Newells Old Boys vs Union Santa Fe Prediction

Recent form for both sides

Union Santa Fe have won 7 of their last 20 matches, drawn 3 and lost 10, scoring 29 and conceding 31 in that spell. That's a mixed return with goals at both ends but more losses than wins.

Newells Old Boys: 20 completed matches; Union Santa Fe: 20 completed matches.

Newells Old Boys

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

21

Conceded

21

Difference

0

Union Santa Fe

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

32

Difference

-3

Newell's have also won 7 from 20, but they've drawn 8 and lost only 5, with 21 scored and 23 conceded. They're drawing far more often and losing less, even if the goals have been harder to come by.

Newell's look the steadier of the two over this sample, while Union Santa Fe have been more prone to defeat despite scoring freely at times.

Comparative Team Statistics: Newells Old Boys vs Union Santa Fe

A head-to-head with no clear trend

These two have met regularly over the years, and the recent meetings haven't favoured either side consistently. The last five encounters alone have produced wins for both teams plus a draw, including a 2-3 Newell's win and a 0-1 Union Santa Fe win in their two most recent clashes.

Older meetings stretch back years and across different competitions, so they don't tell us much about current form, but even the recent ones show no real pattern forming.

History isn't offering a strong lean either way here.

Where they sit

The available standings snapshots show Union Santa Fe sitting above Newell's in both samples provided, with more points picked up relative to games played. In one set they have 21 points from 16 games against Newell's 15 from the same number.

This isn't a full league table, so it shouldn't be read as a definitive picture of the whole season, but on the numbers we do have, Union Santa Fe have generally been the better-placed side.

Union Santa Fe's underlying numbers look a touch healthier than Newell's across the samples available.

Where the creativity comes from

On the Union Santa Fe side, J. Palacios has racked up 7 assists in 25 matches and R. Profini has 5 in 18, suggesting they're the two main sources of chance creation for the visitors.

Union Santa Fe:

Best assist providers:

J. Palacios - 7

R. Profini - 5

There's no equivalent breakdown available for Newell's, so we can't make a direct comparison on creative output between the two squads.