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Newells Old Boys vs River Plate: result 0-2 and analysis

Liga Profesional Argentina1st Phase - 3Kick-off on February 21, 2022 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa, Rosario, Provincia de Santa Fe

Newells Old Boys
0-2
River Plate

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

River Plate won 0-2 on February 21, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 72′J. QuinteroRiver Plate
  • 75′R. RojasRiver 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. 44F. González
  1. 9J. García
  2. 7J. Garro
  3. 10N. Castro
  1. 20J. Fernández
  2. 8P. Pérez
  1. 14A. Méndez
  2. 4W. Ditta
  3. 2C. Lema
  4. 21L. Vangioni
  1. 1I. Arboleda

River Plate

4-3-3
  1. 9J. Álvarez
  2. 31S. Simón
  3. 13E. Fernández
  1. 21E. Barco
  2. 32T. Pochettino
  3. 24E. Pérez
  1. 2R. Rojas
  2. 6D. Martínez
  3. 29Elías Gómez
  4. 14L. González
  1. 1F. Armani
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Newells Old Boys have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; River Plate have 10, 3 and 2.

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

Newells Old Boys
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 15, 2022Argentinos JRS(away)0-3Liga Profesional Argentina
Feb 11, 2022Defensa Y Justicia(home)1-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Dec 12, 2021San Lorenzo(away)2-3Liga Profesional Argentina
Dec 7, 2021Banfield(home)0-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Nov 30, 2021Boca Juniors(away)0-0Liga Profesional Argentina
River Plate
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 17, 2022Patronato(home)4-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Feb 12, 2022Union Santa Fe(away)0-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Jan 22, 2022Deportivo Maldonado(home)2-1Friendlies Clubs
Dec 19, 2021Colon Santa Fe(home)4-0Trofeo de Campeones de la Superliga
Dec 11, 2021Atletico Tucuman(away)1-1Liga Profesional Argentina

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Newells Old Boys wins, 0 draws, 3 River Plate wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 16, 2021Newells Old Boys 1-4 River PlateLiga Profesional Argentina
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 Sep 16, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Newells Old Boys score 0.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; River Plate score 2.3 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Newells Old Boys0.71.175/156/15
River Plate2.30.777/159/15

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 (20 points from 13 matches) and River Plate sit 6th (20 points from 13 matches).

2026 standings
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6Newells Old BoysGroup A13553131020
6River PlateGroup B13625181320

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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

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