Saturday , 14 November 2026

CA Newell's Old Boys vs CA River Plate, Superliga Argentina 2021 REGULAR SEASON

Liga Profesional · 2021
CA Newell's Old Boys
1 – 4
Full Time
CA River Plate
Thu 16 Sep 2021 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 49' Bruno Zuculini
Y 58' Enzo Perez
Julian Fernandez 61' Y

Overview

Match Preview

CA Newell's Old Boys vs CA River Plate — Superliga Argentina .

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CA Vélez Sarsfield 27 51
2 CA Talleres 27 48
3 Racing Club 27 46
4 CA Huracán 27 46
5 CA River Plate 27 43
6 CA Boca Juniors 27 42
7 CA Independiente 27 40
8 CA Tucumán 27 40
9 CA Unión 27 40
10 CA Platense 27 39
11 CS Independiente Rivadavia 27 38
12 Estudiantes de La Plata 27 36
13 Instituto AC Córdoba 27 36
14 CA Lanús 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 Córdoba 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 Junín 27 26
27 CA Banfield 27 24
28 CA Barracas Central 27 23

Head-to-Head

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CA Newell's Old Boys 6 games · Avg 3.7 goals CA River Plate
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-16 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–4 CA River Plate 2019-12-01 CA Newell's Old Boys 2–3 CA River Plate 2019-03-03 CA River Plate 4–2 CA Newell's Old Boys

Recent Form

CA Newell's Old Boys
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep CA River Plate H 1–4 L
04 Sep CA Colon A 1–1 D
30 Aug CA Tucumán H 1–2 L
25 Aug CSyD Defensa y Justicia A 0–2 L
22 Aug CA Rosario Central H 1–1 D
15 Aug Racing Club A 0–2 L
CA River Plate
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep CA Newell's Old Boys A 4–1 W
06 Sep CA Independiente H 1–1 D
30 Aug CA Sarmiento de Junín A 2–1 W
27 Aug CA Aldosivi H 2–0 W
22 Aug Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata A 1–1 D
14 Aug CA Vélez Sarsfield H 2–0 W

Season Stats

CA Newell's Old Boys CA River Plate
#25 Position #5
28 Points 43
27 Played 27
7 / 7 / 13 W / D / L 11 / 10 / 6
22 Scored 38
35 Conceded 21
-13 GD +17
1.04 PPG 1.59
26% Win % 41%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
CA Newell's Old Boys this season
38% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season

CA Newell's Old Boys are 25th (28 pts). CA River Plate are 5th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Newell's Old Boys
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
5/3
61-75
4/2
76+
9/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CA River Plate
0-15
2/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
9/2
46-60
4/–
61-75
5/4
76+
9/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Newell's Old Boys
Matias Coccaro 6 G
Ignacio Ramirez 4 G 1 A
CA River Plate
Gonzalo Montiel 7 G 3 A
Tomas Galvan 6 G 3 A
Sebastian Driussi 6 G
Juan Fernando Quintero 3 G 2 A
Juan Quintero 3 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . CA Newell\'s Old Boys are looking to make home advantage count against CA River Plate.
  • 5' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nicolas de la Cruz makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' CA Newell\'s Old Boys currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CA Newell\'s Old Boys and CA River Plate are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' GOAL! Ignacio Scocco fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 36' Magnificent from Ignacio Scocco! That is 18 goals in 215 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 41' It’s high time Marcelo Gallardo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' Another substitution for CA Newell's Old Boys to replace Pablo Perez by Jeronimo Cacciabue on 46 minute.
  • 49' The referee shows CA River Plate player a Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' Enzo Perez, a Argentina midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Enzo Perez.
  • 60' A change in the CA River Plate ranks — Bruno Zuculini exits the field as Santiago Simon enters on 60.
  • 61' The referee calls foul for Julian Fernandez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 61' Julian Alvarez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the forward.
  • 66' CA River Plate is showing some good football. However, CA River Plate are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 72' What a moment for Jorge Carrascal! That strike on 72 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 73' Juan Fernando Garro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Maximiliano Comba at the 73 minute mark.
  • 77' Julian Alvarez makes no mistake. The score reads 0-6 and CA River Plate are in front.
  • 80' Guillermo Balzi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nicolas Castro on 80 minute.
  • 85' Agustin Palavecino has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 87' Time for substitution for CA River Plate. Nicolas de la Cruz is replaced by Leonardo Ponzio.
  • CA River Plate celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

CA Newell\'s Old Boys Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Gamboa

CA River Plate Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Gallardo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pablo Solari 3
Matias Suarez 2
Ignacio Scocco 2
Julian Alvarez 2
Luis Leal 2
Ignacio Scocco 2
Cristian Ferreira 1
Cristian Lema 1

Head to Head

2021-09-16 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–4 CA River Plate 2019-12-01 CA Newell's Old Boys 2–3 CA River Plate 2019-03-03 CA River Plate 4–2 CA Newell's Old Boys

CA Newell\'s Old Boys Form

2021-09-16 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–4 CA River Plate W 2021-09-04 CA Colon 1–1 CA Newell's Old Boys D 2021-08-30 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–2 CA Tucumán W 2021-08-25 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 2–0 CA Newell's Old Boys L 2021-08-22 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–1 CA Rosario Central D 2021-08-15 Racing Club 2–0 CA Newell's Old Boys L

CA River Plate Form

2021-09-16 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–4 CA River Plate W 2021-09-06 CA River Plate 1–1 CA Independiente D 2021-08-30 CA Sarmiento de Junín 1–2 CA River Plate W 2021-08-27 CA River Plate 2–0 CA Aldosivi W 2021-08-22 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 1–1 CA River Plate D 2021-08-14 CA River Plate 2–0 CA Vélez Sarsfield W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.01 CA Newell\'s Old Boys xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.44 CA River Plate xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + CA River Plate to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CA Newell\'s Old Boys17% Draw21% CA River Plate62%
Actual: CA River Plate win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

CA Newell\'s Old Boys or Draw
38%
Draw or CA River Plate
83%
CA Newell\'s Old Boys or CA River Plate
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CA Newell\'s Old Boys13% Draw38% CA River Plate49%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
9.5%
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 1
8.6%
0 – 3
7.5%
1 – 3
7.4%
0 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 4
Actual
0 – 0
4.5%
0 – 4
4.5%
2 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — CA Newell\'s Old Boys

Handicap CA Newell\'s Old Boys covers Push CA River Plate covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 9% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 33% — 67%
+1 33% 21% 46%
+1.5 54% — 46%
+2 54% 20% 26%
+2.5 74% — 26%

Clean Sheet

CA Newell\'s Old Boys keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
CA River Plate keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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