Thursday , 12 November 2026

CA Newell's Old Boys vs CA Vélez Sarsfield, Superliga Argentina 2023 REGULAR SEASON

Liga Profesional · 2023
CA Newell's Old Boys
1 – 0
Full Time
CA Vélez Sarsfield
Fri 3 Feb 2023 · 23:00 UTC Estadio Marcelo Bielsa HT 45' · FT 45'
Juan Sforza 69' 1–0
Y 16' Juan Ignacio Mendez
Ivan Gomez 18' Y
Y 43' Tomas Ezequiel Guidara
Ramiro Sordo 43' Y
Brian Aguirre 73' Y

Overview

Match Preview

CA Newell's Old Boys vs CA Vélez Sarsfield — Superliga Argentina at Estadio Marcelo Bielsa.

Match Details

  • Referee Fernando Espinoza
  • Assistant 1 Ivan Nunez
6 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CA Vélez 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 Unión 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

2
2
4
CA Newell's Old Boys 8 games · Avg 2.0 goals CA Vélez Sarsfield
Last 5 meetings
2023-02-03 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–0 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2022-09-03 CA Vélez Sarsfield 0–1 CA Newell's Old Boys 2021-10-09 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–2 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2019-08-24 CA Vélez Sarsfield 3–1 CA Newell's Old Boys 2018-08-10 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2–0 CA Newell's Old Boys

Recent Form

CA Newell's Old Boys
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Feb CA Vélez Sarsfield H 1–0 W
29 Jan CA Platense A 2–2 D
24 Oct CA Barracas Central A 1–1 D
16 Oct CA Boca Juniors H 2–0 W
14 Oct CA Tigre H 0–2 L
11 Oct CA Central Cordoba A 3–0 W
CA Vélez Sarsfield
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Feb CA Newell's Old Boys A 0–1 L
30 Jan Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata H 3–1 W
25 Oct CA Central Cordoba H 3–1 W
22 Oct AA Argentinos Juniors A 0–2 L
17 Oct Estudiantes de La Plata H 4–0 W
13 Oct CA Talleres H 2–1 W

Season Stats

CA Newell's Old Boys CA Vélez Sarsfield
#25 Position #1
28 Points 51
27 Played 27
7 / 7 / 13 W / D / L 14 / 9 / 4
22 Scored 38
35 Conceded 16
-13 GD +22
1.04 PPG 1.89
26% Win % 52%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
CA Newell's Old Boys this season
36% Clean Sheets
CA Vélez Sarsfield this season

CA Newell's Old Boys are 25th (28 pts). CA Vélez Sarsfield are 1st (51 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 Vélez Sarsfield
0-15
9/4
16-30
4/3
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/4
61-75
4/1
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Newell's Old Boys
Matias Coccaro 6 G
Ignacio Ramirez 4 G 1 A
CA Vélez Sarsfield
Ronaldo Martinez 13 G 2 A
Manuel Lanzini 6 G
Florian Monzon 6 G
Matias Pellegrini 5 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. CA Vélez Sarsfield kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' CA Vélez Sarsfield is showing some good football. However, CA Vélez Sarsfield are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 16' That is a Yellow card for CA Velez Sarsfield. Juan Ignacio Mendez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 18' The referee calls foul for Ivan Gomez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 23' The 33-year-old Walter Bou has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 33' Santiago Castro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alexander Medina will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 43' CA Velez Sarsfield player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 48' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CA Newell\'s Old Boys and CA Vélez Sarsfield are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 52' Lisandro Sebastian Montenegro makes way for Pablo Perez at the 52 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA Newell's Old Boys.
  • 57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 60' Time for substitution for CA Newell's Old Boys. Djorkaeff Reasco is replaced by Jorge Recalde.
  • 65' CA Velez Sarsfield make a change. Juan Ignacio Mendez trudges off to be replaced by Mateo Seoane on 65 minutes.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Francisco Gonzalez as he leaves the pitch. Brian Aguirre steps in for CA Newell's Old Boys.
  • 69' The deadlock is broken! Juan Sforza gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
  • 73' The referee shows CA Newell's Old Boys player a Yellow card on 73.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Gianluca Prestianni. He replaces Lucas Pratto on 78 minute.
  • 83' CA Vélez Sarsfield have won 243 goals from 195 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 87' Tomas Ezequiel Guidara makes way for Julian Fernandez at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA Velez Sarsfield.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from CA Newell\'s Old Boys to claim maximum points.

Lineups

CA Newell\'s Old Boys Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gabriel Heinze

CA Vélez Sarsfield Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alexander Medina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nicolas Dominguez 2
Juan Lucero 2
Cristian Alberto Tarragona 1
Juan Fernando Garro 1
Juan Manuel Garcia 1
Matias Vargas 1
Juan Sforza 1
Luis Abram 1

Head to Head

2023-02-03 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–0 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2022-09-03 CA Vélez Sarsfield 0–1 CA Newell's Old Boys 2021-10-09 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–2 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2019-08-24 CA Vélez Sarsfield 3–1 CA Newell's Old Boys 2018-08-10 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2–0 CA Newell's Old Boys

CA Newell\'s Old Boys Form

2023-02-03 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–0 CA Vélez Sarsfield L 2023-01-29 CA Platense 2–2 CA Newell's Old Boys D 2022-10-24 CA Barracas Central 1–1 CA Newell's Old Boys D 2022-10-16 CA Newell's Old Boys 2–0 CA Boca Juniors L 2022-10-14 CA Newell's Old Boys 0–2 CA Tigre W 2022-10-11 CA Central Cordoba 0–3 CA Newell's Old Boys W

CA Vélez Sarsfield Form

2023-02-03 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–0 CA Vélez Sarsfield L 2023-01-30 CA Vélez Sarsfield 3–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata W 2022-10-25 CA Vélez Sarsfield 3–1 CA Central Cordoba W 2022-10-22 AA Argentinos Juniors 2–0 CA Vélez Sarsfield L 2022-10-17 CA Vélez Sarsfield 4–0 Estudiantes de La Plata W 2022-10-13 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2–1 CA Talleres W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.82 CA Newell\'s Old Boys xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 CA Vélez Sarsfield xG
I would bet for: CA Newell\'s Old Boys or CA Vélez Sarsfield 70% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
CA Newell\'s Old Boys32% Draw30% CA Vélez Sarsfield38%
Actual: CA Newell\'s Old Boys win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

CA Newell\'s Old Boys or Draw
62%
Draw or CA Vélez Sarsfield
68%
CA Newell\'s Old Boys or CA Vélez Sarsfield
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
CA Newell\'s Old Boys17% Draw54% CA Vélez Sarsfield29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.3%
0 – 1
14.6%
1 – 1
13.9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
9.3%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
5.2%
2 – 0
4.1%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 2
3.3%
1 – 3
3.2%
2 – 3
1.4%

Asian Handicap — CA Newell\'s Old Boys

Handicap CA Newell\'s Old Boys covers Push CA Vélez Sarsfield covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 16% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 24% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

CA Newell\'s Old Boys keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
CA Vélez Sarsfield keeps clean sheet
44% ✓

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