CA Velez Sarsfield vs CA Newell's Old Boys, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA
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Match Preview
CA Velez Sarsfield vs CA Newell's Old Boys — Superliga Argentina at El Fortin de Liniers.
- CA Velez Sarsfield 27 games · 51 pts (2026/26)
- CA Newell's Old Boys 27 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Luis Lobo (Argentina)
- Assistant 1 Facundo Rodriguez
- Assistant 2 Carlos Viglietti (Argentina)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 CA Velez Sarsfield 27 51 2 CA Talleres 27 48 3 Racing Club 27 46 4 CA Huracan 27 46 5 CA River Plate 27 43 6 CA Boca Juniors 27 42 7 CA Independiente 27 40 8 CA Tucuman 27 40 9 CA Union 27 40 10 CA Platense 27 39 11 CS Independiente Rivadavia 27 38 12 Estudiantes de La Plata 27 36 13 Instituto AC Cordoba 27 36 14 CA Lanus 27 36 15 CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba 27 35 16 CA Belgrano 27 35 17 CD Riestra 27 35 18 CA Tigre 27 34 19 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 27 32 20 CA Rosario Central 27 32 21 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 27 32 22 CA Central Cordoba 27 31 23 AA Argentinos Juniors 27 30 24 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 27 29 25 CA Newell's Old Boys 27 28 26 CA Sarmiento de Junin 27 26 27 CA Banfield 27 24 28 CA Barracas Central 27 23 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 May CA Newell's Old Boys H 1–1 D 27 Apr CA Union H 2–2 D 20 Apr CA San Lorenzo de Almagro A 0–0 D 14 Apr CA Central Cordoba H 1–0 W 03 Apr CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza A 2–3 L 21 Mar CA Lanus H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 May CA Velez Sarsfield A 1–1 D 26 Apr Instituto AC Cordoba H 1–1 D 17 Apr CA Union A 3–2 W 12 Apr CA San Lorenzo de Almagro H 0–0 D 05 Apr CA Central Cordoba A 3–1 W 21 Mar CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza H 1–0 W Season Stats
CA Velez Sarsfield CA Newell's Old Boys #1 Position #25 51 Points 28 27 Played 27 14 / 9 / 4 W / D / L 7 / 7 / 13 38 Scored 22 16 Conceded 35 +22 GD -13 1.89 PPG 1.04 52% Win % 26% Key Stats
43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history44% Clean Sheets
CA Velez Sarsfield this season13% Clean Sheets
CA Newell's Old Boys this seasonCA Velez Sarsfield are 1st (51 pts). CA Newell's Old Boys are 25th (28 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for CA Velez Sarsfield to score. At the same time, CA Newell\'s Old Boys does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' CA Newell\'s Old Boys is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' The travelling CA Newell\'s Old Boys supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 13' CA Newell's Old Boys receives a card for a hard tackle on 13.
- 18' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Emanuel Mammana suffering a number of foals already.
- 23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Simon Escobar made 161 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 28' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
- 42' The referee calls foul for Facundo Guch. He receives a card.
- 47' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 52' The referee shows CA Newell's Old Boys player a card on 52.
- 56' Goal! Florian Monzon scores his 10 goal in 161 matches.
- 58' That looks like a foul for a card for Claudio Baeza.
- 60' What a strike from Ignacio Ramirez! The score is 1-1.
- 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CA Velez Sarsfield needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 70' Nicolas Omar Goitea has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 71' That looks like a foul for a card for Luciano Herrera.
- 76' CA Newell\'s Old Boys is showing some good football. However, CA Newell\'s Old Boys are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 81' It looks like no one’s ball. CA Velez Sarsfield is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 84' The referee calls foul for Jeronimo Russo. He receives a card.
- 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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CA Velez Sarsfield
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 22
- 29
- 2
- 12
- 10
- 5
- 4
- 23
- 6
- 18
- 15
Bench- 1
- 11
- 32
- 34
- 49
- 19
- 46
- 48
- 35
- 17
- 47
Coach Guillermo Barros SchelottoCA Newell\'s Old Boys
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 15
- 26
- 13
- 14
- 18
- 28
- 30
- 5
- 20
- 33
- 23
Bench- 38
- 1
- 99
- 3
- 6
- 29
- 8
- 17
- 10
- 27
- 36
- 25
- 19
Coach Frank Kudelka -
Head to Head
CA Velez Sarsfield Form
2026-05-04 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–1 CA Newell's Old Boys D 2026-04-27 CA Velez Sarsfield 2–2 CA Union D 2026-04-20 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 0–0 CA Velez Sarsfield D 2026-04-14 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–0 CA Central Cordoba W 2026-04-03 CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza 3–2 CA Velez Sarsfield L 2026-03-21 CA Velez Sarsfield 0–1 CA Lanus LCA Newell\'s Old Boys Form
2026-05-04 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–1 CA Newell's Old Boys D 2026-04-26 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–1 Instituto AC Cordoba D 2026-04-17 CA Union 2–3 CA Newell's Old Boys W 2026-04-12 CA Newell's Old Boys 0–0 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro D 2026-04-05 CA Central Cordoba 1–3 CA Newell's Old Boys W 2026-03-21 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–0 CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza L