Newell’s Old Boys vs Gimnasia La Plata Prediction: Can Newell’s Old Boys reach their 8th without losing?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Newell’s Old Boys will face Gimnasia La Plata at Estadio Marcelo Bielsa in Rosario. The home side head here after a draw (1-1) in Copa Sudamericana against Audax Italiano, and a draw (1-1) against Huracan in the last round of the league. The visitors come from a loss (1-0) in Copa Sudamericana against U. Deportes, and a draw (0-0) against Central Cordoba in the last round of the league.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Newell's Old Boys team comes to this game after a draw for the Copa Sudamericana and a draw (1-1) against Huracan in the last round of the league. Against Huracan, the Newell's Old Boys team started very strong, controlling the game and reaching 0-1 at 22'. Despite being superior, the team would end up suffering a tie at 45. To make things worse, at the beginning of the 2nd half, at 46', Newell's Old Boys team would be reduced to 10 players. The Huracan team started to control the game, however, the Newell's Old Boys team managed to hold on to the result. With these results, the Newell's Old Boys team now has 7 unbeaten games, 4 of them for the league. In the last 5 league games only, the team has 1 win, 3 draws, and 1 loss, having scored 4 goals and conceded 3. With this series of results, the team is now in 13th place, with 29 points.

The Gimnasia La Plata team comes to this game after a defeat for the Copa Sudamericana and a draw (0-0) against Central Cordoba in the last round of the league. Against Central Cordoba, the Gimnasia La Plata team started stronger, creating numerous opportunities, but failing to materialize them. In the 2nd half, Central Cordoba's team was superior, but the game would end up without a goal scored by either team. In the last 5 league games, the team has 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 losses. In that same period, they scored only 1 goal and conceded 4.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Newell’s Old Boys has won 1, and Gimnasia La Plata has won 4. Goals were scored in all of those 5 matches, but with both teams scoring in just 2 of those games.

Newell’s is a favorite to win this game, yet Gimnasia is hard to beat and a draw is also a possible result.