Liga Profesional Argentina PENDING
Sun, Aug 23 · 02:00 · Estadio Marcelo Bielsa
Newells Old Boys Home
VS
Banfield Away
Newells Old Boys vs Banfield — Liga Profesional Argentina
Tipster's pick N. Old Boys or Draw
Confidence High · 4/5
Odds 1.30 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Newells Old Boys Likely to Secure Points at Home

Newells Old Boys enter this home fixture after a form string that includes several positive results in the later stages. Their attack maintains a steady output around one goal per game on average while limiting Banfield’s away scoring to just 0.70 per match. Banfield’s own recent sequence shows inconsistency with multiple losses interrupting occasional wins. Head to head records feature two draws among the last nine meetings, pointing to a competitive balance that often favors the home team avoiding defeat. Both sides post low over 2.5 goal rates at just 10 percent this season, which tends to produce tighter contests. Newells concede more overall at 1.50 per game yet have enough defensive organization at home to stay competitive. These factors together align with a result that sees Newells at least sharing the points.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 74.5% win rate
This season
Newells Old Boys Banfield
Over 2.5 goals 10% 10%
Clean sheet 19% 29%
Failed to score 33% 38%
Scored per game 1.0 1.0
Conceded per game 1.5 1.1
Scored home / away 1.0 / 1.0 1.3 / 0.7

Across 21 and 21 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
5 DEF Defensa Y Justicia 5 2 2 1 8
6 NEW Newells Old Boys 5 2 1 2 7
7 EST Estudiantes L.P. 5 2 0 3 6
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Newells Old Boys WLDLW
W vs Talleres Cordoba 1–0 Jul 25
L @ Independiente 0–1 Jul 31
D vs Boca Juniors 2–2 Aug 2
L @ Defensa Y Justicia 1–2 Aug 9
W vs Deportivo Riestra 2–0 Aug 15
Banfield WDLWD
W vs Sarmiento Junin 3–2 Jul 28
D @ Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 0–0 Aug 1
L vs Belgrano Cordoba 0–2 Aug 10
W @ Racing Club 1–0 Aug 14
D vs Midland 2–2 Aug 19
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Newells Old Boys
Scored 1.2 avg
1 0 2 1 2
Conceded 1.0 avg
0 1 2 2 0
Banfield
Scored 1.2 avg
3 0 0 1 2
Conceded 1.2 avg
2 0 2 0 2
Head-to-head · last meetings
3 Newells Old Boys
2 Draws
4 Banfield
Feb 2026 Banfield 3–0 Newells Old Boys Banfield
Jul 2025 Newells Old Boys 1–2 Banfield Banfield
Jan 2025 Banfield 3–0 Newells Old Boys Banfield
Jun 2024 Banfield 2–0 Newells Old Boys Banfield
Feb 2023 Newells Old Boys 2–0 Banfield Newells Old Boys

Over 2.5 goals in 4 of the last 9 meetings.