Newell’s Old Boys vs Barracas Central Prediction: Mid table battle for the 3 points

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Newell 's Old Boys will face Barracas Central at the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa in Rosário. The home side arrives here after a loss (3-1) away against Instituto, while the visitors come after an important home win (1-0) against Gimnasia La Plata.

Continue reading to find out more about the competing sides and their overall statistics in terms of goals scored and conceded.

Going into this matchup, Newell's Old Boys will need to improve their game to get back on track, after two heavy losses - one for the league, against Instituto (3-1), and another against Claypole, for the Cup. Newell's Old Boys are showing a lot of inconsistency in their results, with 2 victories, 1 draw and 2 losses. Newell's Old Boys sit 13th on the table, with 7 points.

Newell's Old Boys has scored in 4 of the 5 games played in the league so far, not scoring only against Defensa y Justicia. In addition to this, in 2 of those 5 games they scored more than 1 goal. So far, they have scored 7 games in 5 matches, with an average of 1.2 goals scored per match. Also, Newell's Old Boys tend to be a really offensive team, with lots of ball possession. In their last game they got an outstanding 73% ball possession, and they averaged 57% per match, which also shows some lack of accuracy in front of goal.

Last match was a true nightmare, with 3 goals conceded, which made Newell's Old Boys one of the worst defenses in the league. The question is, was this only one bad match?

Barracas Central comes from an important victory against Gimnasia La Plata. This victory gave them a good jump on the table, sitting now in 12th with the same 7 points as Newell's Old Boys, yet with more goals scored. In fact, 4 of those 7 points were made in the last 3 games, showing an increase in performances and results.

Despite having 7 goals scored, they missed to score any goal in 2 of the 5 games played so far. Also, in just 1 game they scored more than 1 goal.

Most of the conceded goals were in away games, having conceded 5 of the 7 goals in away games. Yet, at home they are a really tough team, with just 2 conceded goals. Barracas needs to bring their good home performances to away games to keep climbing on the table.

There's just one recent matchup between those 2 teams, with a 1-1 draw.

It is expected to be a really close match between these 2 teams, anyone can win. While for Barracas Central a draw would be a good result, Newell's Old Boys cannot disappoint their fans at home once again.