CA Independiente vs CA Newell's Old Boys, Superliga Argentina 2026 CLAUSURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

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CA Newell's Old Boys

Fri 31 Jul 2026 · 00:15 UTC Libertadores de America HT 45' · FT 45'

Santiago Gabriel Montiel 41' 1–0

Juan Fedorco 43' Y

Y 73' Luca Regiardo

Y 77' Franco Escobar

David Martinez 88' Y

Y 90' Franscisco Scarpeccio

Overview

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CA Independiente vs CA Newell's Old Boys — Superliga Argentina at Libertadores de America.

CA Independiente 27 games · 40 pts (2026/26)
CA Newell's Old Boys 27 games · 28 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Pablo Echavarria

19 games this season 🟨 1.9/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	CA Velez Sarsfield	27	51
2	CA Talleres	27	48
3	Racing Club	27	46
4	CA Huracan	27	46
5	CA River Plate	27	43
6	CA Boca Juniors	27	42
7	CA Independiente	27	40
8	CA Tucuman	27	40
9	CA Union	27	40
10	CA Platense	27	39
11	CS Independiente Rivadavia	27	38
12	Estudiantes de La Plata	27	36
13	Instituto AC Cordoba	27	36
14	CA Lanus	27	36
15	CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba	27	35
16	CA Belgrano	27	35
17	CD Riestra	27	35
18	CA Tigre	27	34
19	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	27	32
20	CA Rosario Central	27	32
21	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	27	32
22	CA Central Cordoba	27	31
23	AA Argentinos Juniors	27	30
24	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	27	29
25	CA Newell's Old Boys	27	28
26	CA Sarmiento de Junin	27	26
27	CA Banfield	27	24
28	CA Barracas Central	27	23

Head-to-Head

CA Independiente 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals CA Newell's Old Boys

Last 5 meetings

2026-07-31 CA Independiente 1–0 CA Newell's Old Boys 2026-01-28 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–1 CA Independiente 2024-11-26 CA Newell's Old Boys 2–1 CA Independiente 2023-07-11 CA Independiente 0–2 CA Newell's Old Boys 2022-09-24 CA Independiente 1–0 CA Newell's Old Boys

Recent Form

CA Independiente

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jul	CA Newell's Old Boys	H	1–0	W
26 Jul	Estudiantes de La Plata	A	2–0	W
10 May	CA Rosario Central	A	1–3	L
02 May	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	A	2–1	W
24 Apr	CD Riestra	A	0–2	L
18 Apr	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	H	3–1	W

CA Newell's Old Boys

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jul	CA Independiente	A	0–1	L
25 Jul	CA Talleres	H	1–0	W
04 May	CA Velez Sarsfield	A	1–1	D
26 Apr	Instituto AC Cordoba	H	1–1	D
17 Apr	CA Union	A	3–2	W
12 Apr	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

CA Independiente		CA Newell's Old Boys
#7	Position	#25
40	Points	28
27	Played	27
9 / 13 / 5	W / D / L	7 / 7 / 13
25	Scored	22
17	Conceded	35
+8	GD	-13
1.48	PPG	1.04
33%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
CA Independiente this season

22% Clean Sheets
CA Newell's Old Boys this season

CA Independiente are 7th (40 pts). CA Newell's Old Boys are 25th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Independiente

