Newell’s Old Boys vs Tigre Prediction: Can Tigre maintain their momentum playing away?

In the upcoming fixture of Primera Division Argentina, Newell’s Old Boys will face Tigre at Stadium Marcelo Bielsa in Rosario. The home side head here after a loss (3-0) against Argentinos Jrs. The visitors come into this game also after a draw (1-1) against Gimnasia La Plata.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Newell’s Old Boys arrives at this fixture following a 3-0 loss to Argentinos Jrs. Argentinos Juniors were the more active team creating more chances and capitalizing on every chance they made especially in the first half. After 18 minutes Herrera provided a pass to Lescano who got the first goal for the home team. Soon after this, with the match in the 37th minute, the second goal for Argentinos Juniors was scored by Herrera. For the first half, the home team had dominance in the game in terms of possession (58%) and danger with 7 shots on the target while Newell’s Old Boys remained unable to produce threatening chances. In the second half of the match, Newell’s Old Boys attempted to come up with a response but it was Argentinos Juniors who were able to extend their lead once again. Herrera put the ball into the net again in the 74th minute to make the final score 3-0. Possession was slightly more evenly distributed in favor of Newell’s Old Boys with 65% of the possession but this did not translated into goals. The visitors made 5 goal attempts in the second half, but were able to make only 2 shots on goal. Finally, the defenders of Newell’s Old Boys were unable to stop the attacks of Gimnasia. With this result, Barracas Central is in 25th place in the table with 13 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 2 draws and 3 defeats, with a record of 6 goals scored and 15 goals conceded. They have one of the worst attacks in the league.

The game between the two teams of Tigre and Gimnasia La Plata ended with the score of 1-1. Gimnasia La Plata then began more aggressively and after only 7 minutes Briasco put the team on the lead scoring after an assist of Rodríguez. This gave the visitors the lead on the match and placed the pressure on Tigre who had to get back and search for the equalizing goal. Thus, in the first half, Tigre was more possessive and tried to equalize the score with 6 attempts to the goal of Gimnasia while having 8 attempts; However, the key factor of the game was the efficiency that Gimnasia showed in its 7 attempts with only one shot that was blocked by the defense of Tigre. In the second half Tigre appeared as a more attacking side and at the 49th minute Galvan scored an equalizing goal, with help of the pass from Ortega. With the draw, the game becomes even but Tigre dominated the game holding 57% of possession and the team tried four times to get the lead while Gimnasia attempted it six times. But, both the teams were unable to capitalize on the chances that were generated in the match. The defensive lines of both teams were fairly tight though one must mention that the offenders of Gimnasia were rather active blocking 3 shots and their goalkeeper performed 8 saves during the match. While Tigre enjoyed slightly more of the play for the entire match (61% to Gimnasia’s 39%), and was also responsible for slightly more attempts on the goal in general, the latter team made more of its shots on goal. With this result, Tigre is in 18th place in the table with 17 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with a record of 18 goals scored and 19 goals conceded.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Newell’s Old Boys has won 3, Tigre has won 1, and they drew another. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, but with both teams scoring in just 1 of those matches.

Tigre are in a good momentum and they are not expected to lose this match.