Newell's Old Boys

vs

Boca Juniors

Preview

Newell's Old Boys

• Newell's Old Boys have been unbeaten in their last five matches, drawing 1-1 away with Velez Sarsfield in the Liga Profesional - Apertura 2026 before beating Talleres de Cordoba 1-0 at home in the Liga Profesional - Clausura 2026.
• Frank Kudelka has gotten his team into a stubborn and organized shape this season, one that sets up in a compact 4-1-4-1 or 4-3-1-2.

Boca Juniors

• Boca Juniors will aim to take the game away from Newell's with their flexibility and speed in transition.
• Rodolfo Arruabarrena can switch between a 4-4-2, 4-3-3 or a more compact 4-2-3-1, whilst his players can use the width and depth of the field to combine and strike with speed.

Head-to-Head

• Boca have won 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads between these two, with Newell's winning just 1 of those meetings.
• Boca have won 2 of the last 3 meetings between these sides away from home.

Key Players

• Ignacio Ramirez
  • 3 of Newell's 5 goals in their last 5 matches.
• Miguel Merentiel
  • 2 of Boca's 5 goals in the same period.

Betting Insights

• The visitors are the 2.22 favorites for Sunday's match, with Newell's at 3.4 and the draw at 3.05.
• The Under 2.5 goals market is on the short side at 1.53.
• Both Teams To Score - No is 1.7 here.
• The Under 2.5 price aligns with the average of just 1.0 goals scored in Newell's last 5 and Boca's last 5.
• The visitors are scoring an average of 1.50 goals per away game across all competitions (W4, L2), whilst conceding just 0.50 per match on their travels.

Prediction

• I'm going for Boca to get the better of a cagey match in a 0-1 or 1-1 type result.
• This outcome fits the Under 2.5 line and the Both Teams To Score - No selection.