Wednesday , 30 September 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 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 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 Junin 27 26
27 CA Banfield 27 24
28 CA Barracas Central 27 23

Head-to-Head

1
5
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 Tucuman 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 Junin 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 Velez 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
19% Clean Sheets
CA Newell's Old Boys this season
32% 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
1/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/3
46-60
5/1
61-75
2/2
76+
8/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CA River Plate
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/3
31-45
7/2
46-60
3/–
61-75
3/4
76+
7/6
■ 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 6 G 2 A
Sebastian Driussi 6 G
Tomas Galvan 5 G 2 A
Juan Fernando Quintero 3 G 2 A
Juan Quintero 3 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. CA River Plate kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The deadlock is broken! Nicolas de la Cruz gets on the scoresheet on 5 minutes.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Argentina international Gabriel Compagnucci has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. CA Newell\'s Old Boys and CA River Plate are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CA Newell\'s Old Boys side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' A goal from the Argentina international Ignacio Scocco! He fires home on 35 to make it 0-2!
  • 36' Ignacio Scocco doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' Time for substitution for CA Newell's Old Boys. Pablo Perez is replaced by Jeronimo Cacciabue.
  • 49' The referee calls foul for Bruno Zuculini. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 54' Alan Aguerre, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 58' The referee calls foul for Enzo Perez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 60' Santiago Simon is replacing Bruno Zuculini for the CA River Plate side.
  • 61' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Julian Fernandez.
  • 61' Julian Alvarez adds to his 1 season tally! CA River Plate lead 0-4 — and this changes everything.
  • 66' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marcelo Gallardo might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 71' The travelling CA River Plate supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 72' A stunning finish from Jorge Carrascal — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 73' Time for substitution for CA Newell's Old Boys. Maximiliano Comba is replaced by Juan Fernando Garro.
  • 77' What a moment for Julian Alvarez! That strike on 77 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 80' Time for substitution for CA Newell's Old Boys. Nicolas Castro is replaced by Guillermo Balzi.
  • 85' CA River Plate started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 87' CA River Plate manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leonardo Ponzio is hanging Nicolas de la Cruz on the field on 87 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Ignacio Scocco 2
Julian Alvarez 2
Luis Leal 2
Ignacio Scocco 2
Matias Suarez 2
Rafael Borre 1
Alexis Rodriguez 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 Tucuman 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 Junin 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 Velez 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.