In a weekend match in week 4, on Sun Feb 19th, Newell’s Old Boys hosts Banfield at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa in a Superliga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 16th placed Newell’s Old Boys, recorded a 0-1 loss against Defensa y Justicia. Kevin Gutiérrez scored the first goal for Defensa y Justicia in the 28th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Newell’s Old Boys was frustrated by Defensa y Justicia’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Defensa y Justicia ended the match with the shutout victory. Newell’s Old Boys is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while banfield is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Gimnasia La Plata. Banfield had 21 on net, and Gimnasia La Plata had 6, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Banfield looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Newell’s Old Boys won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Banfield hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Guillermo Soto and Andrés Chávez, and they each have 1 goal. Sordo has been the most prolific scorer on Newell’s Old Boys in the last five matches with two goals.