Central Cordoba vs Newell's Old Boys Prediction: Both sides will rise to the occasion

In the upcoming fixture of the round of 16 of the Copa Argentina, Central Cordoba de Santiago will take on Newell’s Old Boys at the Estadio Unico de San Nicolás De Los Arroyos. Central Cordoba is having a rough patch in the top flight of the Argentine league as they are at the bottom of the league. Newells on the other hand are 22nd place in the Argentinian league with only 3 wins from the 11 games they’ve played. We expect this game to be competitive as teams of equal caliber are going against each other. Please see the carefully prepared tips. 

Form: DWLLD

The Central Cordoba team comes into this game after a 1-1 draw against Lanus in their most recent league game. Central Cordoba continues to struggle in the Argentinian top league as they’ve only won a single game from the 11 league games they’ve played since the start of the season. Their overall league statistics are a win, 2 draws, and 8 losses from 11 games played. Somehow they’ve managed to get to the round of 16 of the Copa Argentina after defeating Estudiantes; 1-2 in the round of 32, Rodrigo Atencio scored the two goals in that game. 

Form in all competitions: LLLLD

Newell's Old Boys come into this game with three consecutive league defeats in their last three league games. The last time they won a league game was against Barracas mid-last month. They continue to struggle in the league with an overall league statistics of 3 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses from the 11 league games played this season. Newell’s Old Boys advanced to the round of 16 of the Copa Argentina after defeating Deportivo Riestra in the round of 32. 

Newell’s Old Boys lead in their head-to-head statistics in their last 8 games with 7 wins while Central Cordoba has only one win. 

Both teams are currently at par with each other in terms of form and pedigree and we expect a very cagy game here considering the level of importance of this Copa Sudamericana tie. We believe this game will produce a few goals and our bet is a total of under 2.5 goals. It is important to note that there has been a total of under 2.5 goals in 4 of their last 5 games.