newell's Old Boys (7th), 17 for Vélez Sarsfield (1st): a 4-point gap. On recent form Vélez Sarsfield sat only 30th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Against a league average of 1.06 goals per team per game, Newell's Old Boys ran at 1.11 scored and 0.89 conceded, Vélez Sarsfield at 1.33 and 0.78.
9 matches unbeaten backed Vélez Sarsfield's arrival.
GioScore's database holds 12 meetings between the two: 3 for Newell's Old Boys, 7 for Vélez Sarsfield and 2 drawn, at 1.67 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
N. Ramírez officiated: 83 games logged, averaging 3.0 yellow cards each. Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa, capacity 49,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Vélez Sarsfield led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Newell's Old Boys: Alan Soñora (90') · Vélez Sarsfield: Ronaldo Martínez (27')
Key stats
Possession: Newell's Old Boys 53% · Vélez Sarsfield 47% · Total shots: 15-7 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 8-2