Match

Newells Old Boys vs River Plate: result 1-4 and analysis

Liga Profesional Argentina2nd Phase - 11Kick-off on September 16, 2021 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa, Rosario, Provincia de Santa Fe

Newells Old Boys
1-4
River Plate

Full time

What was the result of Newells Old Boys vs River Plate?

River Plate won 1-4 on September 16, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 5′N. de la CruzRiver Plate
  • 35′I. ScoccoNewells Old Boys
  • 61′J. ÁlvarezRiver Plate
  • 72′J. CarrascalRiver Plate
  • 77′J. ÁlvarezRiver Plate

Official lineup for Newells Old Boys vs River Plate

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Newells Old Boys

4-2-3-1
  1. 26R. Sordo
  1. 33M. Comba
  2. 32I. Scocco
  3. 36N. Castro
  1. 20J. Fernández
  2. 8P. Pérez
  1. 19F. Mansilla
  2. 27G. Compagnucci
  3. 2C. Lema
  4. 28M. Bíttolo
  1. 1A. Aguerre

River Plate

4-4-2
  1. 9J. Álvarez
  2. 19B. Romero
  1. 11N. de la Cruz
  2. 10J. Carrascal
  3. 5B. Zuculini
  4. 24E. Pérez
  1. 16A. Vigo
  2. 2R. Rojas
  3. 17P. Díaz
  4. 3F. Angileri
  1. 1F. Armani
Ask the AI a questionSign-in required.

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Newells Old Boys have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; River Plate have 6, 5 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Newells Old Boys
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 4, 2021Colon Santa Fe(away)1-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Aug 30, 2021Atletico Tucuman(home)1-2Liga Profesional Argentina
Aug 25, 2021Defensa Y Justicia(away)0-2Liga Profesional Argentina
Aug 22, 2021Rosario Central(home)1-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Aug 15, 2021Racing Club(away)0-2Liga Profesional Argentina
River Plate
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 6, 2021Independiente(home)1-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Aug 30, 2021Sarmiento Junin(away)2-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Aug 27, 2021Aldosivi(home)2-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Aug 22, 2021Gimnasia L.P.(away)1-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Aug 19, 2021Atletico-MG(away)0-3CONMEBOL Libertadores

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 3 Newells Old Boys wins, 0 draws, 2 River Plate wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 1, 2019Newells Old Boys 2-3 River PlateLiga Profesional Argentina
Mar 3, 2019River Plate 4-2 Newells Old BoysLiga Profesional Argentina
Nov 26, 2017River Plate 1-3 Newells Old BoysLiga Profesional Argentina
Nov 20, 2016Newells Old Boys 1-0 River PlateLiga Profesional Argentina
Nov 8, 2015River Plate 0-2 Newells Old BoysLiga Profesional Argentina

Last archived meeting: Newells Old Boys vs River Plate on Dec 1, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Newells Old Boys score 1.1 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; River Plate score 1.4 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Newells Old Boys1.11.228/154/15
River Plate1.40.967/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Newells Old Boys sit 6th in Liga Profesional Argentina (22 points from 15 matches) and River Plate sit 4th (23 points from 15 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4River PlateGroup B15726191423
6Newells Old BoysGroup A15573141122

A question about Newells Old Boys vs River Plate?

Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.

Ask the AI a question

Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.

How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

Other matches in the same round

Next match: Newells Old Boys and River Plate

Ready to know everything about football?