CA Velez Sarsfield vs CA Newell's Old Boys, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

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CA Newell's Old Boys

Mon 4 May 2026 · 22:15 UTC El Fortin de Liniers HT 45' · FT 45'

Florian Monzon 56' 1–0

1–1 60' Ignacio Ramirez

Y 13' Luca Regiardo

Y 42' Facundo Guch

Y 52' Nicolas Omar Goitea

Claudio Baeza 58' Y

Y 71' Luciano Herrera

Y 84' Jeronimo Russo

Overview

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CA Velez Sarsfield vs CA Newell's Old Boys — Superliga Argentina at El Fortin de Liniers.

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

Match Details

Referee Luis Lobo (Argentina)
Assistant 1 Facundo Rodriguez
Assistant 2 Carlos Viglietti (Argentina)

15 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 4.2 goals/game

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

CA Velez Sarsfield 8 games · Avg 2.0 goals CA Newell's Old Boys

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-04 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–1 CA Newell's Old Boys 2024-05-21 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–0 CA Newell's Old Boys 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

Recent Form

CA Velez Sarsfield

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 May	CA Newell's Old Boys	H	1–1	D
27 Apr	CA Union	H	2–2	D
20 Apr	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	A	0–0	D
14 Apr	CA Central Córdoba	H	1–0	W
03 Apr	CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza	A	2–3	L
21 Mar	CA Lanus	H	0–1	L

CA Newell's Old Boys

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
05 Apr	CA Central Córdoba	A	3–1	W
21 Mar	CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

37% Clean Sheets
CA Velez Sarsfield this season

19% Clean Sheets
CA Newell's Old Boys this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Velez Sarsfield

0-15

7/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

3/1

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 Velez Sarsfield

Ronaldo Martinez	8 G	1 A
Manuel Lanzini	6 G
Florian Monzon	6 G
Matias Pellegrini	3 G	2 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 El Fortin de Liniers will turn into a battlefield for CA Velez Sarsfield and CA Newell\'s Old Boys.
5' The 25-year-old Florian Monzon has been sensational this season — 4 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. CA Velez Sarsfield is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
13' CA Newell's Old Boys receives a card for a hard tackle on 13.
18' CA Newell\'s Old Boys is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
23' CA Newell\'s Old Boys come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
28' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
33' CA Velez Sarsfield seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
42' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Facundo Guch on 42 minutes.
47' Uruguay international Armando Mendez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicolas Omar Goitea on 52.
56' GOAL! Florian Monzon fires home to make it 1-0!
58' It’s a booking for CA Velez Sarsfield player. Claudio Baeza gets a card.
60' Assisted by Walter Mazzantti with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ignacio Ramirez makes no mistake. 1-1!
65' Both keepers have barely been tested. CA Velez Sarsfield and CA Newell\'s Old Boys are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
70' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
71' Poor challenge from Luciano Herrera. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CA Newell\'s Old Boys that had 186 games and scored 188 goals.
81' CA Newell\'s Old Boys has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
84' Jeronimo Russo is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luca Regiardo, as he is very good at scoring at El Fortin de Liniers with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

CA Velez Sarsfield Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto

CA Newell\'s Old Boys Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Kudelka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nicolas Dominguez	2
Juan Lucero	2
Juan Sforza	1
Luis Abram	1
Florian Monzon	1
Matias Vargas	1
Ignacio Ramirez	1
Luis Abram	1

Head to Head

CA Velez Sarsfield Form

2026-05-04 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–1 CA Newell's Old Boys D 2026-04-27 CA Velez Sarsfield 2–2 CA Union D 2026-04-20 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 0–0 CA Velez Sarsfield D 2026-04-14 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–0 CA Central Córdoba W 2026-04-03 CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza 3–2 CA Velez Sarsfield L 2026-03-21 CA Velez Sarsfield 0–1 CA Lanus L

CA Newell\'s Old Boys Form

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 2026-04-05 CA Central Córdoba 1–3 CA Newell's Old Boys W 2026-03-21 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–0 CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.59 CA Velez Sarsfield xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 CA Newell\'s Old Boys xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

CA Velez Sarsfield48% Draw28% CA Newell\'s Old Boys24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

CA Velez Sarsfield or Draw

76%

Draw or CA Newell\'s Old Boys

52%

CA Velez Sarsfield or CA Newell\'s Old Boys

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

CA Velez Sarsfield36% Draw48% CA Newell\'s Old Boys16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

12.2%

0 – 0

10.4%

2 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 1

6.4%

3 – 0

5.3%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.9%

2 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

3.3%

3 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — CA Velez Sarsfield

Handicap	CA Velez Sarsfield covers	Push	CA Newell\'s Old Boys covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	24%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

CA Velez Sarsfield keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

CA Newell\'s Old Boys keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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