0-15

3/2

16-30

3/1

31-45

3/3

46-60

5/6

61-75

–/4

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA Newell's Old Boys

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

2/3

46-60

5/1

61-75

2/2

76+

8/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Independiente

Gabriel Avalos	11 G	5 A
Matias Abaldo	5 G	3 A
Santiago Gabriel Montiel	4 G	5 A

CA Newell's Old Boys

Matias Coccaro	6 G
Ignacio Ramirez	4 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Libertadores de America will turn into a battlefield for CA Independiente and CA Newell\'s Old Boys.
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gustavo Quinteros might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' CA Independiente looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Santiago Gabriel Montiel scoring 1 goals.
20' CA Independiente has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CA Independiente needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
30' Facundo Zabala has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
31' Fresh legs for CA Newell's Old Boys! Thomas Rios comes on to replace Walter Nunez.
36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
41' Santiago Gabriel Montiel has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 41 minutes.
43' The referee has no hesitation. Juan Fedorco is booked for CA Independiente — card on 43.
46' A change in the CA Newell's Old Boys ranks — Walter Mazzantti exits the field as Alan Sonora enters on 46.
51' CA Independiente currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
56' CA Independiente are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
61' CA Independiente started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
64' Mateo Perez Curci makes way for David Martinez at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA Independiente.
69' CA Newell's Old Boys manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matias Coccaro is hanging Ignacio Ramirez on the field on 69 minute.
73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Luca Regiardo.
75' CA Independiente manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Santiago Arias is hanging Leonardo Godoy on the field on 75 minute.
77' CA Newell's Old Boys player sees a card in front of him.
82' CA Newell's Old Boys manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Franscisco Scarpeccio is hanging Martin Luciano on the field on 82 minute.
87' The crowd applauds Santiago Gabriel Montiel as he leaves the pitch. Luciano Cabral steps in for CA Independiente.
88' The referee shows CA Independiente player a card on 88.
90' It’s a booking for CA Newell's Old Boys player. Franscisco Scarpeccio gets a card.
CA Newell\'s Old Boys will have plenty to reflect on. CA Independiente were simply the better side today.

Lineups

CA Independiente Lineups

Starting XI

33
Rodrigo Rey
29
Leonardo Godoy ↓ Santiago Arias 75'
9
Gabriel Avalos
23
Ivan Marcone
7
Santiago Gabriel Montiel ↓ Luciano Cabral 87'
36
Sebastian Valdez ↓ Kevin Lomonaco 64'
22
Facundo Zabala
28
Maximiliano Gutierrez
19
Matias Abaldo ↓ Maximiliano Meza 46'
13
Juan Fedorco
16
Mateo Perez Curci ↓ David Martinez 64'

Bench

Coach Gustavo Quinteros

CA Newell\'s Old Boys Lineups

Starting XI

24
Franco Escobar
17
Lautaro Giannetti
99
Ignacio Ramirez ↓ Matias Coccaro 69'
3
Martin Luciano ↓ Franscisco Scarpeccio 82'
8
David Sotelo
7
Walter Mazzantti ↓ Alan Sonora 46'
30
Josue Reinatti Balansino
5
Luca Regiardo
20
Facundo Guch ↓ Jeronimo Russo 69'
25
Bruno Cabrera
33
Walter Nunez ↓ Thomas Rios 31'

Bench

Coach Frank Kudelka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emmanuel Gigliotti	2
Emmanuel Gigliotti	2
Fabricio Fontanini	2
Leandro Benegas	1
Hector Fertoli	1
Santiago Gabriel Montiel	1
Ever Banega	1
Fabricio Fontanini	1

Head to Head

CA Independiente Form

2026-07-31 CA Independiente 1–0 CA Newell's Old Boys W 2026-07-26 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–2 CA Independiente W 2026-05-10 CA Rosario Central 3–1 CA Independiente L 2026-05-02 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 1–2 CA Independiente W 2026-04-24 CD Riestra 2–0 CA Independiente L 2026-04-18 CA Independiente 3–1 CSyD Defensa y Justicia W

CA Newell\'s Old Boys Form

2026-07-31 CA Independiente 1–0 CA Newell's Old Boys L 2026-07-25 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–0 CA Talleres L 2026-05-04 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–1 CA Newell's Old Boys D 2026-04-26 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–1 Instituto AC Cordoba D 2026-04-17 CA Union 2–3 CA Newell's Old Boys W 2026-04-12 CA Newell's Old Boys 0–0 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.3 CA Independiente xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.66 CA Newell\'s Old Boys xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Independiente51% Draw30% CA Newell\'s Old Boys19%

Actual: CA Independiente win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes36% 0% No64%

Avg goals/match: 1.96

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	58%	42%
± 2.5	31%	69%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

CA Independiente or Draw

81%

Draw or CA Newell\'s Old Boys

49%

CA Independiente or CA Newell\'s Old Boys

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Independiente33% Draw54% CA Newell\'s Old Boys13%

Actual: CA Independiente win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

16.4%

1 – 1

12.9%

2 – 0

11.4%

0 – 1

2 – 1

7.7%

3 – 0

4.9%

1 – 2

3.8%

3 – 1

3.4%

0 – 2

2.8%

2 – 2

2.7%

4 – 0

1.6%

Asian Handicap — CA Independiente

Handicap	CA Independiente covers	Push	CA Newell\'s Old Boys covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	26%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	13%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

CA Independiente keeps clean sheet

52% ✓

CA Newell\'s Old Boys keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.