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

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Liga Profesional · 2023

CA Newell's Old Boys

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CA Velez 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

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

CA Newell's Old Boys 27 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
CA Vélez Sarsfield 27 games · 51 pts (2026/26)

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 Velez 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 Cordoba	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

CA Newell's Old Boys 7 games · Avg 2.0 goals CA Velez Sarsfield

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

CA Newell's Old Boys

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Feb	CA Velez 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 Córdoba	A	3–0	W

CA Velez Sarsfield

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 Córdoba	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 Velez 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

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
CA Newell's Old Boys this season

40% Clean Sheets
CA Velez Sarsfield this season

CA Newell's Old Boys are 25th (28 pts). CA Velez Sarsfield are 1st (51 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Newell's Old Boys

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/3

46-60

5/1

61-75

2/2

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA Velez Sarsfield

0-15

6/2

16-30

–/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Newell's Old Boys

Matias Coccaro	6 G
Ignacio Ramirez	4 G	1 A

CA Velez Sarsfield

Manuel Lanzini	6 G
Florian Monzon	6 G
Ronaldo Martinez	5 G	1 A
Matias Pellegrini	3 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between CA Newell\'s Old Boys and CA Velez Sarsfield is underway.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ivan Gomez suffering a number of foals already.
15' The 22-year-old Mateo Seoane has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
16' Juan Ignacio Mendez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 16.
18' The referee calls foul for Ivan Gomez. He receives a Yellow card.
23' Lucas Janson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
28' CA Velez Sarsfield started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
33' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CA Newell\'s Old Boys and CA Velez Sarsfield are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gabriel Heinze will be considering his options from the bench.
43' Tomas Ezequiel Guidara was booked on 43.
48' CA Velez Sarsfield has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
52' CA Newell's Old Boys ring the changes. Lisandro Sebastian Montenegro has done his job and it is now time for Pablo Perez to step up.
57' The travelling CA Velez Sarsfield supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
60' The whistle greets Djorkaeff Reasco as he departs to be 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' Juan Sforza adds to his 0 season tally! CA Newell's Old Boys lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Brian Aguirre on 73.
78' A change in the CA Velez Sarsfield ranks — Lucas Pratto exits the field as Gianluca Prestianni enters on 78.
83' Over 83 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
87' A tactical swap from CA Velez Sarsfield — Julian Fernandez on, Tomas Ezequiel Guidara off on 87 minutes.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

CA Newell\'s Old Boys Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

7
Ivan Gomez
15
Bruno Pitton
1
Lucas Hoyos
44
Francisco Gonzalez ↓ Brian Aguirre 68'
26
Ramiro Sordo
13
Juan Sforza
4
Willer Ditta
16
Djorkaeff Reasco ↓ Jorge Recalde 60'
25
Gustavo Velazquez
43
Lisandro Sebastian Montenegro ↓ Pablo Perez 52'
6
Jherson Mosquera

Bench

Coach Gabriel Heinze

CA Vélez Sarsfield Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

10
Walter Bou ↓ Abiel Osorio 65'
11
Lucas Janson
12
Lucas Pratto ↓ Gianluca Prestianni 78'
21
Juan Ignacio Mendez ↓ Mateo Seoane 65'
22
Leonardo Burian
5
Francisco Ortega
28
Miguel Brizuela
17
Lautaro Giannetti
8
Nicolas Garayalde ↓ Santiago Castro 78'
24
Tomas Ezequiel Guidara ↓ Julian Fernandez 87'
7
Jose Florentin

Bench

Coach Alexander Medina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nicolas Dominguez	2
Juan Lucero	2
Juan Manuel Garcia	1
Matias Vargas	1
Juan Sforza	1
Luis Abram	1
Florian Monzon	1
Matias Vargas	1

Head to Head

CA Newell\'s Old Boys Form

2023-02-03 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–0 CA Velez 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 Córdoba 0–3 CA Newell's Old Boys W

CA Vélez Sarsfield Form

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

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.