River Plate vs Newells Old Boys: result 4-2 and analysis
Liga Profesional ArgentinaRegular Season - 21Kick-off on March 3, 2019 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Estadio Mâs Monumental, Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires
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What was the result of River Plate vs Newells Old Boys?
River Plate won 4-2 on March 3, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 4′L. MartínezRiver Plate
- 24′M. SuárezRiver Plate
- 33′A. RodríguezNewells Old Boys
- 36′C. FerreiraRiver Plate
- 76′I. ScoccoRiver Plate (pen.)
- 90′Luís LealNewells Old Boys
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, River Plate have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Newells Old Boys have 5, 5 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2019 | San Martin Tucuman(home) | 2-1 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Feb 18, 2019 | Banfield(away) | 1-1 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Feb 15, 2019 | Rosario Central(away) | 1-1 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Feb 10, 2019 | Racing Club(home) | 2-0 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Feb 4, 2019 | Velez Sarsfield(away) | 2-1 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2019 | San Martin S.J.(home) | 3-0 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Feb 16, 2019 | San Lorenzo(away) | 1-1 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Feb 10, 2019 | Rosario Central(home) | 0-0 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Feb 3, 2019 | Union Santa Fe(away) | 0-0 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Jan 28, 2019 | Boca Juniors(home) | 1-1 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 0 River Plate win(s), 0 draw(s), 3 Newells Old Boys win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2017 | River Plate 1-3 Newells Old Boys | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Nov 20, 2016 | Newells Old Boys 1-0 River Plate | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Nov 8, 2015 | River Plate 0-2 Newells Old Boys | Liga Profesional Argentina |
Last archived meeting: River Plate vs Newells Old Boys on Nov 26, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
River Plate score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Newells Old Boys score 0.9 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Plate | 1.5 | 1.1 | 3 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Newells Old Boys | 0.9 | 0.5 | 8 | 3/15 | 3/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
River Plate sit 2nd in Liga Profesional Argentina (29 points from 16 matches) and Newells Old Boys sit 14th (15 points from 16 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | River Plate | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 29 |
| 5 | Newells Old Boys | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| 14 | River Plate | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Newells Old Boys | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 15 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Other matches in the same round
- Mar 1, 2019San Lorenzo2-3Argentinos JRS
- Mar 2, 2019Union Santa Fe1-3Boca Juniors
- Mar 2, 2019Rosario Central0-0Belgrano Cordoba
- Mar 2, 2019San Martin S.J.0-0Godoy Cruz
- Mar 2, 2019San Martin Tucuman1-2Lanus
- Mar 3, 2019Patronato1-0Huracan
- Mar 3, 2019Talleres Cordoba2-0Colon Santa Fe
- Mar 3, 2019Racing Club1-0Estudiantes L.P.